Climbing Mount Fuji is a test of strength and stamina. Steaming bowls of curry udon await climbers who make the overnight ...

Update at 4:34 a.m. Dec. 24, 2025: Episode 39 of the ongoing episodic eruption within Halemaʻumaʻu Crater at the summit of ...

1959 Kīlauea Iki eruption: It happened in the crater just north of the volcano’s caldera, lasting only about a month with 17 ...

This story was updated on Dec. 24, 2025. A year ago on Dec. 23, 2024, one of the world’s most active volcanoes awoke.   That ...

December 16th marks significant global events, from Mount Fuji's last eruption in 1707 to the 2009 US premiere of the groundbreaking film 'Avatar'. Th ...

Discover the significant world events, notable birthdays, and notable deaths that occurred on December 16. Check what happened today in history here.

Just south of Tokyo, the Izu Islands, a chain of nine volcanic islands that are part of Tokyo, feel worlds apart from the ...

ALARM bells are sounding across Japan over a terrifying once-a-century megathrust that could kill thousands and cause ...

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 ...

Can an earthquake trigger a volcanic eruption? The answer, in certain cases, is probably, but only if the volcano is basically already primed to erupt. One such occurrence happened 318 years ago on ...

Image taken from video footage shows a simulated major eruption of Mt. Fuji. (Courtesy: Japan Cabinet Office via Kyodo News) The Japanese government has released simulated video footage of a large Mt.