Mt. Komagatake erupts again

Mt. Komagatake erupts again

SAPPORO, Japan - Mt. Komagatake in southwestern Hokkaido is active again Sept. 5, belching smoke as high as 500 meters. Hiromu Okada, professor of Hokkaido University, said after observing the 1,133-meter mountain that chances of a major eruption there are not high.

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