October 13, 2025 6:26 pm
Walk on lava fields, peer into fiery craters, and even cook eggs in volcanic steam — volcano tourism takes thrill-seeking to a whole new level.
October 13, 2017 6:26 pm
A volcano in southwestern Japan is erupting for the first time in six years, spewing ash over nearby farms, cities and towns.
May 29, 2015 3:42 pm
The agency raised the volcano alert level for Kuchinoerabu island, where Shindake is located, to five, the highest on its scale. Shindake also erupted in August last year.
October 01, 2014 4:17 pm
Hundreds of people were on the slopes of the volcano as rocks, ash and smoke poured from the fractured crater.
September 29, 2014 9:18 pm
On Monday morning, eight bodies -- both men and women -- were airlifted from the mountain.
August 19, 2013 1:11 pm
Ash wafted as high as 5 kilometers above the Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima.
September 29, 2014 9:09 pm
Rescuers suspended their search because of the growing danger from toxic gas.


