Japan air pollution from China

Japan air pollution from China

ARAO, Japan - Photo shows an area of the city of Arao, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on March 5, 2013. The prefecture's residents were urged to avoid going outdoors that day after the pollution level of so-called PM2.5 particulate matters reached 90 to 101 micrograms per cubic meter in an hour in Arao.

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