By TAZUKO GOTO/ Staff Writer
May 3, 2021 at 08:00 JST
The Kario highway in Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, overlooks a sea of clouds with the five peaks of Mount Aso in the background in October 2013. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
ASO, Kumamoto Prefecture--Despite pleas from residents for restoration work, a municipal highway nicknamed the “Laputa Road” for its scenic beauty remains marred by quake damage from five years ago. [Read More]
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