Sakurajima volcano erupted in Japan, sending an ash plume 1,600 metres into the sky. The explosive eruption occurred at 4:34 pm local time in Kagoshima, located on the southern island of Kyushu.

The Sakurajima Volcano erupted and spewed lava in Japan. Dramatic footage shows the volcano releasing a towering plume of ash 2,700 metres above the crater on Thursday, January 30, around 8:30 pm.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Sakurajima volcano shot smoke and ash miles into the sky on Friday in its biggest eruption in more than three years, Kyodo News reported. The volcano, on the southernmost ...