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.

A revised hazard map for volcanic Mount Fuji in central Japan suggests the volume of lava flow from a major eruption would likely be double that of previous estimates. The updated finding was ...

Imabari and Aso broke out Sunday, quickly burning hundreds of hectares (acres). Six homes have been damaged in city of Okayama, where a fire started on Mount Kaigara and burned 250 hectares (600 ...