About 60 people mourned the victims of the eruption of Mount Ontake in central Japan 11 years ago in a memorial ceremony on Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/28/japan/mount-ontake-eruption-11-years-on/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mountontake #volcanoes #nagano

The Tokyo High Court on Monday rejected a claim that deaths and injuries from the 2014 eruption of Mount Ontake were due to the Meteorological Agency's failure to raise the volcanic alert level for the mountain. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/21/japan/crime-legal/tokyo-high-court-ontake-ruling/ #japan #crimelegal #meteorologicalagency #mountontake #volcanoes #naganogifu #japanesecourts

Families of victims of the 2014 Mount Ontake eruption have climbed the 3,067-meter mountain ahead of the 10th anniversary of the eruption, which left 58 people dead and five missing, in September. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/29/japan/mount-ontake-memorial-climbing/ #japan #mountontake #nagano #gifu #mountains