Mount Asama is one of Japan’s most active volcanoes and its murderous 18th century eruption is a tragic page in the nation’s history. The 8,425-foot mountain killed more than 1,500 people on Aug. 5, ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Meteorological Agency increased the alert level at Mount Asama volcano in central Japan, warning of an eruption within two days, an agency official said on Sunday. The alert ...

TOKYO, Feb 2 (Reuters) - A volcano in central Japan erupted on Monday, spewing hot rocks and ash, but there was no major damage in the sparsely populated vicinity, the Japan Meteorological Agency said ...

Hikers make their way along the crater rim of Mount Maekake on Saturday. The popular summit peak of Mount Asama on the Gunma–Nagano border reopened last month for the first time in more than three ...

TOKYO — A snowcapped volcano northwest of Tokyo erupted early Monday, sending up a huge plume of smoke and gas and raining fine, powdery ash on parts of Japan's capital. There were no reports of ...

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Mount Asama erupted for the third straight day on Thursday, throwing gray smoke and red-hot rocks into the air and setting off more than 1 000 tiny earthquakes. One of Japan’s largest and most active ...