THE FORCE AWAKENS
This handout photograph taken and released by MLITT Osumi River and National Highway Office on Friday shows the volcanic eruption of Sakurajima as seen from Kagoshima, southern Japan. AFP PHOTO / MLITT OSUMI RIVER AND NATIONAL HIGHWAY OFFICE / JIJI PRESS
This handout photograph taken and released by MLITT Osumi River and National Highway Office on Friday shows the volcanic eruption of Sakurajima as seen from Kagoshima, southern Japan. AFP PHOTO / MLITT OSUMI RIVER AND NATIONAL HIGHWAY OFFICE / JIJI PRESS
TOKYO: A volcano in southern Japan dramatically erupted Friday, with television footage showing fiery bursts of super hot rock and ash rushing down its slopes, though authorities said it posed no immediate danger to populated areas.