TOKYO - A volcano in southern Japan erupted early on Nov 16, sending a plume of ash and smoke into the sky and prompting a warning over ashfall. Sakurajima, one of Japan’s most active volcanoes, ...

TOKYO (AP) — 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. The unnamed undersea volcano, ...

A volcano on Japan's major western island of Kyushu erupted multiple times on Sunday, sending a plume of smoke and ash as ...

TOKYO (AP) — A volcano in southern Japan that appeared in a James Bond film had its biggest eruption in years Tuesday, shooting smoke and ash thousands of meters into the sky and grounding dozens of ...

Japan is home to more than 100 volcanoes, and seismic activity in the region is high. Last Thursday, a half-mile exclusion zone had been established around Mount Aso after a minor eruption. Japanese ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Japan's largest active volcano, Mount Aso, erupted recently sending a massive cloud of smoke and ash almost 7 miles into the air.

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Twelve people, including eight soldiers, skiing on the slopes of a volcano near a famous hot spring resort in central Japan were injured Tuesday by flying rocks during a sudden eruption, officials ...

TOKYO — Doctors have determined that almost all of the dozens of people killed on a Japanese volcano died of injuries from being hit by rocks that flew out during its eruption, police said. Rescuers ...

TOKYO (AP) — A volcano in southern Japan that appeared in a James Bond film had its biggest eruption in years Tuesday, shooting smoke and ash thousands of meters (feet) into the sky and grounding ...