Mud-rich coastlines could face a greater tsunami risk, at least that may have been the case for the 2011 Tōhoku-oki tsunami ...

Japan's industry minister Ryosei Akazawa said on Friday that supply chain bottlenecks arising from disruption to raw ...

Japan’s most active volcano, Sakurajima, has erupted again, sending a massive ash plume 3.4 kilometres into the sky and ...

Japan’s most active volcano erupted on Saturday afternoon, sending an ash plume 3.4km into the sky, grounding flights and ...

Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Monday (April 13, 2026) ...

Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima, southern Japan, erupted explosively on consecutive days for the first time this year. The blasts from the Minamidake summit crater on April 11 and 12 sent ash plumes ...

Volcanoes are Earth’s geologic architects. They’ve created more than 80 percent of our planet’s surface, laying the foundation that has allowed life to thrive. Their explosive force crafts mountains ...

The eruption from the Minamidake crater sent ash plumes soaring up to 3,400 meters into the sky, blanketing large parts of ...

Dubbed the Kikai caldera, this mostly-underwater caldera located south of Japan’s Ryuku Islands last erupted 7,300 years ago, ...

Scientists say the Kikai volcano near Japan is slowly filling with magma again after thousands of years. The underwater caldera shows steam and small earthquakes. Researchers warn this may signal ...

The reservoir of one of Earth's most explosive volcanoes is quietly refilling with magma, scientists have revealed.