Over the past half century, Japan has been hit by many volcanic eruptions, but scientifically those were only considered to ...

This is the dramatic moment the Sakurajima volcano erupted in Japan today, sending an 11,500ft ash plume into the sky. Footage shows the volcano releasing a towering ash column over Kagoshima ...

Japan is stepping up its volcano research that trails far behind its advanced studies on earthquakes despite being home to ...

A volcano on Sakurajima in southwestern Japan erupted again on Sunday. The Minamidake crater spewed a column of smoke and ash ...

Sakurajima volcano on Japan’s Osumi peninsula averages around 200 eruptions per year, but there is a sizable population base ...

The eruption from the Minamidake crater sent ash plumes soaring up to 3,400 meters into the sky, blanketing large parts of Kagoshima Prefecture in volcanic ash.

TOKYO – A volcano in southern Japan has erupted for the second time in four months, sending huge plumes of ash billowing kilometres into the sky, the weather agency and local media reported.

Amazing footage taken by Japan's Coast Guard shows an eruption near Iwo Jima after an eruption just two months prior to when ...

Japan’s most active volcano erupted on Saturday afternoon, sending an ash plume 3.4km into the sky, grounding flights and blanketing the surrounding city of Kagoshima in debris. It was Sakurajima’s ...

TOKYO (AP) — A volcano in southwestern Japan is erupting for the first time in six years, spewing ash over nearby farms, cities and towns. Japanese broadcaster TBS showed elementary school students ...

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. Mount Shinmoedake in southern Japan erupted ...

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.