Officials warned of large cinders falling across a near-2 mile radius from the volcano, which sits in the Kirishima mountain range on Kyushu, a large southern island of Japan. They urged people to be ...

Mount Shinmoedake in southwestern Japan has erupted again, spewing smoke to a height of 5,500 meters from the crater.

A study of the Ontake volcano reveals changes in seismic waves prior to eruptions, providing a clear signal for improving ...

An AI-generated video released by Japan’s government warns Tokyo’s 20 million residents what to expect if Mount Fuji, the breathtakingly beautiful volcano that looms over their city, ever erupts.

The revised plan details everything from clearing key roads to stockpiling masks and goggles, as Tokyo prepares for a ...

In southern Japan, Kagoshima's residents live under the constant threat of Sakurajima, one of the most active volcanoes in ...

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 eruption at Japan's Mount Ontake volcano caught hikers by surprise this weekend. More than 250 people were exploring shrines and resorts at the 10,062-foot-high peak, the country's second ...

The death toll at Japan's Mount Ontake volcano climbed to 36 on Monday, with rescue crews still searching for missing people. The eruption caught the hikers by surprise this weekend. More than 250 ...

Japan is home to 10% of the world's active volcanoes, and a surge in small-scale volcanic activity has had the nation on edge in the wake of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. We talked to ...

The Sakurajima volcano, one of Japan's most active volcanoes, erupted Sunday evening, prompting evacuations in the country's southern island.