Mt. Fuji sees drop in stranded climbers after tougher rules set

The number of people getting stranded on Mt. Fuji while climbing from the Shizuoka Prefecture side fell 44 percent from the previous year, with no deaths reported, after stricter rules were introduced, according to local police.While the total number of climbers using the prefecture's Fuji trails this season from July through September remained high at around 84,000, just 36 people required assistance, sharply down from the 64 people in the 2024 season, of whom six died, they said.The country's highest mountain southwest of Tokyo had until recently been plagued by hiker-related problems, in…READ FULL ARTICLE