An eruption of the Sakurajima volcano in Japan has raised emergency alerts of their highest levels and prompted evacuations for residents nearby.. The volcano, located in Japan's southwestern ...

The Sakurajima volcano erupted, sending a plume of ash 2,900 metres above the crater in Japan. Dramatic footage shows the volcano releasing ash clouds on Monday, April 7, from 11:48 am onwards.

Sakurajima is one of Japan's most active volcanoes, with a history of frequent eruptions. Originally an island, it became a peninsula after a significant eruption in 1914.

Since Mount Shinmoedake began erupting on June 22, experts are continuing to closely monitor the southern Kyushu volcano in ...

Volcano erupts on Japan's main southern island 00:32. Dozens of people have evacuated two towns on Japan 's main southern island of Kyushu, where a volcano spewed ash and large rocks into the ...

A Japanese volcano that last erupted in 1914 could be set to blow in the next few decades, new research suggests. The pool of liquid magma swelling beneath Sakurajima volcano is growing every year ...

Ash, searing gas and large rocks spewed from Sakurajima volcano, one of Japan’s most active volcanoes, prompting evacuations in the country's southern island Sunday evening. Large rocks were ...

Volcanic lightning is seen at an eruption of Mount Sakurajima, in this photo taken from Tarumizu city, Kagoshima prefecture, southwestern Japan (Image: Reuters) ...

One of Japan's most active volcanoes could be close to a major violent eruption, research suggests. A team of experts mapped the natural "plumbing system" of Sakurajima volcano, on the south-west ...

Sakurajima volcano in Japan marked its 500th eruption of the year with an impressive pyrotechnic display on Sunday (Aug. 18) at 4:31 p.m. local time.