Sakurajima volcano in Kyushu, Japan experienced its 162nd explosive event this year, blasting a plume of ash 5,000 feet into the air.

A volcano on Sakurajima in southwestern Japan erupted again on Sunday. The Minamidake crater spewed a column of smoke and ash thousands of meters (yards) into the air. It is the first eruption from ...

The deadliest volcanic disaster in Japan’s history did not end with fire or ash, but with water. When the slopes of a ...

A volcano on Japan’s major western island of Kyushu had multiple eruptions on Sunday, Nov. 16, sending a plume of smoke and ash almost three miles into the air, causing tens of flight cancellations ...

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.

Watch a live view of the Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan as the volcano spews a column of smoke and ash into the air after erupting on Sunday.

"But we stopped it as volcanic tremors were detected," a Japanese police official told AFP. "We'll discuss with experts to see if we'll resume our operation," he said. There had not been any reports ...

Japan’s most active volcano began erupting on Sunday, spewing ash and dust over the neighboring city of Kagoshima. City residents are used to the mountain’s temperamental behavior—Mount Sakurajima has ...

A new study, led by Professor Mike Kendall from the Department of Earth Sciences, has investigated the use of a new monitoring technique for early warning of a volcanic eruption. The research team ...