Sakurajima

On 9 February 2023, an eruption occurred at the Showa crater on Sakurajima at 10:52 JST. The plumes had risen to at 11:10 JST, according to the Kagoshima Meteorological Office. On 14 February 2024, an eruption occurred at the southern peak's Minamidake crater on Sakurajima at 18:33 JST, emitting plumes of over in height and spewing rocks as far as away. Minamidake crater again erupted on 18 October 2024, with a plume above . Between 15 and 16 May 2025, multiple small eruptions with volcanic plumes up to high occurred disturbing local air travel. On 16 November 2025, Minamidake crater erupted at 00:57 JST with an eruption plume that reached high. On 11 April 2026, another eruption occurred at the Minamidake crater at 12:04 JST. The plume reached a height of with large volcanic rocks reaching the volcano's 7th station ejected. Alert level 3 remains in effect. On 8 May 2026, Minamidake crater erupted creating a high eruption column.