Wildfires have ravaged parts of western Japan, injuring two, displacing residents, and damaging homes. The blazes, ...

Mount Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture erupted shortly before noon on Oct. 20, sending a massive plume of dark volcanic smoke up to 3,500 meters high. The first crater of Mount Nakadake erupted ...

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.

Those who want to visit Mount Hakkoda ... Fire Ceremony at Aso Shrine around Aso Caldera, Aso-Kuju National Park. Photograph Courtesy Ministry of the Environment, Japan. Sakura-jima is the ...