A volcano erupted on a southwestern Japan island on Thursday, with the event coming in the wake of repeated volcanic activity that had been observed there since last fall, authorities said, adding islanders are safe.Pyroclastic flows reached some points 1.5 kilometers from the crater and ash and smoke spewed to an altitude of some 500 meters after the 9:19 a.m. eruption at Mt. Shindake on Kuchinoerabu Island, according to the authorities. [Japan Meteorological Agency] [Japan Meteorological Agency]After Thursday's eruption, the Japan Meteorological Agency has maintained the island's volcan…READ FULL ARTICLE
