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Apparent fireball reported in Japan

Photo taken by an unmanned fixed-point camera at 11:08 p.m. on Aug. 19, 2025, shows the Sakurajima volcano in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima. Many people in western and southwestern Japan reported on social media seeing what appeared to be a fireball on the night of Aug. 19.

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Apparent fireball reported in Japan

Photo taken by an unmanned fixed-point camera at 11:08 p.m. on Aug. 19, 2025, shows the Sakurajima volcano in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima. Many people in western and southwestern Japan reported on social media seeing what appeared to be a fireball on the night of Aug. 19.

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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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Japan: Eruption At Sakurajima Sends Ash Plume Rising To 2,200 Meters 2

An eruption occurred at the summit crater of the southern peak of Sakurajima on Friday, December 27. A significant amount of volcanic ash was expelled, reaching an altitude of 2,200 meters. The first video was recorded at 4:42 pm, and the second video was recorded at 5:21 pm.

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Japan: Eruption At Sakurajima Sends Ash Plume Rising To 2,200 Meters

An eruption occurred at the summit crater of the southern peak of Sakurajima on Friday, December 27. A significant amount of volcanic ash was expelled, reaching an altitude of 2,200 meters.

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Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan

Photo taken on July 14, 2024, from an unmanned fixed-point camera in Tarumizu, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows an explosive eruption of a volcano on Sakurajima in the southwestern Japan prefecture.

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Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan

Photo taken on July 14, 2024, from an unmanned fixed-point camera in Tarumizu, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows smoke rising 4,500 meters from the crater following an explosive eruption of a volcano on Sakurajima in the southwestern Japan prefecture.

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Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan

Photo taken on Feb. 14, 2024, from an unmanned fixed-point camera in Tarumizu, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows an eruption of a volcano on Sakurajima in the southwestern Japan prefecture.

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Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan

Photo taken on Feb. 14, 2024, from an unmanned fixed-point camera in Tarumizu, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows an eruption of a volcano on Sakurajima in the southwestern Japan prefecture.

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Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan

Photo taken on Feb. 14, 2024, from an unmanned fixed-point camera in Tarumizu, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows an eruption of a volcano on Sakurajima in the southwestern Japan prefecture.

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Snow-covered Sakurajima volcano

Photo taken on Jan. 24, 2024, from an unmanned fixed-point camera in Tarumizu, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows a snow-covered volcano on Sakurajima in the southwestern Japan prefecture.

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Season's first snowcap on Sakurajima volcano

Photo taken on Dec. 21, 2023, shows the first snow of the season spotted on a volcano on Sakurajima in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan.

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Season's first snowcap on Sakurajima volcano

Photo taken on Dec. 21, 2023, from an unmanned fixed-point camera in Tarumizu, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows the first snow of the season spotted on a volcano on Sakurajima in the southwestern Japan prefecture.

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Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan

Photo taken on Oct. 14, 2023, from an unmanned fixed-point camera in Tarumizu, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows Sakurajima volcano erupting in the southwestern Japan prefecture.

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Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan

Photo taken on Oct. 24, 2023, from an unmanned fixed-point camera in Tarumizu, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows Sakurajima volcano erupting in the southwestern Japan prefecture.

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Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan

Photo taken on Oct. 17, 2023, from Shiranami Stadium, the venue of the National Sports Festival in the southwestern city of Kagoshima, shows Sakurajima volcano erupting.

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Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan

Photo taken on Oct. 19, 2023, from an unmanned fixed-point camera in Tarumizu, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows Sakurajima volcano erupting in the southwestern Japan prefecture.

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Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan erupts

Photo taken on Feb. 8, 2023, from an unmanned fixed-point camera in Tarumizu, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows an eruption on Sakurajima volcano in the southwestern Japan prefecture. It was the first explosive eruption since April 2018 at the volcano's Showa crater.

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Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan erupts

Photo taken on Feb. 8, 2023, from an unmanned fixed-point camera in Tarumizu, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows an eruption on Sakurajima volcano in the southwestern Japan prefecture. It was the first explosive eruption since April 2018 at the volcano's Showa crater.

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Sakurajima volcano spews smoke to over 4,000 meters

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Active volcano Sakurajima Island in the southern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima spews smoke and ash to more than 4,000 meters after an eruption at Showa Vent on April 9. Part of the smoke and ash flew over the sea and hit the nearby city of Kagoshima causing problems for residents.

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Mt. Sakurajima eruption

KAGOSHIMA, Japan, April 3 Kyodo - Mt. Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, continues to fume in the evening of March 29, 2015, following increased volcanic activity since January. The photo was taken from a roadside station in the city of Tarumizu, a popular rest area among photographers in search of fantastic scenery.

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Sumo champion Hakuho visits Kagoshima

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (4th from R) poses for a commemorative photo in the city of Kagoshima on Nov. 27, 2014, against a backdrop of the Sakurajima volcano, as he is welcomed to the southwestern Japanese city. Hakuho matched Taiho's all-time record of 32 career championships at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament earlier in the month.

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Sakurajima eruption

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - The Sakurajima volcano on the island of Kyushu in southwestern Japan erupts on Sept. 4, 2013.

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Mt. Sakurajima eruption

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken in the city of Kagoshima on Aug. 19, 2013, shows a pile of bags containing ash from Mt. Sakurajima, a day after a major eruption of the volcano.

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Cleaning up volcanic ash

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Workers clean up ash from the Sakurajima volcano on streets in Kagoshima City in Kagoshima Prefecture on Aug. 19, 2013, the day after 1,117-meter volcano had a major eruption.

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Cleaning up volcanic ash

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - A vehicle cleans up ash from the Sakurajima volcano on streets in Kagoshima City in Kagoshima Prefecture on Aug. 19, 2013, the day after 1,117-meter volcano had a major eruption.

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Mt. Sakurajima eruption

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Ash fills the air after an eruption of Mt. Sakurajima near the city of Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 18. 2013.

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Mt. Sakurajima eruption

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Ash fills the air after an eruption of Mt. Sakurajima near the city of Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 18. 2013.

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Mt. Sakurajima eruption

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Ash fills the air after an eruption of Mt. Sakurajima near the city of Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 18. 2013.

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Mt. Sakurajima eruption

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Ash fills the air after an eruption of Mt. Sakurajima near the city of Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 18. 2013.

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Mt. Sakurajima eruption

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Smoke rises to around 5,000 meters after an eruption of Mt. Sakurajima near the city of Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 18. 2013.

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Mt. Sakurajima

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Mt. Sakurajima, an active volcano in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, erupts on July 10, 2013.

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Mt. Sakurajima

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Photo shows Mt. Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, erupting on Aug. 15, 2012. The active volcano could spew the largest amount of volcanic ash in 20 years in 2012, Japanese researchers said the same day.

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Mt. Sakurajima

FUKUOKA, Japan - File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in October 2011 shows Mt. Sakurajima, an active volcano in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The volcano explosively erupted late Dec. 8, 2011, for the 897th time this year, breaking its annual record for the third consecutive year, according to the local observatory.

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Mt. Sakurajima has season's 1st snowfall

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Mt. Sakurajima, a volcano located in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, is capped with the season's first snowfall on Dec. 26, 2010.

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Zeppelin NT flies over Kagoshima

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - The Zeppelin NT is seen flying over the city of Kagoshima against the backdrop of Sakurajima on March 11, 2010, as Japan Airship Corp. began a sightseeing flight service until March 14.

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Sakurajima active again

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Smoke billows from the Showa Crater on Mt. Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture on June 19.

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Sakurajima active again

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Smoke and magma spout out from the Showa Crater on Mt. Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture on June 19.

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Mt. Sakurajima has season's first snowfall

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Mt. Sakurajima, the popular volcano located in Japan's southern prefecture of Kagoshima, is capped with the season's first snowfall on Dec. 5.

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(2) Part of Kyushu Shinkansen service launched

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train Tsubame departs from Kagoshima-Chuo Station with Mt. Sakurajima in the background on March 13 as the service opened for business on a 128-kilometer route between Kagoshima-Chuo, Kagoshima Prefecture, and Shin-Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.

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29-kg radish wins contest, organizers to seek Guinness record

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Manabu Ono, 58, a Kagoshima office worker, holds a 29.6-kilogram Sakurajima daikon radish which won a contest in the town of Sakurajima, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Feb. 10. Organizers said they will apply for an entry in the ''Guinness World Records'' book. A 21.2-kg radish, also grown by Ono, won the contest a year ago and holds the current world record.

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Volcanic eruption evacuation drill on Sakurajima

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personnel conduct an evacuation drill on Nov. 19, 2022, for a massive eruption on Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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Volcanic eruption evacuation drill on Sakurajima

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personnel conduct an evacuation drill on Nov. 19, 2022, for a massive eruption on Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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Eruptions of Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan

Photo taken July 25, 2022, from a Kyodo News plane shows a volcano on Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, following a series of eruptions.

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Eruptions of Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan

Photo taken July 25, 2022, shows a volcano on Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, following a series of eruptions.