Japan is crisscrossed with 111 active volcanoes. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) is responsible for monitoring volcanic activity and providing related disaster preparedness information.

The agency warned that large volcanic rocks could reach areas within 4 kilometers of the crater of the volcano, which is located between Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures. Level 3 urges ...

Tourists could enjoy the rare view of the lake in the No. 1 crater of Mount Nakadake in the Aso volcano complex here turned ...

Japan has scores of active volcanoes and sits on the so-called Pacific "Ring of Fire" where a large proportion of the world's earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are recorded. - AFP ...

TOKYO, March 30 (Xinhua) -- The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has raised the volcanic alert level for Shinmoedake, a volcano in Japan's southwestern Kyushu region, from Level 2 to Level 3 ...

Tokyo, March 30 (Jiji Press)--The Japan Meteorological Agency on Sunday ... reach areas within 4 kilometers of the crater of the volcano located between Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures.

TOKYO, Japan — Japanese authorities issued a mid-level warning Sunday for a volcano in the southwestern Kyushu region, telling people not to approach and that an eruption "may occur". There was, ...