A volcano on Japan's major western island of Kyushu erupted multiple times on Sunday, sending a plume of smoke and ash as high as 4.4 kilometres (2.73 miles) into the air and causing dozens of flight ...

A volcano erupted at Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture in southwest Japan early today, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency, sending columns of ash and smoke up to 4,400 metres into the ...