Volcanic eruptions in southwestern Japan

Volcanic eruptions in southwestern Japan

TAKAHARU, Japan - A volcanic eruption from Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range is seen from Takaharu town in Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 27, 2011. Smoke and ash continued to spew from the volcano as local officials raised the alert level and banned residents from going within a two kilometer radius of the mountain on Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu. (Kyodo)

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