Shinmoedake volcano in southern Japan erupted again on Sunday, August 10, blanketing nearby cities and towns in ash.

Japan's Shinmoedake volcano erupted Sunday, sending thick ash plumes into the air more than 3 km (almost 2 miles) above the ...

A powerful eruption at Japan's Shinmoedake volcano in the Kirishima Mountain range occurred around 5.23 am local time on ...

After Mount Shinmoedake in southwestern Japan erupted on June 22, an image was shared in social media posts falsely claiming it showed lava and smoke spewing out of the volcano. The image, however, ...

Mount #Shinmoedake seen erupting from space by #Japan 's Himawari-8 satellite. The #volcano sent a plume of ash 7,500 feet into the sky – its biggest eruption since 2011.

Shinmoedake, one of several volcanic peaks in the Kirishima mountain range, is 950 miles from the epicenter of Friday’s earthquake and scientists weren’t sure if the quake triggered the eruption.

Japan's Shinmoedake volcano, known by James Bond aficionados as the lair of one of 007's enemies, scattered thick ash over a wide area, toppled trees, and shattered windows in buildings and cars ...

The Shinmoedake volcano in southern Japan erupted on Tuesday. The astounding eruption shot smoke and ash high into the air, causing several flights to be grounded, reported the Associated Press.