Any Time Blast Mount Hakone in Japan

Japanese officials ordered evacuations on Tuesday afternoon, local time, after raising the volcano threat alert for Mount Hakone on Honshu, the country's main island.

The Level 2 alert, which was issued in early May, was raised to a Level 3, urging residents to not approach the volcano after volcanic ash was reported coming from it, the Japanese Meteorological Agency and national broadcaster NHK reported.