Around 10 workers were at the scene of the inspection, ordered to clean the pipes of wastewater and sludge if necessary.

The volcano has been assigned an "orange" aviation hazard code, the ministry added, meaning flights in the area may be disrupted.

As powerful waves surged across the vast Pacific on Wednesday, people around the world remained glued to their phones, ...

A drone recorded images of four whale carcasses that were found stranded off the coast of Tateyama, Reuters reported. This follows tsunami warnings in several parts of Japan. The video contains ...

Tsunami warnings have been issued in several countries after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia, with ...

Tsunami warnings have been issued in several countries after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia, with ...

Two million people are told to evacuate in Japan after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake, one of the strongest ever, hits Russia's ...

Tsunami warnings were lifted across the Pacific rim on Wednesday, allowing millions of temporary evacuees to return home.

Alerts were issued across the Pacific following the 8.8 magnitude quake in Russia's Far East, but no deaths were reported.

Most Pacific nations drop tsunami warnings about 24 hours after one of the most powerful earthquakes hit Russia ...

A chilling prophecy made more than two decades ago by a self-proclaimed psychic Ryo Tatsuki, a manga artist from Japan ,known ...