Japan is stepping up its volcano research that trails far behind its advanced studies on earthquakes despite being home to 111 active volcanoes, about 10 percent of the global total.

Natural disasters, from wildfires, floods and mudslides in western states to large earthquakes in Japan, have rocked, burned ...

A statue of the main character of Japan's popular anime series "Crayon Shinchan" has been unveiled in front of children in ...

But the Japan Coast Guard said it may have cracked the mystery. The JCG announced that it found the most likely culprit as it located an underwater volcanic crater believed to have erupted within ...

Sakurajima, an active volcano in southern Japan. Surprisingly, there is a technique called “Haiboshi” that maximizes the flavor of seasonal fish using its volcanic ash. Let's explore the ...

Hokkaido is famous for its pristine wilderness and provides some of the most amazing mountain biking experiences in Japan.

In the south of Japan lies the country's most active volcano. With hundreds, if not thousands of eruptions per year, it is a ...

The "ring," as NOAA says, extends "from the southern tip of South America, along the west coast of North America, across the Bering Strait, down through Japan and into New Zealand." Its volcanoes ...