Japan's volcanoes are fascinating, but some can be unpredictable. Recent signs indicate one of the country's most notable volcanoes may be stirring as magma builds beneath the surface. As scientists ...

Travelers to certain cities in Japan are receiving a warning about a volcano and "ash clouds" from the U.S. government. The U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Japan issued the travel alert on November 20.

Sixteen people remain unaccounted for on a still-smouldering Japanese volcano that erupted at the weekend, officials said Friday, as a typhoon looming off the coast threatened to further delay the ...

A new study has investigated the use of a new monitoring technique for early warning of a volcanic eruption. The research team compared the earthquake signals during two eruptions of Ontake Volcano in ...