A volcano on Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, has erupted, with plumes rising to 5,000 meters above the summit crater for the first time since 2020, according to a local weather observatory.
Japan Volcano: No damage has been confirmed due to the eruption, public broadcaster NHK reported, citing a local police station in Kagoshima prefecture. | World News
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A volcano on Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, erupts, with a local weather observatory warning those within a 2-kilometer radius against pyroclastic flows and falling rocks.