Japan Volcano Eruption 2011

A volcano in southwestern Japan erupted on Sunday after nearly two weeks of relative silence, sending ash and rocks up to four kilometres (two and a half miles) into the air, a local official said.    It was not immediately clear if the eruption was a direct result of the massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake that rocked northern areas on...

A volcano in southwestern Japan erupted on Sunday after nearly two weeks of relative silence, sending ash and rocks up to four kilometres (two and a half miles) into the air, a local official said.    It was not immediately clear if the eruption was a direct result of the massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake that rocked northern areas on...