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GOTEMBA, JAPAN - MAY 28: An F-2 fighter jet flies during a live fire exercise conducted by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) at East Fuji Maneuver Area on May 28, 2022 in Gotemba, Shizuoka, ...

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SHIZUOKA — The number of people climbing Mt. Fuji via the Gotemba Trail, on the mountain’s Shizuoka Prefecture side, dropped more than 30% year-on-year as of the end of August, according to sources.