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