the docking procedure was completed around 1830 utc. this was the second successful docking for the unmanned japanese spacecraft following a mission in earlier 2009. it will become the only vehicle able to transport large equipment to the space station. the u.s. space shuttle program ends late they are year. >> translator: it will be difficult to maintain the space station without the htv spacecraft. its global importance has increased following the successful mission. >>> volcano in southwestern japan remains active friday morning. eruptions from mount shinmo sent columns of ash and debris into the sky. it is part of the mount shinmo range. it was the first major eruption since 1988 when the meteorological agency started observations. another huge eruption occurred shortly before 3:00 a.m. friday with volcanic degree reaching 18 meters high. a local observatory issued warnings for wide areas, mainly the south eastern side of the volcano. >> on thursday night about 30 people voluntarily evacuated to a public facility about 10 kilometers