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VOLCANOES

The Shinmoedake volcano straddling the prefectures of Miyazaki and Kagoshima on June 28
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2025
Japan unable to present volcanic activity outlook for Shinmoedake
Increasing volcanic activity has been observed since late June at the mountain in the Kirishima range straddling the prefectures of Miyazaki and Kagoshima.
Rescue workers attempt to reach Juliana Marins, a Brazilian national who fell into a ravine on Mount Rinjani, Lombok Island, Indonesia, after going missing on June 21.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 26, 2025
Indonesian rescuers recover body of Brazilian woman who fell from volcano
Several tourists, including foreigners, have died in accidents while hiking Mount Rinjani over the past few years.
A man watches the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki as seen from East Nusa Tenggara, Bali, Indonesia, on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 18, 2025
Dozens of Bali flights canceled following volcanic eruption
At least 30 flights were canceled due to Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in the east of Indonesia’s Flores island erupting.
Volcanic steam rises from Mount Etna, as seen from Milo, Italy, on Monday.
WORLD
Jun 3, 2025
Italy's Mount Etna erupts, spewing ash, gas and rock
Sicily's Mount Etna has been active recently but Monday's eruption was the most dramatic, with experts warning that such activity could continue for weeks.
Shinmoedake, a volcano located between Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures, in November 2019
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2025
Alert raised for volcano in southwestern Japan
The agency warned that large volcanic rocks could reach areas within 4 kilometers of the crater of the volcano, which is located between Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures.
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki spews ash and smoke, as seen from Eputobi village in East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 22, 2025
Flights canceled and thousands evacuated after Indonesia volcano eruption
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,703-meter twin-peaked volcano on the tourist island of Flores, erupted for 11 minutes and nine seconds late Thursday.
Mount Fuji in November. For the first time, the government has released specific guidelines on how residents should act in the event that Mount Fuji erupts.
JAPAN / Society
Mar 21, 2025
Stay at home if Mount Fuji erupts, government panel says
Residents are recommended to store more than a week's worth of emergency supplies at home because volcanic eruptions can last longer than that.
Smoke billows from Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, seen from Klatanlo village, in East Flores Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 4, 2024
Indonesia volcano eruption kills six and sets villages aflame
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a 1,703-meter twin volcano, first erupted shortly before midnight, forcing authorities to evacuate several villages.
Plaintiffs in a damages lawsuit over the 2014 eruption of Mount Ontake enter the Tokyo High Court in the capital's Kasumigaseki district on Monday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 21, 2024
Tokyo High Court rejects damages claim over Ontake eruption deaths
The presiding judge overturned a lower court's finding that Meteorological Agency officials violated their duty of care in the 2014 disaster.
Families of people killed by the eruption of Mount Ontake 10 years ago offer prayers in Otaki, Nagano Prefecture, on Friday.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 27, 2024
Victims of Mount Ontake eruption remembered 10 years on
Silent prayers were offered at 11:52 a.m., the time when the country's worst volcanic disaster in the postwar era occurred on Sept. 27, 2014.
The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology's deep-sea scientific research vessel Chikyu
JAPAN
Aug 23, 2024
Kagoshima caldera took 9,000 years to form magma for ancient eruption
A research team analyzed sediments from the eruption extracted from a seabed near the huge Kikai Caldera.
Bereaved family members make soap bubbles to mourn for the victims of the 2014 Mount Ontake eruption during a memorial climb on the mountain, which straddles Nagano and Gifu prefectures, on Sunday.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2024
Bereaved families climb Mount Ontake ahead of 10th eruption anniversary
At the Kengamine peak, they observed a moment of silence at 11:52 a.m., the same time the eruption occurred on Sept. 27, 2014.
An eruption from Mount Ruang volcano is seen from Tagulandang island in Sitaro, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 30, 2024
Indonesia's Mount Ruang erupts again, closes international airport
Authorities created a 6-kilometer exclusion zone around the volcano, forced evacuations and closed Sam Ratulangi international airport.
Children give a presentation on volcano studies during a workshop at Tairadate Elementary School in Hachimantai, Iwate Prefecture, in February.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Apr 29, 2024
Raising awareness over Mount Iwate eruption urged as memories fade
Interest in preparing for possible volcanic eruptions is difficult to muster in a nation prone to other natural disasters.
Indonesia's Mount Ruang spews hot lava and smoke as seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi, on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 18, 2024
Thousands evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts
Authorities said they were rushing to evacuate 11,000 residents from the nearby area that included the remote island of Tagulandang.
A construction vehicle is seen near a steaming lava flow following a volcanic eruption on the edge of Grindavik, Iceland.
WORLD / Society
Feb 1, 2024
Iceland prepares for a future of increased volcanic activity
Icelanders are working to build dykes to protect homes from lava flows, with engineers fine-tuning how tall and steep the barriers should be.
A volcano spews lava and smoke as it erupts in Grindavik, Iceland, on Monday.
WORLD
Dec 19, 2023
Volcano erupts near evacuated town in Iceland
The eruption near capital Reykjavík has not affected flights in the country's main international airport.
An emergency vehicle drives through volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Marapi near Sumatra Island's village of Nagari Lasi on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 3, 2023
Hikers evacuated as Indonesia volcano spews ash tower
There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties after the eruption of Indonesia's Mount Marapi, but 42 hikers were unaccounted for.
Plumes of smoke rise from a new isle after a recent volcano on Iwo Jima on Nov. 3.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 7, 2023
New isle emerges after underwater volcano erupts south of Tokyo
A recent undersea volcanic eruption has led to the formation of a new isle off the coast of Iwo Jima, about 1,200 kilometers south of Tokyo.
Former firefighter Yoshifumi Usui now guides tourists in search of active pursuits in and around the Aso caldera.
LIFE / Travel
Oct 21, 2023
In volcanic Aso, the land gives much more than it takes
Locals in Aso have a saying: “The land takes away, but it gives us something, too.”
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A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.
Tropical Storm Nari moves northward, with possible landfall Tuesday
Tropical Storm Nari's forecast path as of Monday morning
Nissan clinches $4.5 billion bond deal after orders soar
Nissan Motor has raised $4.5 billion through a junk bond sale in U.S. dollars and euros, part of which carries a record-high coupon rate.
Students in Japan struggle with Japanese language and math sections on national exam
The correct answer rate for the Japanese language section on a national test dropped to 67.0% from 67.8% the previous year among elementary school sixth-graders.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.
Is Japanese skin really ‘too smooth’ for Hideo Kojima’s games?
Hideo Kojima, the leading auteur in Japanese video games, has skirted controversy in the wake of the release of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
An emoji used to say it all. Now it might say too much.
Apple’s Craig Federighi shows off a set of emoji at a conference on June 13, 2016. While the small pictures have proved helpful in conveying nuance in our texts, younger people are using them less often.
‘Our ultimate goal is to save every single Japanese video game’
After nearly shuttering earlier this year, the Tokyo-based Game Preservation Society continues its work to save the early history of Japanese gaming.

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