Shinmoedake volcano in southern Japan erupted again on Sunday, August 10, blanketing nearby cities and towns in ash.

Japan's Shinmoedake volcano erupted Sunday, sending thick ash plumes into the air more than 3 km (almost 2 miles) above the ...

A powerful eruption occurred at Shinmoedake volcano in Japan's Kirishima mountain range around 5:23 a.m. local time on Sunday ...

A forceful volcanic eruption rocked Japan's Shinmoedake peak in the Kirishima mountain range early Sunday, propelling a dense ...

TOKYO -- A volcano in southern Japan that appeared in a James Bond film had its biggest eruption in years Tuesday, shooting smoke and ash thousands of feet into the sky and grounding dozens of ...

Since Mount Shinmoedake began erupting on June 22, experts are continuing to closely monitor the southern Kyushu volcano in ...

After Mount Shinmoedake in southwestern Japan erupted on June 22, an image was shared in social media posts falsely claiming it showed lava and smoke spewing out of the volcano. The image, however, ...

Hundreds of people were forced to flee when the Shinmoedake volcano on the southern island of Kyushu began spewing ash and boulders. The explosion from the eruption could be heard miles away and ...

Shinmoedake volcano was still spewing ash Monday, five days after it awoke from a 52-year slumber. More than 1,000 residents of southern Japan were evacuated. Experts said the Shinmoedake volcano ...