After evaluating the 111 active volcanoes scattered across Japan, a research committee announced on Sept. 25 that it identified eight needing further investigation based on several factors.

Sakurajima volcano erupted, sending an ash cloud 1,100 meters into the sky in Japan. Officials said the explosive eruption ...

Volcanoes are one of the fiery masterpieces by nature, and some countries have more eruptions than others. From the rumbling peaks of the Pacific Ring of Fire to smoldering craters in distant ...

It appears that these magma bodies exist beneath volcanoes over their whole lifetime, not just during an active state.' ...

Japan is stepping up its volcano research that trails far behind its advanced studies on earthquakes despite being home to 111 active volcanoes, about 10 percent of the global total.

Japan is a land of volcanoes, many of them very active. And anywhere there are volcanoes, you will almost always find hot springs. On this episode, Michael Keida treks down a trail leading north ...