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The fee will be merged with a separate voluntary charge for conservation cooperation. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Shizuoka Prefecture in central Japan plans to require people who climb Mt. Fuji to pay a toll starting next season as a way ...

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SHIZUOKA, (Japan): Japan’s Shizuoka Prefecture plans to charge a toll of between 3,000 yen (US$19.35) and 5,000 yen (US$32.25 ...