The World - News from Dec. 25, 1988
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Northern Japan’s newly active volcano erupted again, forcing about 250 residents and tourists to evacuate nearby ski areas and hot springs resorts, police said. No casualties or damage were reported in the latest eruption of Mt. Tokachi, about 560 miles north of Tokyo on the island of Hokkaido. The volcano erupted last Monday for the first time in 26 years.
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