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A 48-year-old father from Nagoya, Japan, was reprimanded by police for leaving his 7-year-old son alone on Mount Fuji.

A 48-year-old father from Nagoya, Japan, was reprimanded by police after leaving his 7-year-old son alone on Mount Fuji while continuing a climb toward the summit with his older child. The boy became tired around the sixth station, roughly 2,500 meters above sea level, and the father told the child to wait there while he and the older son continued the ascent. Police reported that a mountain hut worker found the 7-year-old sitting alone on a bench and contacted the authorities. The boy was unharmed and was eventually reunited with his father, who expressed remorse for his rash decision. Authorities warned the father that he could be held criminally liable for the abandonment. To ensure safer hiking experiences, officials have implemented new rules in recent years, including a cap on the1 maximum number of climbers per day and a mandatory safety class for hikers. These measures aim to improve the country's tallest mountain experience for families and solo climbers alike.

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