A district court on Tuesday rejected a request by residents to halt operation of a nuclear reactor at the Ikata power plant in western Japan, dismissing concerns over earthquake risks and a potential ...

A statue of the main character of Japan's popular anime series "Crayon Shinchan" has been unveiled in front of children in ...

Mount Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture erupted shortly ... warning against approaching the volcano. The public is advised to be on the alert for huge volcanic rocks and pyroclastic flows within areas ...

TOKYO, October 8. /TASS/. Mount Aso volcano has rumbled to life in Japan, the country’s meteorological authorities said on Saturday. The volcano located in the Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan’s ...

TOKYO, April 19. /TASS/. A new volcano eruption has been observed on Mount Aso in Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan Meteorological Agency said on Friday. This is the second eruption on Mount Aso ...

The Aso-4, one of the largest known eruptions in Japan, covered the entire archipelago with volcanic ash. The ash reached a depth of 30 cm in Shikoku and 15 cm in Hokkaido.

Travel through one of the largest calderas in the world at Mt. Aso in Kumamoto Pref. The caldera has fertile ground to sustain crops and livestock.

The final two rides of this chilly winter trip takes us east from Kumamoto, through the massive Aso Volcano crater, ...