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The volcano is located on the southern island of Kyushu and is one of the most active in Japan. Authorities raised the eruption level to the highest of five and ordered some nearby residents to evacuate.

Japans Sakurajima volcano, located on the island of Kyushu, erupted on Sunday, prompting evacuations in the region.

Japan raised its emergency alert level to the maximum five and urged residents to evacuate after a volcanic eruption. Sakurajima erupted at about 8pm local time

Japan’s nuclear regulators said on Sunday no irregularities had been detected at the Sendai nuclear power plant after the nearby Sakurajima volcano erupted

Volcano erupts on western Japanese island of Kyushu

A volcano on Japan's major western island of Kyushu erupted on Sunday evening, sending black smoke billowing high into the air, but there were no immediate reports of any damage or of anybody being hurt.

A volcano on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu erupts, sending black smoke billowing high into the air.

There were no immediate reports of injuries but 51 people were later evacuated from their homes with reports of volcanic stones raining down

A volcano on Japan’s western island of Kyushu has erupted, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people. Sakurajima began erupting at about 8.05pm (11.05am GMT) on Sunday, the Japanese Meteorological Agency has said. There were reports of volanic stones raining down at a distance of 2.5km (1.5 miles) from...

Sakurajima is one of Japan’s most active volcanoes and eruptions of varying levels take place on a regular basis.