https://freerepublic.com/tag/japanesefather/ en-us Sat, 22 Aug 2026 23:31:08 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4392798/posts A Japanese father was berated by cops when he ditched his fussy 7-year-old son alone on Mount Fuji — then kept climbing toward the iconic summit with his older son. The 48-year-old dad, who is from Nagoya, was hiking the Fujinomiya Trail Thursday with his sons, ages 7 and about 12 or 13, when he left the younger boy near the trail’s sixth checkpoint about 8,000 feet up Japan’s tallest peak, according to Japan Today. The boy complained that he was tired during the climb, but his dad told him to “wait here” and continued toward the summit, which is... ny post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4392798/posts#comment Sat, 22 Aug 2026 23:31:08 GMT