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Tokyo: An undersea volcano erupted off Japan three weeks ago, providing a rare view of the birth of a tiny new island, but experts say it may not last very long..
Located about 1 km off the southern coast of Iwo Jima, which Japan calls Ioto, started its eruptions on October 21..
By early November, it became a new island of 328 feet in diameter and 66 feet above the sea, according to Yuji Usui, an analyst in the Japan Meteorological Agencys volcanic division..
Seoul: An industrial robot crushed a worker to death at a vegetable packaging plant in South Korea, the police said on Thursday as they investigate whether the machine was unsafe or had potential defects..
