A huge ash cloud resembling a dragon emerged from the Shinmoedake volcano during its eruption in Japan. Dramatic footage ...

The eruption of Italy’s Mount Etna reminded the world how sudden and unpredictable volcanoes can be. Check out the most ...

A JAPANESE volcano that featured in a 1960s James Bond movie has erupted explosively for the first time since April. Here are the latest live updates and maps as the Shinmoedake volcano erupts again ...

Japan volcano MAP: Where is Mount Kusatsu-Shirane? Eruption kills soldier on slopes JAPANESE volcano Mount Kusatsu-Shirane has erupted, sending volcanic rocks down on skiers, killing a soldier and ...

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 volcano in western Japan erupted on Sunday evening, sending a large plume of black smoke into the sky and spewing rocks. The volcano, named Sakurajima, is located on the southwestern island of ...

In Japan, rescue efforts at the Mount Ontake volcano have been hampered by toxic gases and fears of another eruption. On Saturday, more than 250 people were out hiking and enjoying a nice fall day ...

Japan’s Meteorological Agency raised the eruption alert to the highest level of five and advised 51 residents in two towns facing the volcano to leave their homes.

Footage captured by the Japanese Coast Guard shows the volcano belching gas and molten material on Niijima island, some 100 miles south of the capital Tokyo, on 23 November.

Japanese authorities declared an Alert Level 5, the highest possible, after the volcano Mount Sakurajima started erupting today, Sunday 24 July, at 8.05 p.m. (7.05 a.m. ET).