The alert level for Shinmoe, a volcano in Japan's southwestern Kyushu region, has been raised to 3 on a scale 5 after a small-scale eruption. The Japan Meteorological Agency said that the eruption at 5:34 a.m. at 0200 hrs IST yesterday was the first in about six years at Shinmoe, which is part of the Mt. Kirishima cluster of volcanoes.<br/><br/>A level 3 alert advises people not to approach the volcano. The top level 5 would order evacuation.