A volcano has erupted in Japan sending a huge ash cloud 16,000ft into the air and launching boulders nearly a mile, with residents warned they may have to evacuate. Sakurajima, a stratovolcano in ...

“By also selecting volcanoes that do not exhibit obvious ... These are Iwoto island (formerly Iwojima) in Tokyo and Kagoshima Prefecture's Sakurajima, Satsuma-Iwojima and Suwanosejima islands.

Dramatic timelapse footage captured the ash cloud shooting from the volcano's crater more than 6,500 feet into the air over surrounding towns. This is the volcano's 15th eruption this year - ...

Japan's beloved Mount Fuji isn't just a popular tourist spot, it's an active volcano that could paralyze wide areas with ash-fall if it erupts, including Tokyo. NHK World reports on how the ...

An explosive eruption last week sent volcanic rock hurtling into the sea around Niijima Island, located 970 km (600 miles) from the Japanese capital Tokyo. The moment of the eruption was captured ...

Eruptions from an undersea volcano have apparently created an islet in the Ogasawara island chain more than 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo in the Pacific Ocean, officials said. The Maritime Self ...