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Mt. Ontake entry ban lifted

Climbers walk on the ridge of Mt. Ontake in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on July 29, 2023, as an entry ban was lifted the same day following the implementation of safety measures. The eruption of the 3,067-meter volcano in 2014 left 58 people dead and five others unaccounted for.

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Mt. Ontake entry ban lifted

Climbers walk on the ridge of Mt. Ontake in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on July 29, 2023, as an entry ban was lifted the same day following the implementation of safety measures. The eruption of the 3,067-meter volcano in 2014 left 58 people dead and five others unaccounted for.

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1 month after Mt. Ontake eruption

OTAKI, Japan - A woman wipes her tears in the village of Otaki, Nagano Prefecture, in front of flowers to mourn for 57 climbers killed in the eruption of Mt. Ontake in central Japan on Oct. 27, 2014, one month after the 3,067-meter volcano erupted. Six people remain missing on the mountain following the eruption.

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1 month after Mt. Ontake eruption

NAGANO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Mt. Ontake, with white smokes rising from several points, in central Japan on Oct. 27, 2014, one month after the 3,067-meter volcano erupted, killing 57 climbers. Six people remain missing on the mountain following the eruption.

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1 month after Mt. Ontake eruption

OTAKI, Japan - Flowers are placed at the foot of Mt. Ontake in central Japan on Oct. 27, 2014, one month after the 3,067-meter volcano erupted, killing 57 climbers. Six people remain missing on the mountain following the eruption.

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Search continues on Mt. Ontake

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows members of a search team getting off a helicopter near the top of snowcapped Mt. Ontake in central Japan on Oct. 15, 2014, to resume searching for seven climbers who remain missing following the deadly eruption Sept. 27 of the 3,067-meter volcano, which has claimed 56 lives.

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1 more confirmed dead in Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 11, 2014, shows columns of smoke rising from Mt. Ontake, a 3,067-meter volcano in central Japan, two weeks after it erupted. One more climber was confirmed dead after his body was found the same day near its peak, bringing the death toll from the eruption to 56, while at least seven people are still missing on the volcano.

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1 more confirmed dead in Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 11, 2014, shows columns of smoke rising from Mt. Ontake, a 3,067-meter volcano in central Japan, two weeks after it erupted. One more climber was confirmed dead after his body was found the same day near its peak, bringing the death toll from the eruption to 56, while at least seven people are still missing on the volcano.

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1 more confirmed dead in Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 11, 2014, shows firefighters searching near the peak of Mt. Ontake, a 3,067-meter volcano in central Japan, for climbers who remain missing following a deadly eruption two weeks earlier. One more climber was confirmed dead after his body was found the same day, bringing the death toll from the eruption to 56, while at least seven people are still missing on the volcano.

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1 more confirmed dead in Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 11, 2014, shows rescue workers searching for climbers who remain missing following an eruption two weeks earlier, near a shrine at the top of Mt. Ontake, a 3,067-meter volcano in central Japan. One more climber was confirmed dead after his body was found the same day, bringing the death toll from the eruption to 56, while at least seven people are still missing on the volcano.

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3 more bodies found on Mt. Ontake

OTAKI, Japan - Self-Defense Forces personnel and firefighters are covered in ashes as they walk in the village of Otaki in Nagano Prefecture after searching for missing climbers on Mt. Ontake in central Japan on Oct. 7, 2014. Three more bodies were found that day, bringing the official death toll to 54, as the search resumed for the first time in three days following the eruption on Sept. 27 of the 3,067-meter volcano.

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3 more bodies found on Mt. Ontake

OTAKI, Japan - A Self-Defense Forces personnel is covered in ashes in the village of Otaki in Nagano Prefecture after searching for missing climbers on Mt. Ontake in central Japan on Oct. 7, 2014. Three more bodies were found that day, bringing the official death toll to 54, as the search resumed for the first time in three days following the eruption on Sept. 27 of the 3,067-meter volcano.

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3 more bodies found on Mt. Ontake

TOKYO, Japan - Self-Defense Forces personnel and firefighters search for missing climbers near the top of Mt. Ontake in central Japan in this photo taken Oct. 7, 2014, from a Kyodo News helicopter. Three more bodies were found that day, bringing the official death toll to 54, as the search resumed for the first time in three days following the eruption on Sept. 27 of the 3,067-meter volcano.

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Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 1, 2014, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Ground Self-Defense Force personnel and firefighters during search and rescue operations near the top of Mt. Ontake, four days after the 3,067-meter volcano in central Japan erupted.

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Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows columns of smoke rising from Mt. Ontake, a 3,067-meter volcano in central Japan on Sept. 27, 2014. The volcano erupted shortly before noon that day. Mt. Fuji is seen in the background, to the right.

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Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 1, 2014, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows search and rescue operations using a Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter at Mt. Ontake, four days after the 3,067-meter volcano in central Japan erupted.

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Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows columns of smoke rising from Mt. Ontake, a 3,067-meter volcano in central Japan on Sept. 27, 2014. The volcano erupted shortly before noon that day. Mt. Fuji is seen in the background, to the right.

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Rain halts search efforts on Mt. Ontake after fatal eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Smoke and clouds hang over Mt. Ontake in central Japan on Oct. 2, 2014, as search operations following an eruption on Sept. 27 are halted due to rain. Japan's worst postwar volcanic disaster on the 3,067-meter mountain straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures had killed at least 47 people as of Oct. 2.

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Rain halts search efforts on Mt. Ontake after fatal eruption

OTAKI, Japan - Firefighters walk in the village of Otaki, Nagano Prefecture, on Oct. 2, 2014, after search operations around the top of Mt. Ontake, which erupted on Sept. 27, are halted due to rain. Japan's worst postwar volcanic disaster on the 3,067-meter mountain straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures had killed at least 47 people as of Oct. 2.

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Search efforts continue in Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows rescue workers (R bottom to C) climbing Mt. Ontake in central Japan on Oct. 2, 2014, checking to see if any other climbers are still on the mountain after 47 climbers have been confirmed dead in an eruption of the 3,067-meter volcano five days earlier.

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Search efforts continue in Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows rescue workers (R bottom to C) climbing Mt. Ontake in central Japan on Oct. 2, 2014, checking to see if any other climbers are still on the mountain after 47 climbers have been confirmed dead in an eruption of the 3,067-meter volcano five days earlier.

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Search efforts resume in Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Ground Self-Defense Force personnel and firefighters searching for survivors and retrieving bodies near the top of Mt. Ontake in central Japan on Oct. 1, 2014, four days after the 3,067-meter volcano erupted. The eruption has claimed dozens of victims.

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Search efforts resume in Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Ground Self-Defense Force personnel and firefighters searching for survivors and retrieving bodies near the top of Mt. Ontake in central Japan on Oct. 1, 2014, four days after the 3,067-meter volcano erupted. The eruption has claimed dozens of victims.

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Search efforts resume in Mt. Ontake eruption

OTAKI, Japan - Ground Self-Defense Force personnel and firefighters board a helicopter on Oct. 1, 2014, to head for Mt. Ontake, continuing to fume since its eruption four days earlier, in central Japan. Police, firefighters and the GSDF resumed operations the same day to find survivors and retrieve bodies at the 3,067-meter volcano, after interruptions due to continued volcanic activity. The eruption has claimed dozens of victims.

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Search efforts resume in Mt. Ontake eruption

OTAKI, Japan - A Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter carrying rescue workers on Oct. 1, 2014, heads for Mt. Ontake (R back), continuing to fume since its eruption four days earlier, in central Japan. Police, firefighters and the GSDF resumed operations the same day to find survivors and retrieve bodies at the 3,067-meter volcano, after interruptions due to continued volcanic activity. The eruption has claimed dozens of victims.

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Mt. Ontake eruption

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 30, 2014, shows Mt. Ontake, a 3,067-meter volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan, continuing to fume after its eruption on Sept. 27.

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Mt. Ontake eruption

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 30, 2014, shows Mt. Ontake, a 3,067-meter volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan, continuing to fume after its eruption on Sept. 27.

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Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Japan's Self-Defense Forces personnel rescuing climbers who were left behind in critical condition near the top of Mt. Ontake on Sept. 29, 2014, after the 3,067-meter volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan erupted on Sept. 27.

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Mt. Ontake eruption

OTAKI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Japan's Self-Defense Forces personnel carrying a climber, who was left behind in critical condition near the top of Mt. Ontake, into a helicopter on Sept. 29, 2014, after the 3,067-meter volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan erupted on Sept. 27.

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Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Japan's Self-Defense Forces personnel rescuing climbers who were left behind in critical condition near the top of Mt. Ontake on Sept. 29, 2014, after the 3,067-meter volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan erupted on Sept. 27.

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Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Japan's Self-Defense Forces personnel rescuing climbers who were left behind in critical condition near the top of Mt. Ontake on Sept. 29, 2014, after the 3,067-meter volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan erupted on Sept. 27.

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Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 29, 2014, shows smoke rising from Mt. Ontake, a 3,067-meter volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan, after its eruption on Sept. 27.

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Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 29, 2014, shows smoke rising from Mt. Ontake, a 3,067-meter volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan, after its eruption on Sept. 27.

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Mt. Ontake eruption

OTAKI, Japan - A Japanese Self-Defense Forces helicopter, carrying Nagano Prefectural Police officers, flies to near the top of Mt. Ontake on Sept. 29, 2014, to rescue climbers who were left behind in critical condition after the 3,067-meter volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan erupted on Sept. 27.

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Photos from Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - A helicopter hovers over Mt. Ontake to rescue injured climbers on Sept. 28, 2014, after the 3,067-meter volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan erupted before noon the previous day.

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Photos from Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Mt. Ontake, the 3,067-meter volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan, continues spewing smoke on Sept. 28, 2014, after erupting before noon the previous day.

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Photos from Mt. Ontake eruption

OSAKA, Japan - Firefighters and members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force engage in rescue operations around mountain lodges near the top of Mt. Ontake on Sept. 28, 2014, after the 3,067-meter volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan erupted before noon the previous day.

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Photos from Mt. Ontake eruption

OSAKA, Japan - Firefighters and members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force carry an injured climber on Mt. Ontake on Sept. 20, 2014, after the 3,067-meter volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan erupted before noon the previous day.

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Photos from Mt. Ontake eruption

OSAKA, Japan - Firefighters and members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force engage in rescue operations around mountain lodges near the top of Mt. Ontake on Sept. 28, 2014, after the 3,067-meter volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan erupted before noon the previous day.

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Photos from Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - A helicopter hovers over Mt. Ontake to rescue injured climbers on Sept. 28, 2014, after the 3,067-meter volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan erupted before noon the previous day.

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Photos from Mt. Ontake eruption

OSAKA, Japan - Firefighters and members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force engage in rescue operations around mountain lodges near the top of Mt. Ontake on Sept. 28, 2014, after the 3,067-meter volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan erupted before noon the previous day.

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Photos from Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Climbers descend Mt. Ontake on Sept. 28, 2014, after the 3,067-meter volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan erupted before noon the previous day.

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Photos from Mt. Ontake eruption

OSAKA, Japan - Firefighters and members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force carry an injured climber on Mt. Ontake on Sept. 20, 2014, after the 3,067-meter volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan erupted before noon the previous day.

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Photos from Mt. Ontake eruption

OTAKI, Japan - Ambulances arrive in the village of Otaki, Nagano Prefecture, to transport climbers on Sept. 28, 2014, as Mt. Ontake continues spewing smoke in the background. The 3,067-meter volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan erupted before noon the previous day.

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Photos from Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Climbers descend Mt. Ontake on Sept. 28, 2014, after the 3,067-meter volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan erupted before noon the previous day.

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Photos from Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Mt. Ontake, the 3,067-meter volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan, continues spewing smoke on Sept. 28, 2014, after erupting before noon the previous day.

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1 more confirmed dead in Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 11, 2014, shows firefighters searching near the peak of Mt. Ontake, a 3,067-meter volcano in central Japan, for climbers who remain missing following a deadly eruption two weeks earlier. One more climber was confirmed dead after his body was found the same day, bringing the death toll from the eruption to 56, while at least seven people are still missing on the volcano. (Kyodo)

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1 more confirmed dead in Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 11, 2014, shows firefighters searching near the peak of Mt. Ontake, a 3,067-meter volcano in central Japan, for climbers who remain missing following a deadly eruption two weeks earlier. One more climber was confirmed dead after his body was found the same day, bringing the death toll from the eruption to 56, while at least seven people are still missing on the volcano. (Kyodo)