Children start school in town near Mt. Usu

SOBETSU, Japan - First-grade children in the town of Sobetsu, near the Mt. Usu volcano, head to a ceremony marking the start of the school year April 6. The mountain in southern Hokkaido has been emitting smoke and ash since March 31, when it erupted for the first time in 23 years. Thousands of nearby residents have evacuated after scientists warned that the mountain could soon experience a powerful eruption.

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