Tokyo (AFP) - Japan's beloved Mount Fuji will be closed during this year's summer climbing season to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, officials said Monday.Shizuoka prefecture, home to the country's tallest mountain, announced they were closing three of the four major routes to the mountain's peak."The routes open in summer but this year we will keep them closed from July 10 to September 10," the only climbing season for Mount Fuji, a Shizuoka prefecture official told AFP."We're taking this measure so as not to spread the coronavirus," the official said.It will be the first time the ...
