This is the dramatic moment the Sakurajima volcano erupted in Japan today, sending an 11,500ft ash plume into the sky.

Sakurajima volcano on Japan’s Osumi peninsula averages around 200 eruptions per year, but there is a sizable population base ...

Japan’s most active volcano erupted on Saturday afternoon, sending an ash plume 3.4km into the sky, grounding flights and ...

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 ...

The U.S. Embassy in Japan warns travelers about increased eruptions at Sakurajima volcano. "Do not enter the restricted 2 km radius around the Minamidake crater," the alert states. Travelers should ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japan’s Sakurajima volcano erupted just after noon on Saturday, April 11, marking its first “explosive” eruption of the year.

The eruption from the Minamidake crater sent ash plumes soaring up to 3,400 meters into the sky, blanketing large parts of Kagoshima Prefecture in volcanic ash.

Sakurajima, one of Japan's most active volcanoes, has erupted for the second time in four months. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

One of Japan’s most active volcanoes could be close to a major eruption threatening the “Naples of the Eastern World”, research suggests. A team of experts developed pioneering techniques to map the ...