(3)Miyake villagers return home as evacuation order lifted

TOKYO, Japan - Miyake Village Mayor Sukeyasu Hirano (R) smiles as he shakes hands with Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara before departure from Tokyo port late Feb. 1. The first group of 62 evacuees returned to the island as the village government lifted an evacuation order earlier in the day, 53 months after volcanic activity there forced the islanders to leave in 2000.

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