{
  "id": 872069,
  "title": "Volcanic Alert for Mount Aso in Kumamoto Raised to Level 3",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/volcanic-alert-for-mount-aso-in-kumamoto-raised-to-level-3",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T11:46:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026081400900/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tokyo, Aug. 14 (Jiji Press)--The Japan Meteorological Agency on Friday raised the volcanic alert for Mount Aso in the southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto to Level 3 from Level 2, banning entry to the mountain, due to increased volcanic tremor amplitudes and rapidly growing volcanic gas emissions. At a press conference in Tokyo, Atsushi Fuji, director of the agency's Volcanic Observation Div...",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "News On Japan",
        "title": "Aso Volcano Eruption Alert Level Raised to 3 in Kumamoto",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/aso-volcano-eruption-alert-level-raised-to-3-in-kumamoto",
        "published": "2026-08-14T12:03:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "Volcanic alert level raised for Mt. Aso in Kumamoto, no links to July quake",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/volcanic-alert-level-raised-for-mt-aso-in-kumamoto-no-links-to-july",
        "published": "2026-08-15T01:32:35.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}