Rain fell from April 8 to 9 on Mount Fuji, the nation's highest peak at 3,776 meters. Heavy rainfall of 23 millimeters in total was recorded during the period from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. on April 9.

FUJI-KAWAGUCHIKO, Yamanashi Prefecture--Foreign visitor numbers have dropped off since a huge black sheet was erected May 21 on a sidewalk here following complaints about the behavior of tourists ...