TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese volcano that figured in a 1960s James Bond movie erupted explosively on Friday for the first time since April, sending smoke thousands of meters into the air, less than a ...

With its volcanic plateaus, its resorts nestled at the foot of the mountains and its endless winter seasons, Hokkaidō stands ...

A JUMP IN SEISMIC ACTIVITY HAS FORCED JAPAN TO HALT ITS RECOVERY EFFORTS AT MOUNT ONTAKE FOLLOWING SATURDAY’S ERUPTION THAT KILLED DOZENS OF CLIMBERS – JAPAN’S SELF DEFENSE FORCE HAD PLANNED TO BRING ...

Before arriving in Japan, I had never considered hiking up a mountain in full winter gear just to race back down it on a thin piece of wood. My idea of a ski trip included semi-early mornings and a ...

OTAKI, Japan – A dozen more bodies have been found near the ash-covered summit of a Japanese volcano as searches resumed amid concern of toxic gasses and another eruption. Nagano prefectural police ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. TOKYO (AP) — An undersea volcano erupted off ...

A volcano has erupted in Japan, sending plumes of lava and clouds of ash high into the sky. Sakurajima, a stratovolcano in southern Japan, began erupting on Wednesday evening and continued on Thursday ...

A volcano spewed ash and smoke plumes in a spectacular eruption in Japan. Footage captured by the Japanese Coast Guard shows the volcano belching gas and molten material on Niijima island, some 100 ...

TOKYO (AP) — A volcano erupted on a small island in southern Japan on Friday, spewing black clouds of ash and rock towering into the sky and prompting authorities to tell residents to evacuate the ...

TOKYO (AP) — A popular hiking site in central Japan turned into a death trap Saturday when a volcano erupted. At least 31 people are believed to have been killed at Mount Ontake, though authorities ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - At least 36 people are feared to have died after a Japanese volcano erupted without warning at the weekend, raining ash and stones on hikers, but the search for victims was abandoned ...

Japan’s most active volcano began erupting on Sunday, spewing ash and dust over the neighboring city of Kagoshima. City residents are used to the mountain’s temperamental behavior—Mount Sakurajima has ...