KUMAMOTO--With the grandeur of Mount Aso in the background, around 20 cranes were erecting what will be a fortress-like building on a 21-hectare site in Kikuyo town, Kumamoto Prefecture.

They had also argued that the possibility of a catastrophic eruption of the largest class ever occurring in Mount Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, should be taken into account and ...

The petition was filed over safety concerns by some 1,500 residents living near the plant in Ehime Prefecture, which is operated by Shikoku Electric Power.

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