Amazing footage shows underwater volcano in Japan erupting

Amazing footage taken by Japan's Coast Guard shows an eruption near Iwo Jima after an eruption just two months prior to when ...

Japan’s Sakurajima volcano erupts, ashfall cancels flights

A volcano on Japan’s major western island of Kyushu erupted multiple times on Sunday, sending a plume of smoke and ash as ...

Japan’s volcano research said 30 years behind its quake findings

Japan is stepping up its volcano research that trails far behind its advanced studies on earthquakes despite being home to ...

A volcano that grows taller in the rain? Mount Fuji has been hiding a geological secret

Scientists discovered Mount Fuji's ground uplift during storms was caused by rain, not magma. Years of GPS data revealed a ...

Flights grounded as Japan’s most active volcano erupts for second time in four months

Japan’s most active volcano erupted on Saturday afternoon, sending an ash plume 3.4km into the sky, grounding flights and blanketing the surrounding city of Kagoshima in debris. It was Sakurajima’s ...
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New island emerges after undersea volcano erupts off Japan, but experts say it may not last long

An undersea volcano erupted off Japan three weeks ago, providing a rare view of the birth of a tiny new island, but experts say it may not last very long. The unnamed undersea volcano, located about 1 ...