ASO, Kumamoto -- The explosive eruption of Mount Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture in the early hours of Oct. 9, coming less than six months after the deadly Kumamoto Earthquake, has dealt yet another ...

Kyushu is Japan’s third-largest island, and yet hardly anyone I know has been. It’s a total shame, because the region is ...

A video grab from the Japan Meteorological Agency's live camera image shows an eruption of Mount Aso in Aso, Kumamoto prefecture, southwestern Japan, September 14, 2015. REUTERS/Japan ...

Mount Aso has one of the largest calderas in the world, formed through four huge eruptions that occurred between 90,000 to 270,000 years ago. A very small volcanic eruption occurred on Mount Aso ...

Ash falls from the 1,592-meter (5,222-foot) mountain in the prefecture of Kumamoto are expected to shower nearby towns until late afternoon, the weather agency added. Mount Aso had a small ...

In this image taken from a surveillance camera observed from Kusasenri and released by Japan Meteorological Agency, a column of black smoke rises from Mount Aso, Kumamoto prefecture, southern ...

Smoke spews from the eruptive crater of Mount Aso as police officers and firefighters conduct an evacuation operation in Aso, Kumamoto prefecture, southwestern Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo ...

Kyūshū’s Kumamoto Prefecture, rich in history, is famed for its volcanic activity, with Mount Aso erupting frequently near a number of top-ranked hot springs. Kumamoto Prefecture is situated ...

Mount Aso is one of the largest active volcanoes in the world, but for almost four decades it did not pose a threat to communities living nearby. Following earthquakes in Japan's Kumamoto region ...

A trip to Mount Aso is like stepping into a Studio Ghibli animated film, a place where the beauty and power of nature surrounds you at every turn. The Mount Aso area, located in Kumamoto ...

Mount Aso, located in Kumamoto Prefecture on Kyushu Island, about 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) southwest of Tokyo, has five peaks, a maximum height of 1,592 meters (5,223 feet) and a crater around ...

KUMAMOTO--With the grandeur of Mount Aso in the background, around 20 cranes were erecting what will be a fortress-like building on a 21-hectare site in Kikuyo town, Kumamoto Prefecture.