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  "id": 6922956,
  "title": "Volcanic Alert for Hokkaido's Mt. Tokachidake Raised to Level 3",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/volcanic-alert-for-hokkaidos-mt-tokachidake-raised-to-level-3",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T11:56:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com News",
    "slug": "nippon-com-news",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/news/yjj2026091200260/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tokyo, Sept. 12 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Meteorological Agency raised the alert level for Mount Tokachidake in the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido to Level 3 on Saturday morning, banning entry to the 2,077-meter mountain. This is the first time that Level 3 has been issued for the mountain since the alert system was introduced in 2008. Level 2 restricts access to areas around the cra...",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "Volcanic alert level raised for Hokkaido's Mt. Tokachi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/volcanic-alert-level-raised-for-hokkaidos-mt-tokachi",
        "published": "2026-09-12T06:54:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "World : Volcanic Alert Level Raised For Hokkaido's Mount Tokachi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/world-volcanic-alert-level-raised-for-hokkaidos-mounta-tokachi",
        "published": "2026-09-12T09:05:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Volcanic alert for Hokkaido’s Mt. Tokachidake raised to Level 3",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/volcanic-alert-for-hokkaidos-mt-tokachidake-raised-to-level-3",
        "published": "2026-09-13T03:24:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}