(2)68 arrive on Miyakejima for 4-day visit

(2)68 arrive on Miyakejima for 4-day visit

MIYAKEJIMA ISLAND, Japan - Fumio Tsukuba, one of 68 former Miyakejima Island residents who returned to the island April 19 for a four-day visit, cleans his house vacated since he was forced to evacuate with other islanders due to volcanic activities in September 2000.

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