Victims' families mark 10th anniv. of Mt. Ontake eruption

Bereaved families and local officials on Friday marked the 10th anniversary of the Mt. Ontake eruption, Japan's deadliest postwar volcanic disaster, in a ceremony in central Japan, as efforts continue to keep the memory of the tragedy alive.In a memorial service held in the village of Otaki at the foot of the 3,067-meter mountain straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures, attendees observed a moment of silence at 11:52 a.m., the time of the eruption, which claimed 58 lives and left five others unaccounted for.Before the ceremony, nine members of a group of victims' families handed out keychain…READ FULL ARTICLE