Webcam footage of Mt. Asama eruption
[Video link] Here is some awesome time-lapse footage of the eruption of Mount Asama, an active volcano straddling the border of Gunma and Nagano prefectures north of Tokyo, which suddenly awoke in the...
View ArticlePhotos of Sakurajima volcano
On a recent visit to Japan, alien landscape photographer Martin Rietze captured some spectacular images of Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima prefecture. Multiple lightning flashes caused by fast moving...
View ArticleVintage PopSci: Volcano bombs, yubiwaza & more
Popular Science recently put its entire 137-year archive online. Here are a few summaries of some of the older, more captivating stories about Japan from the collection. * * * * * "Can We Blast Japan...
View ArticleVideo: Kirishima volcano eruption
+ Video Shinmoe peak (Shinmoe-dake), part of the Kirishima volcano group in southern Kyushu, began erupting yesterday (Jan 26) in dramatic fashion. The eruption, thought to be the largest at Kirishima...
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