Since Mount Shinmoedake began erupting on June 22, experts are continuing to closely monitor the southern Kyushu volcano in the event the volcanic activity veers from past flare-ups. At 1,421 meters ...

An eruption of a submarine volcano called Funka Asane in the Ogasawara island chain was detected on March 27, prompting a warning for ash and rocks as well as floating pumice to be issued.

IntroductionOn October 2, 2026, the Japan Meteorological Agency raised the volcanic alert level for Hokkaido Komagatake from ...

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 ...

Japan’s Sakurajima volcano erupted for the first time since October, sending a tall plume of ash into the air and prompting ashfall alerts in nearby prefectures. View on euronews ...

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 ...

Japan’s Sakurajima volcano has erupted again, sending ash and volcanic material high into the sky and raising fresh concerns for communities around Kagoshima. The volcano has remained under Alert ...

Dozens of hikers were stranded Saturday on the slopes of an erupting Japanese volcano that has reportedly killed one person and left 30 more seriously injured. Ash, rocks and steam continued to spew ...