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

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

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 ...

Davidson, an English professor at the City University of New York whose 1993 Japanese travelogue 36 Views of Fuji: On Finding Myself in Japan revolved around the volcano. “I do not know a ...

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 ...

Mount Spurr, the volcano covered in ice and snow, is located 80 miles northwest of Anchorage and stands at 11,070 feet tall. It’s got two vents - the summit vent and the Crater Peak. The last ...

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, ...