An aerial view shows an eruption of Mount Aso in Aso, Kumamoto prefecture, southwestern Japan An aerial view shows an eruption of Mount Aso in Aso, Kumamoto prefecture, southwestern Japan TOKYO ...

Mount Aso is part of the Ring of Fire around the Pacific Ocean. — -- Mount Aso, a volcano on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu, erupted Monday, sending huge plumes of black and then white ...

Folks in Japan have been sharing their own videos of the eruption — some from their commutes: Mount Aso in southern Japan has erupted sending a massive column of grey smoke billowing into the sky.

The volcanic Mount Aso began erupting on Monday morning just before 10 local time, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. Aso is on Japan's third largest island, and its southernmost, Kyushu.

Mount Aso continued to erupt Thursday, diverting and canceling flights headed to and from the Kumamoto Airport, which is located to the west of the volcano, due to concerns about volcanic ash clogging ...

Volcanic eruptions force geologists and meteorologists to pay attention. This week Mt. Etna erupted producing stunning images like this one. For some amazing satellite views of the eruption follow the ...

KUMAMOTO, Japan, Sept. 14 (UPI) --Japan's Mount Aso erupted Sunday on the southern island of Kyushu, prompting the nation's weather agency to raise its volcano alert level. Thick smoke spewed from the ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Mount Aso, a volcano on Japan's main southern island of Kyushu, erupted early on Saturday, Japan's Meteorological Agency said, spewing volcanic ash 11,000 metres (7 miles) into the ...