The government is spending almost a million dollars on researching earthquake and volcanic disaster resilience in collaboration with scientists in Japan ...

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Mihara, whose last major eruption in 1986 spewed plumes of ash and debris into ... The island’s crowning feature is the volcanic peak of Mt. Mihara, which last erupted in 1986, forcing the evacuation ...

Japanese authorities have issued guidance on how the public should respond if the famous Mount Fuji volcano, near Tokyo, were ...

Japan has outlined a response plan for a potential major disaster if Mount Fuji erupts, despite no current signs of volcanic ...

A Japan Meteorological Agency sign is seen in Tokyo's Minato Ward. (Mainichi/Shinji Kurokawa) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A huge volcanic eruption has been observed on the Indonesian island of Flores but no ...

Japan's Meteorological Agency says Japanese coasts will not see any tsunami possibly triggered by a large volcanic eruption in Indonesia. The agency made the statement at 10 a.m. on Friday.

All residents in the zone from Mount Fuji to Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, just west of Tokyo, should evacuate in the event of a major volcanic eruption at Japan’s tallest peak, an expert ...

While there is no suggestion that an eruption is imminent, Fuji is an active volcano. It last erupted 318 years ago, in what is known as the Hoei eruption. “We have been discussing ...

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, however, no ...