An aerial view shows an eruption of Mount Aso on September 14, 2015. -Reuters
TOKYO: Japan on Monday warned tourists to keep away from popular Mount Aso after it began belching smoke and ash into the air, the latest eruption in one of the world’s most volcanically active countries.
Authorities issued their third-highest alert and cancelled flights after the huge volcano on the southwestern main island of Kyushu shot a column of ash several thousand metres (a few thousand feet) into the clear sky.
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