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 ...

Sakurajima volcano in Japan erupted on May 15, 2025, sending a 3,000-meter ash plume into the air, with authorities closely monitoring the situation.

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 Japanese government has released an AI-generated video warning Tokyo residents of the potential impact if Mount Fuji were to erupt. The haunting video depicts volcanic ash spreading across the ...

(CNN) — A 49-year-old man has died, and at least 10 others are injured, after a volcano erupted near the popular Japanese ski resort of Kusatsu, shooting flaming rocks into the sky. The eruption of ...

This dynamic landscape of volcanic peaks, steaming hot springs, and island-strewn seas brings together fire and water in one ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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) — Massive amounts of volcanic ...