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Man leaves young son on Mount Fuji before ascending Japan’s highest peak

The Guardian August 22, 2026 5 views
Man leaves young son on Mount Fuji before ascending Japan’s highest peak

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Boy, seven, had complained of feeling tired so father left him with snacks and a soft drink and continued his climb

A man who abandoned his seven-year-old son on Mount Fuji in Japan after the boy complained of feeling tired while on a family hike has been reprimanded by local police.

A worker on Japan’s highest mountain discovered the child sitting alone on a bench near the sixth station of the Fujinomiya trail at an altitude of more than 2,000 metres (6,500 feet) on Thursday.

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<small>Source: The Guardian — read the original story there.</small>

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