A volcano in southern Japan - which featured in a James Bond film - has erupted again, damaging homes in surrounding towns
Residents watch as Shinmoe Peak continues to pump out volcanic ash
After the latest eruption at Shinmoe Peak, the Japan Meteorological Agency has extended the exclusion zone around the crater to 4km (2.4 miles).
Experts fear lava could now spill out of the crater as pressure increases from within the the volcano's lava dome, leading to further blasts.
A 92-year-old woman suffered cuts to her face and hands caused by flying glass from shattered windows.
A gym becomes a temporary evacuation centre in Takaharu
Over 400 residents in the town of Takaharu, located at the foot of volcano Shinmoe Peak, have been forced to stay overnight at temporary evacuation centres.
Shinmoe Peak is part of the Kirishima mountain range and featured in the 1967 James Bond movie You Only Live Twice.
In April last year, the eruption of the Eyjafjoell volcano in Iceland threw up a huge ash plume into international airspace disrupting 100,000 flights.
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