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27 Jan 11 - A one-mile cordon has been established around Shinmoedake volcano on Mount Kirishima after it scattered rocks and ash across southern Japan and sent smoke billowing 5,000ft into the air, its worst eruption in 50 years.
Meteorological Agency volcanologist Sei Iijima said the eruption did not pose a threat to nearby cities, and a major eruption was not imminent. But he added: 'You can never say never with a volcano, although the lack of magma movement beneath the surface leads us to believe that this activity won't lead to a large-scale eruption,' he told ABC News. This is the largest eruption recorded at Kirishima since 1959.
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