File photo shows Mt. Okuhotakadake (C), straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures, on Jan. 14, 2015. (Kyodo)

GIFU, Japan - Two Philippine nationals were rescued on Sunday on Mt. Okuhotakadake, straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in the Northern Japan Alps, but one later died, police said.

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