Kyushu is Japan’s third-largest island, and yet hardly anyone I know has been. It’s a total shame, because the region is ...

Geothermal activity happens worldwide, but would you want to live inside an active volcano? The inhabitants of this town ...

Ash, searing gas and large rocks spewed from Sakurajima volcano, one of Japan’s most active volcanoes, prompting evacuations in the country's southern island Sunday evening. Large rocks were ...

[Raw Video: Volcano in Southern Japan Erupts ] Mount Sakurajima is one of the world's most active volcanoes, with hundreds of years of recorded eruptions. But the way it erupts has changed over ...

If you are looking for breathtaking views and the thrill of nature's fiery wonders, volcano trekking is your best bet! These ...

The United States ranks third, behind Indonesia and Japan, in the number of historically active volcanoes – with 161 potentially active volcanoes, according to the USGS Volcano Hazards Program.

Five countries with the most active volcanoes include Chile, Japan, Russia, Indonesia, and the USA. These nations' volcanic activity is primarily located along tectonic plate boundaries ...

The central government has increased personnel and strengthened monitoring but is still struggling to predict eruptions among the 111 active volcanoes in Japan and alert people in the danger zones ...

Volcanoes are considered active if they have erupted sometime in ... and it sits on a seamount east of Japan, its summit 6,500 feet (1,980 m) below the ocean surface. One final type of volcanic ...

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 also located on the Pacific Ring of Fire and has many active volcanoes, including Mount Fuji, Mount Sakurajima, and Mount Aso. Volcanic activity in Japan is often associated with earthquakes.