[Japan’s Sakurajima Volcano erupted multiple times today] August 31, according to the local meteorological station, at 10 a.m. local time on the 31st, the Nandake Crater of Sakurajima Volcano in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan erupted, and the volcanic smoke rose from the crater to an altitude of 1,300 meters. There is currently a moderate plume of smoke drifting northwest. In addition, Sakurajima volcano erupted three times between 5 a.m. and 10 a.m. that day, with smoke heights reaching 1,000 to 1,300 meters. The smoke also spread to the northwest. Currently, Sakurajima Volcano maintains an alert level of 3, restricting people from entering the mountain. The local weather station called on people to be alert to the dangers posed by large-scale rock spewers and pyroclastic flows within about 2 kilometers from the crater.