India, March 31 -- Visitors are advised against approaching the southwestern Kyushu region in Japan, as a mid-level volcanic eruption warning surfaced on March 30, 2025. While the preventive warning has been issued, there has been no evacuation order for those residing near the Shinmoedake volcano, which falls within Japan's Kirishimayama cluster.

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Travel advisory: Japan warns of possible Shinmoedake volcano eruption

Shinmoedake Volcano, a part of the Mount Kirishima cluster, has recorded past eruptions in 1716, 1717, 1771, 1822, 1959, 1991, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2017, and 2018. The most recent volcanic eruption, in 2018, witnessed Shinmoedake Volcano...