Overview

• The municipal ceremony at Matsubara Sports Park in Otaki sounded sirens at 11:52 a.m., held a minute of silence, and read the names of all 63 dead and missing.
• The 2014 eruption left 58 dead and five missing, the worst volcanic disaster in Japan since World War II.
• Relatives continue a lawsuit seeking state and Nagano Prefecture accountability, now before the Supreme Court after a Tokyo High Court dismissal in October 2024.
• Families renewed calls for more evacuation facilities and concrete safety measures to prevent future casualties on the mountain.
• Otaki is rebuilding tourism centered on Mount Ontake alongside safety upgrades, with visitor numbers showing an upward trend.