Video of the eruption captured by the Meteorological Agency showed lava and thick grey smoke rising from the mountain around midnight on Wednesday.

The Japanese government has announced that it would improve preparedness measures for a future Nankai Trough "megaquake" that could kill up to 300,000 people. Earlier in January 2025, an assessment ...

As Mount Shinmoedake in southern Japan roared to life on July 2, spewing ash and anxiety across parts of Kyushu, panic ...