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A powerful eruption rocked Japan as the Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima Prefecture blasted a towering ash plume 4,400 meters into the sky. The explosion, which occurred around 12:57 AM, marks the most ...

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A volcano in southern Japan erupted early on Sunday (November 16, 2025), sending a plume of ash and smoke into the sky and prompting a warning over ashfall. Sakurajima, one of Japan's most active ...

Sakurajima volcano on Kyushu, Japan, erupted multiple times early Sunday morning, sending ash over 2.7 miles (4,400 meters) into the air and forcing dozens of flight cancellations as authorities ...

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This general view shows the 1,117-meter (3,665-foot) high Sakurajima volcano, which lies across the bay from the southern city of Kagoshima, Kagoshima prefecture on June 20, 2025. (Photo by Richard A.