JAPAN IMPOSES NEW FEES ON MOUNT FUJI CLIMBERS TO LIMIT TOURISTS
Park rangers on Japan’s sacred Mount Fuji officially started this year’s climbing season about 90 minutes before sunrise on Monday, levying new trail fees and limiting hiker numbers to curb overcrowding. At 3 a.m. (2 p.m. Sunday ET), officials opened a newly installed gate at a station placed just over halfway up the 12,388-foot peak that is…