TOKYO - The number of people who required assistance on Japanese mountains hit a record high of 3,568 in 2023, police data showed Thursday, breaking the previous record set a year earlier as climbers returned to Mt. Fuji and other popular peaks after the easing of COVID-19 restrictions.
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