Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan erupts

A volcano on Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, erupted Wednesday, with plumes rising to 5,000 meters above the summit crater for the first time since 2020, a local weather observatory said.There were no immediate reports of injuries and damage to buildings, the prefectural government said, while the Kagoshima Meteorological Office maintained the volcanic activity alert level at three, urging people not to approach the volcano.The Japan Meteorological Agency forecast volcanic ashes to fall in parts of Kumamoto, Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures.The explosive eruption o…READ FULL ARTICLE