Earlier, On a secluded island in southern japan, a volcano exploded, blasting ash and ash into the air over the remote region but inflicting no harm or casualties. Shindake volcano on Kuchinoerabu island, some 1,200 kilometres southwest of Tokyo, erupted at 9:31 a.m., according to the japan Meteorological Agency. After an evacuation advisory was cancelled, about 83 inhabitants sought safety at a shelter on the island, but have already begun to return home.
Earlier, On a secluded island in southern japan, a volcano exploded, blasting ash and ash into the air over the remote region but inflicting no harm or casualties. Shindake volcano on Kuchinoerabu island, some 1,200 kilometres southwest of Tokyo, erupted at 9:31 a.m., according to the japan Meteorological Agency. After an evacuation advisory was cancelled, about 83 inhabitants sought safety at a shelter on the island, but have already begun to return home.