For a third straight day, residents of Kagoshima City are sweeping gray-white volcanic ash from rooftops, gutters, and car windshields after Sakurajima, the stratovolcano that looms just four ...
Sakurajima volcano punched another column of ash into the sky above Kagoshima Bay early on May 17, 2026, extending a stretch of volcanic unrest that has kept observers focused on southern Kyushu. The ...
Feature'Of Volcanoes and Men' (5/6). In southern Japan, Kagoshima's residents live under the constant threat of Sakurajima, one of the most active volcanoes in the archipelago. Photographer Chikashi ...
A volcano in southern Japan erupted Sunday, sending a towering ash plume as high as three miles skyward and coating Kagoshima city with ash. Residents began the cleanup Monday after Mount Sakurajima ...
See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. One of Japan's most active volcanoes has erupted, flinging lava bombs ...