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Sakurajima Erupts, Sending 4.4 km Ash Plume and Disrupting Flights in Kyushu

Officials kept Alert Level 3 with access near the crater restricted.

1.6-Kiloton Fireball Lights Southern Japan, Likely Broke Up Over Pacific