In Japan, Fear and Panic as a Revered Peak Explodes By MARTIN...

In Japan, Fear and Panic as a Revered Peak Explodes

By MARTIN FACKLER, nytimes.com

OTAKI, Japan — Gaku Harada remembers it as a perfect day for hiking. A clear blue sky drew hundreds of weekend climbers to Mount Ontake, one of Japan’s most celebrated peaks, to see the first tints of autumn in the leaves.

Then, without warning,…

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