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residents sprinkling water and sweeping up the ash. The city was mobilizing garbage trucks and water sprinklers to clean up.
Japan is on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" and has frequent seismic activity. Sakurajima erupts often, and the Japan Meteorological Agency maintains a warning against people going near the volcano.
It is about 6 miles from Kagoshima city in Kagoshima prefecture.
Kyodo cited JMA as saying there are no signs of a larger eruption at Sakurajima but similar activity may continue.
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