<p>Sakurajima volcano, on Kyushu island in southern Japan, erupted on June 16, blasting smoke thousands of meters into the air, according to Japanese Media</a>.</p><p>A number of social media posts</a> from Kagoshima town, located across a bay from the volcano, said that the smoke had blotted out light from the sun and that ash was falling in the area. Credit: Tansui Kaisui via Storyful</p><br />