This comes in the wake of the implementation in summer 2025 of new rules on entering the mountain.
Archived version: https://archive.is/newest/https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/climbers-on-mount-fujis-popular-trail-drops-by-30-following-new-rules
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i like japan on a lot of stuff but one thing that encapsulates their society is when i visited their convenience store and there seems hundreds of “rules” plastered all over on the register. i keep hearing the native says it like “a nail that sticks out will get hammered down” and after visiting there, i understand…