By SHINICHI FUJIWARA/ Staff Writer
May 17, 2022 at 07:10 JST
Plumes of ash are released from Mount Aso's Nakadake No. 1 crater in Kumamoto Prefecture on Oct. 20. (Provided by a climber)
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