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A Japanese soldier has been killed in an avalanche in central Japan that may have been triggered by a volcanic eruption. At least 11 people have also been injured, several of them critically. The eruption sent rocks raining down over a kilometre-wide area ... ( read original story ...)

Close to half of the new vehicles built in Canada in 2017 were from Japanese brands like Honda and Toyota, according to a recent press release from an association made up of those companies. Their total output combined to top one million units for the ... ( read original story ...)

According to the Meteorological Agency, this was the first time Mt. Kusatsu Shirane has erupted since 1983. There are currently 111 active volcanoes in Japan, according to agency officials. Don't miss out on the latest news and information. ( read original story ...)

One soldier died and 11 others were injured while skiing in central Japan on Tuesday, the result of flying rocks sent airborne during a sudden eruption of a volcano, officials said. Eight soldiers were among a group of 30 undergoing ski training when they ... ( read original story ...)

When visibility improved about 10 minutes later, he found several fellow soldiers fallen to the ground, Kyodo News reported. The four civilian ... Mount Kusatsu-Shirane erupted around 10 a.m. The Japan Meteorological Agency has since banned access to ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Twelve people, including eight soldiers, skiing on the slopes of a volcano in central Japan were injured Tuesday by flying rocks during a sudden eruption, officials said. One soldier later died. The eight soldiers were in a group of 30 who were ... ( read original story ...)

Fire trucks and ambulances are parked at a ski resort in Kusatsu, central Japan, after Mount Kusatsu-Shirane erupted Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. A disaster official said the volcano erupted and caused avalanche near the ski resort. (Suo Takekuma/Kyodo News via ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - A volcanic eruption Tuesday injured at least 16 people at a ski resort in central Japan, including six soldiers hit by an avalanche during ski training, officials said. Nine civilians were injured by volcanic rocks, while seven people - six ... ( read original story ...)

Four people riding a gondola on the slopes were injured by broken glass, Japan’s chief cabinet secretary, Yoshihide Suga, told a news conference, but he had no further details. Japan has 110 active volcanoes and monitors 47 of them around the clock. ( read original story ...)

Four people riding a gondola on the slopes were injured by broken glass, chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference, but he had no further details. Japan has 110 active volcanoes and monitors 47 of them around the clock. In September ... ( read original story ...)

Six members of Japan's ground self-defence force were among the injured ... Another four people, in a gondola, were hurt by broken glass, chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga said in a news conference. Members of the ground defence force were dispatched ... ( read original story ...)

Meanwhile, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings called for households ... "We will respond to this based on various scenarios," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference. "We call on all citizens to keep informed about the latest ... ( read original story ...)

A volcanic eruption Tuesday injured at least nine people at a ski resort in central Japan, officials said. One or two of the injured were on a gondola when the window was shattered by volcanic rocks, and the others were believed to have been hit by rocks ... ( read original story ...)

A disaster official said the volcano erupted and caused avalanche near the ski resort. (Suo Takekuma/Kyodo News via AP) The Japanese military said six soldiers who were among about 30 on ski training were buried by an avalanche, but they had all been ... ( read original story ...)

A disaster official says at least nine people have been injured by an apparent volcanic eruption and avalanche near a ski resort in central Japan. Gunma prefectural official Ken Kiryu said Tuesday that details were still unclear but the people may have ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — At least nine people were injured Tuesday in a volcanic eruption near a ski resort in central Japan, officials said. Most of the injured were on the ski slopes, while some were in a gondola where glass was broken apparently by a flying rock ... ( read original story ...)