4 complain of illness after steam eruption near Niseko

And people bath in this?

¨...although it refrained from giving any details of the symptoms for privacy reasons.¨ This statement, sounds to me like the stories of the headless rider granpa read to me when I was a little kid.

Mitsui Oil has been disposing of water accumulated at the site of the steam eruption by dumping it in an area approximately 500 meters away from a pond known for being a tourist site, according to a company official.

And nobody saw any problem with that?

In fact, feeling only ill at a 1590 higher arsenic level is indicating a very strong health. lol

Best wishes for a speedy recovery!

As usual money first while health and safety runs a very distant second!

My buddy and I did a 3-day backpacking trip across the Towada-Hachimantai National Park and we took a trail across a barren mountainside through a bunch of steam vents. Our eyes stung bad and we felt a little ill after. I'm wondering if we walked through that same crap.

At a press conference in Rankoshi, Mitsui Oil President Hidenori Harada stated that the Hokkaido government has instructed the company to cease dumping water outside the site. However, it is expected to take approximately two weeks to construct a pipeline that will redirect the accumulated water to a well about 1 kilometer away.

If that well connects to the water table........... Just sayin.....