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Photo taken on Feb. 8, 2023 shows an eruption, the first explosive eruption since April 2018, on Sakurajima volcano in Japan. (Photo/Agencies)
Mount Sakurajima, a volcano in southwestern Japan's Kagoshima prefecture, erupted for the first time in nearly five years on Wednesday.
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Photo taken on Feb. 8, 2023 shows an eruption, the first explosive eruption since April 2018, on Sakurajima volcano in Japan. (Photo/Agencies)