Volcanic smoke billows from Mt Io, foreground, part of the Kirishima mountain range on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu, taken over Ebino city, Miyazaki prefecture, on Thursday. (Kyodo News via AP)TOKYO: A volcano in southern Japan has erupted for the first time in 250 years, and authorities set up a no-go zone around the mountain. Japan's Meteorological Agency on Friday expanded a no-go zone to the entire mountain from previously just around the volcano's crater. The volcano is part of the Kirishima mountain range on Japan's southern main island of Kyushu. Volcanic smoke billows from Mt Io, part of the Kirishima mountain range on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu, taken over Ebino city, Miyazaki prefecture, on Thursday.

Source: Bangkok Post April 20, 2018 07:18 UTC