Following an incident where a Chinese student was saved twice from Mount Fuji, he revealed that he returned the second time in hopes of recovering his lost phone. Officials in Japan are calling for new rules to charge climbers who require rescue from Mount Fuji outside the official climbing season, as concerns rise over high emergency service costs and the safety of personnel deployed to deal with such incidents. The mayors of Fujiyoshida and Fujinomiya cities, together with the governor of Shizuoka Prefecture, are requesting the central government to revise laws allowing local administrations to enforce rescue charges during the low season, which typically occurs outside the three-month climbing period for the mountain in summertime. The price for a rescue helicopter might reach up to 500,000 yen ($3,440) per hour, according to the Shizuoka governor. This expense can escalate further when considering the costs associated with mountain rescue teams operating on land and utili...