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35th anniversary of Japan mountain disaster

SHIMABARA, Japan, June 3 Kyodo - Shimabara Mayor Ryuzaburo Furukawa lays flowers at a monument on June 3, 2026, as the city in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Nagasaki marked the 35th anniversary of a huge pyroclastic flow from Mt. Unzen's Fugen Peak that claimed the lives of 43 people, including firefighters, police officers and reporters. (Kyodo)

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35th anniversary of Japan mountain disaster

A man offers a prayer in front of a monument at a fixed observation point used by the media during coverage of the deadly pyroclastic flow from Mt. Unzen's Fugen Peak in Shimabara in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Nagasaki on June 3, 2026, the 35th anniversary of the disaster that claimed the lives of 43 people, including firefighters, police officers and members of the press.

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35th anniversary of Japan mountain disaster

Candles are lit during a memorial event in front of the Unzen disaster memorial hall in Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture, in southwestern Japan, on June 3, 2026, to mark the 35th anniversary of the deadly pyroclastic flow from Mt. Unzen's Fugen Peak that claimed 43 people, including firefighters, police officers and members of the press.

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35th anniversary of Japan mountain disaster

Bereaved family members offer prayers in front of a monument at a fixed observation point used by the media during coverage of the deadly pyroclastic flow from Mt. Unzen's Fugen Peak in Shimabara in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Nagasaki on June 3, 2026, the 35th anniversary of the disaster that claimed the lives of 43 people, including firefighters, police officers and members of the press.

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35th anniversary of Japan mountain disaster

Firefighters offer flowers and silent prayers at a monument in Shimabara in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Nagasaki on June 3, 2026, marking the 35th anniversary of a deadly pyroclastic flow from Mt. Unzen's Fugen Peak that claimed the lives of 43 people, including firefighters, police officers and members of the press.

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35th anniversary of Japan mountain disaster

Police officers from the Shimabara police station in Nagasaki Prefecture offer silent prayers at the former site of a volunteer fire brigade station in Shimabara in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Nagasaki on June 3, 2026, marking the 35th anniversary of the deadly pyroclastic flow from Mt. Unzen's Fugen Peak that claimed the lives of 43 people, including firefighters, police officers and members of the press.

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35th anniversary of mountain disaster in Nagasaki

Shimabara Mayor Ryuzaburo Furukawa lays flowers at a monument on June 3, 2026, as the city in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Nagasaki marked the 35th anniversary of a huge pyroclastic flow from Mt. Unzen's Fugen Peak that claimed the lives of 43 people, including firefighters, police officers and reporters.

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35th anniversary of Japan mountain disaster

Shimabara Mayor Ryuzaburo Furukawa (front row, far L) lays flowers at a monument on June 3, 2026, as the city in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Nagasaki marked the 35th anniversary of a huge pyroclastic flow from Mt. Unzen's Fugen Peak that claimed the lives of 43 people, including firefighters, police officers and reporters.

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11 years after Mt. Ontake eruption

Relatives hold a memorial ceremony for the victims of the 2014 Mt. Ontake eruption at the foot of the mountain in the village of Otaki in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 27, 2025, the 11th anniversary of Japan's deadliest postwar volcanic disaster that left 58 people dead and five others unaccounted for.

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Japan: Sakurajima Volcano Erupts, Ashfall Warning Issued 6

The Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima erupted on Thursday, May 15, with smoke reaching 3,000 meters. Nearby residents were warned about the ashfall.

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Japan: Sakurajima Volcano Erupts, Ashfall Warning Issued 5

The Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima erupted on Thursday, May 15, with smoke reaching 3,000 meters. Nearby residents were warned about the ashfall. The second part of the videos shows ash falling on the filmer's top.

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Japan: Sakurajima Volcano Erupts, Ashfall Warning Issued 4

The Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima erupted on Thursday, May 15, with smoke reaching 3,000 meters. Nearby residents were warned about the ashfall.

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Japan: Sakurajima Volcano Erupts, Ashfall Warning Issued 2

The Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima erupted on Thursday, May 15, with smoke reaching 3,000 meters. Nearby residents were warned about the ashfall.

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Japan: Sakurajima Volcano Erupts, Ashfall Warning Issued 3

The Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima erupted on Thursday, May 15, with smoke reaching 3,000 meters. Nearby residents were warned about the ashfall.

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Japan: Sakurajima Volcano Erupts, Ashfall Warning Issued

The Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima erupted on Thursday, May 15, with smoke reaching 3,000 meters. Nearby residents were warned about the ashfall.

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10 years after Mt. Ontake eruption

Members of a mountain rescue team from Gero in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, observe a moment of silence for the victims of the 2014 Mt. Ontake eruption at 11:52 a.m. on Sept. 27, 2024, the time of the eruption exactly 10 years ago, near the mountain's summit. The team members were involved in the rescue operations of Japan's deadliest postwar volcanic disaster that left 58 people dead and five others unaccounted for.

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10 years after Mt. Ontake eruption

Members of a mountain rescue team from Gero in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, observe a moment of silence for the victims of the 2014 Mt. Ontake eruption at 11:52 a.m. on Sept. 27, 2024, the time of the eruption exactly 10 years ago, near the mountain's summit. The team members were involved in the rescue operations of Japan's deadliest postwar volcanic disaster that left 58 people dead and five others unaccounted for.

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10 years after Mt. Ontake eruption

Bereaved family members pray for the victims of the 2014 Mt. Ontake eruption in front of a cenotaph at the foot of the mountain in the village of Otaki, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 27, 2024, the 10th anniversary of Japan's deadliest postwar volcanic disaster that left 58 people dead and five others unaccounted for.

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Japan: Mudslide Sweeps Away Greenhouses In Shizuoka As Shanshan Dumps Heavy Rain 2

Tropical Storm Shan Shan brought days of torrential rains, causing widespread flooding to Japan. 7 deaths and over 120 injuries have been reported across the country. Several greenhouses on the slope of the mountain were swept away in a mudslide in Suruga Ward, Shizuoka City. Shanshan was downgraded to a tropical depression at noon Sunday.

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Japan: Downed Trees Block Road In Okazaki As Tropical Storm Shanshan Lashes Country

Tropical Storm Shanshan brought days of torrential rains, causing widespread flooding across Japan. The storm also caused downed trees, power outages, and mudslides across the country, leaving at least seven dead and more than 120 people injured. This video shows downed trees blocking a mountain road in Ameyama, Okazaki City. Shanshan was downgraded to a tropical depression at noon Sunday.

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Japan: Mudslide Sweeps Away Greenhouses In Shizuoka As Shanshan Dumps Heavy Rain

Tropical Storm Shan Shan brought days of torrential rains, causing widespread flooding to Japan. 7 deaths and over 120 injuries have been reported across the country. Several greenhouses on the slope of the mountain were swept away in a mudslide in Suruga Ward, Shizuoka City. Shanshan was downgraded to a tropical depression at noon Sunday.

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29th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

A man plays a trumpet in a mountain park with a view of Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture to commemorate the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake on Jan. 17, 2024, the 29th anniversary of the disaster in the western Japan city and its vicinity that killed more than 6,000 people.

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29th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

A man plays a trumpet in a mountain park with a view of Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture to commemorate the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake on Jan. 17, 2024, the 29th anniversary of the disaster in the western Japan city and its vicinity that killed more than 6,000 people.

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Rain halts search efforts on Mt. Ontake after fatal eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Smoke and clouds hang over Mt. Ontake in central Japan on Oct. 2, 2014, as search operations following an eruption on Sept. 27 are halted due to rain. Japan's worst postwar volcanic disaster on the 3,067-meter mountain straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures had killed at least 47 people as of Oct. 2.

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Rain halts search efforts on Mt. Ontake after fatal eruption

OTAKI, Japan - Firefighters walk in the village of Otaki, Nagano Prefecture, on Oct. 2, 2014, after search operations around the top of Mt. Ontake, which erupted on Sept. 27, are halted due to rain. Japan's worst postwar volcanic disaster on the 3,067-meter mountain straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures had killed at least 47 people as of Oct. 2.

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Student from quake-hit region

GENEVA, Switzerland - Kosuke Kagaya (R), a student at the Miyagi prefectural Sendai Daisan senior high school, is pictured on a snowboarding outing in the Swiss mountain resort village of Verbier on Dec. 24, 2013. Kagaya is spending time in Switzerland until the end of the year on a project started by a Japanese woman living in the country to invite children and students from Japan's Tohoku region hit by the March 2011 disaster to a school in Switzerland.

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20th anniv. of Fugen Peak eruption

SHIMABARA, Japan - Girls watch lighted candles during an event to commemorate the victims of a pyroclastic flow from Fugen Peak on Mt. Unzen in Nagasaki Prefecture on June 3, 2011, the 20th anniversary of the disaster that claimed the lives of 43 people. The mountain is seen in the background.

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(5)Media members visit quake-isolated Yamakoshi village

YAMAKOSHI, Japan - Roads remain closed and houses shattered in the mountain village of Yamakoshi, in Niigata Prefecture, which was hit by the deadly earthquakes on Oct. 23. Members of the media were allowed to visit the isolated village on Dec. 14 for the first time since the disaster.

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(4)Media members visit quake-isolated Yamakoshi village

YAMAKOSHI, Japan - Roads in the village of Yamakoshi, Niigata Prefecture, bear the scars left by the deadly earthquakes that jolted the central region of the prefecture on Oct. 23. Members of the media were allowed to visit the deserted mountain village on Dec. 14 for the first time since the disaster.

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(3)Media members visit quake-isolated Yamakoshi village

YAMAKOSHI, Japan - Pillars and furniture remain tilted in difference ways in a house in the village of Yamakoshi in central Niigata Prefecture, which was heavily damaged by the Oct. 23 eqarthquakes. Members of the media were allowed to visit the isolated mountain village on Dec. 14 for the first time since the disaster.

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(2)Media members visit quake-isolated Yamakoshi village

YAMAKOSHI, Japan - Many houses in the mountain village of Yamakoshi in central Niigata Prefecture remain submerged in a pond formed by a river blocked by landslides during the Oct. 23 earthquakes. Members of the media were allowed to visit the village on Dec. 14 for the first time since the disaster.

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(1)Media members visit quake-isolated Yamakoshi village

YAMAKOSHI, Japan - Many houses remain submerged in the mountain village of Yamakoshi in central Niigata Prefecture which devastated by the severe earthquakes on Oct. 23. Members of the media were allowed to visit the deserted village on Dec. 14 for the first time since the disaster.

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Relatives of 1985 JAL jet crash victims mark tragedy

UENOMURA, Japan - Relatives of victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash float lanterns on the Kanna River near the scene of the accident on a mountain in Gunma Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 11 to mark the 14th anniversary of Japan's worst air disaster. They paid respects to the 520 people who perished in the Aug. 12, 1985, crash.

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The landslide zone.

As we enter the plum season, we feature farmers in the Itoigawa region of Niigata Prefecture, which is plagued by landslides caused by torrential rains. Our heads droop as we look at the farmers who are working hard, undeterred by the fury of nature. The scars of 1961 linger in many places. 　 A bird's eye view of the Itoigawa region Mountain surface, cracks, men at work, countermeasure meeting at the administrative headquarters, evacuees, collapsing Senmaida rice field. The land that caused the landslide Residents' meeting inviting city council members Rooms of warped houses Exterior of houses Appeal at Itoigawa City Council, etc. *Date of shooting unknown, date of release: 1 June 14, 1963, .

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(4)Media members visit quake-isolated Yamakoshi village

YAMAKOSHI, Japan - Roads in the village of Yamakoshi, Niigata Prefecture, bear the scars left by the deadly earthquakes that jolted the central region of the prefecture on Oct. 23. Members of the media were allowed to visit the deserted mountain village on Dec. 14 for the first time since the disaster. (Kyodo)

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(3)Media members visit quake-isolated Yamakoshi village

YAMAKOSHI, Japan - Pillars and furniture remain tilted in difference ways in a house in the village of Yamakoshi in central Niigata Prefecture, which was heavily damaged by the Oct. 23 eqarthquakes. Members of the media were allowed to visit the isolated mountain village on Dec. 14 for the first time since the disaster. (Kyodo)

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(5)Media members visit quake-isolated Yamakoshi village

YAMAKOSHI, Japan - Roads remain closed and houses shattered in the mountain village of Yamakoshi, in Niigata Prefecture, which was hit by the deadly earthquakes on Oct. 23. Members of the media were allowed to visit the isolated village on Dec. 14 for the first time since the disaster. (Kyodo)

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(2)Media members visit quake-isolated Yamakoshi village

YAMAKOSHI, Japan - Many houses in the mountain village of Yamakoshi in central Niigata Prefecture remain submerged in a pond formed by a river blocked by landslides during the Oct. 23 earthquakes. Members of the media were allowed to visit the village on Dec. 14 for the first time since the disaster. (Kyodo)

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(1)Media members visit quake-isolated Yamakoshi village

YAMAKOSHI, Japan - Many houses remain submerged in the mountain village of Yamakoshi in central Niigata Prefecture which devastated by the severe earthquakes on Oct. 23. Members of the media were allowed to visit the deserted village on Dec. 14 for the first time since the disaster. (Kyodo)

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20th anniv. of Fugen Peak eruption

SHIMABARA, Japan - Girls watch lighted candles during an event to commemorate the victims of a pyroclastic flow from Fugen Peak on Mt. Unzen in Nagasaki Prefecture on June 3, 2011, the 20th anniversary of the disaster that claimed the lives of 43 people. The mountain is seen in the background. (Kyodo)

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Rain halts search efforts on Mt. Ontake after fatal eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Smoke and clouds hang over Mt. Ontake in central Japan on Oct. 2, 2014, as search operations following an eruption on Sept. 27 are halted due to rain. Japan's worst postwar volcanic disaster on the 3,067-meter mountain straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures had killed at least 47 people as of Oct. 2.(Kyodo)

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29th anniversary of Japan mountain disaster

Bereaved family members pray in Shimabara, southwestern Japan, on June 3, 2020, as the city in Nagasaki Prefecture marks the 29th anniversary of a huge pyroclastic flow from Mt. Unzen's Fugen Peak which caused the deaths of 43 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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29th anniversary of Japan mountain disaster

Bereaved family members pray in Shimabara, southwestern Japan, on June 3, 2020, as the city in Nagasaki Prefecture marks the 29th anniversary of a huge pyroclastic flow from Mt. Unzen's Fugen Peak which caused the deaths of 43 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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29th anniversary of Japan mountain disaster

Bereaved family members pray in Shimabara, southwestern Japan, on June 3, 2020, as the city in Nagasaki Prefecture marks the 29th anniversary of a huge pyroclastic flow from Mt. Unzen's Fugen Peak which caused the deaths of 43 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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29th anniversary of Japan mountain disaster

Bereaved family members pray in Shimabara, southwestern Japan, on June 3, 2020, as the city in Nagasaki Prefecture marks the 29th anniversary of a huge pyroclastic flow from Mt. Unzen's Fugen Peak which caused the deaths of 43 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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29th anniversary of Japan mountain disaster

Candles are lit in Shimabara, southwestern Japan, on June 3, 2020, as the city in Nagasaki Prefecture marks the 29th anniversary of a huge pyroclastic flow from Mt. Unzen's Fugen Peak which caused the deaths of 43 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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29th anniversary of Japan mountain disaster

Candles are lit in Shimabara, southwestern Japan, on June 3, 2020, as the city in Nagasaki Prefecture marks the 29th anniversary of a huge pyroclastic flow from Mt. Unzen's Fugen Peak which caused the deaths of 43 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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29th anniversary of Japan mountain disaster

Candles are lit in Shimabara, southwestern Japan, on June 3, 2020, as the city in Nagasaki Prefecture marks the 29th anniversary of a huge pyroclastic flow from Mt. Unzen's Fugen Peak which caused the deaths of 43 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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29th anniversary of Japan mountain disaster

People lay flowers at a monument in Shimabara, southwestern Japan, on June 3, 2020, as the city in Nagasaki Prefecture marks the 29th anniversary of a huge pyroclastic flow from Mt. Unzen's Fugen Peak which caused the deaths of 43 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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29th anniversary of Japan mountain disaster

People lay flowers at a monument in Shimabara, southwestern Japan, on June 3, 2020, as the city in Nagasaki Prefecture marks the 29th anniversary of a huge pyroclastic flow from Mt. Unzen's Fugen Peak which caused the deaths of 43 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo