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Japan: Typhoon Jangmi Lashes Okinawa and Amami Islands With Destructive Winds

Typhoon Jangmi brought heavy rain and damaging winds to Okinawa and Amami islands, southern Japan, as it approached Okinawa's main island on Monday, June 1. All flights to and from Naha Airport were cancelled, while public transport, schools, and businesses were also shut for the day.

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Japan: High Waves Pound Yoron Island Shore as Typhoon Jangmi Approaches

Typhoon Jangmi brought strong winds to Okinawa and Amami islands, southern Japan on Monday, June 1 as it approached the Okinawa main island.

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US: Palisades Fire Visible From Flights Near LAX As 30,000 Evacuate 4

Huge plumes of smoke were visible from flights arriving and departing from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) as a wildfire rapidly spread through Pacific Palisades fueled by Santa Ana winds on Tuesday, January 7. The fire has scorched more than 2,900 acres, prompting the evacuation of nearly 30,000 residents and causing several road closures. Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency to provide additional support to the affected communities.

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US: Palisades Fire Smoke Visible From Flights Near LAX As 30,000 Evacuate 2

Huge plumes of smoke were visible from flights arriving and departing from Los Angeles International Airport as a wildfire rapidly spread through Pacific Palisades fueled by Santa Ana winds on Tuesday, January 7. The fire has scorched more than 2,900 acres, prompting the evacuation of nearly 30,000 residents and causing several road closures. Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency to provide additional support to the affected communities.

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Man reads pen pal's letter from Russian-held island

KUSHIRO, Japan - Tadaaki Iwasaki, a former resident of Etorofu, one of the four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido, northern Japan, reads a letter in this file photo taken on Sept. 20, 2014, from his Russian pen pal Galina Burisovna Danilinichuk whom he met around 10 years earlier during her visa-free visit to Sapporo. She attends the Iwasaki family's grave on the island.

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Parade to celebrate founding of Kuril District

TOKYO, Japan - A parade to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the founding of the Kuril District is held on Etorofu Island, one of the four Russian-controlled islands claimed by Japan off Hokkaido, on Sept. 13, 2014.

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Students deepen friendship on Russian-held island

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese and Russian junior and senior high school students dance at a gymnasium on Etorofu Island, one of the four Russian-controlled islands claimed by Japan off Hokkaido, on Sept 14, 2014. The Japanese students visited the island through the non-visa exchange program.

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Senior Russian official visits disputed isle

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Sergei Ivanov (C), chief of staff of Russia's Presidential Executive Office, inspects a new airport on Iturup island, which is known as Etorofu in Japan, on Sept. 24, 2014. The island is one of the Russian-controlled islands claimed by Japan.

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Senior Russian official visits disputed isle

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Sergei Ivanov (C back), chief of staff of Russia's Presidential Executive Office, holds a dialogue session with local residents on Iturup island, which is known as Etorofu in Japan, on Sept. 24, 2014. The island is one of the Russian-controlled islands claimed by Japan.

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Russian senior official visits Etorofu

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Sergei Ivanov (front), chief of staff of Russia's Presidential Executive Office, inspects a newly constructed dock on Sept. 24, 2014, on Etorofu Island -- one of the four islets off Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, claimed by Tokyo but controlled by Moscow. In Tokyo, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the development is "extremely regrettable."

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Russian senior official visits Etorofu

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Sergei Ivanov (C), chief of staff of Russia's Presidential Executive Office, inspects a newly constructed airport on Sept. 24, 2014, on Etorofu Island -- one of the four islets off Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, claimed by Tokyo but controlled by Moscow. In Tokyo, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the development is "extremely regrettable."

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Russian senior official visits Etorofu

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Sergei Ivanov (C), chief of staff of Russia's Presidential Executive Office, inspects a newly constructed airport on Sept. 24, 2014, on Etorofu Island -- one of the four islets off Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, claimed by Tokyo but controlled by Moscow. In Tokyo, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the development is "extremely regrettable."

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Russia opens new airport on Japan-claimed Etorofu

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Sakhalin Gov. Alexander Horoshavin (far R) cuts the ribbon at a ceremony to open a new airport on Etorofu Island -- one of four Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido -- on Sept. 22, 2014.

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Russia opens new airport on Japan-claimed Etorofu

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - An airport official (R) receives a commemorative key at the opening ceremony for a new airport on Etorofu Island -- one of four Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido -- on Sept. 22, 2014.

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Civil airplane arrives at new airport on Etorofu Island

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Passengers who got off a civilian Russian airplane walk across the apron at a new airport on Etorofu Island -- one of four Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido -- on Sept. 22, 2014.

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Visa-free delegation meets with Russian residents

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo taken on Sept. 13, 2014, on Russian-held Etorofu Island off Hokkaido shows members of a visa-free delegation from Hokkaido meeting with local residents. The delegation returned home on Sept. 15. (Pool photo)

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Ex-Japanese Foreign Minister Maehara on Etorofu

NEMURO, Japan - Former Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara (C) inspects a seafood processing factory on Etorofu Island, one of four Russian-held islands claimed by Japan off Hokkaido, on Aug. 7, 2011. He was visiting the island under a bilateral visa-free exchange program. The slogan on the factory (in the background) reads ''The Kurils belong to Russia.'' The four disputed islands are known as the Southern Kurils in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan.

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Ex-Japanese Foreign Minister Maehara on Etorofu

NEMURO, Japan - Former Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara (2nd from R) speaks with a local reporter on Etorofu Island, one of four Russian-held islands claimed by Japan off Hokkaido, on Aug. 6, 2011. He was visiting the island under a bilateral visa-free exchange program.

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Etorofu girl leaves hospital after heart surgery

SAPPORO, Japan - Three-year-old Evgeniya (R), held by her mother Veronika Rodionova (L), 34, leaves the Hokkaido University hospital in Sapporo on Nov. 30 after more than a month of treatment for heart disease. Evgeniya, who is from Russian-occupied Etorofu Island, underwent surgery on Oct. 25 under the Japanese government's humanitarian aid program for four Russian-held islands that lie off Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido and are claimed by Japan.

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Russian PM Medvedev visits Japan-claimed Etorofu Island

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (2nd from L, foreground) mingles with participants of a youth forum on Aug. 22, 2015, on Etorofu, one of the four Russian-controlled, Japanese-claimed islands off Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Russian PM visits disputed island off Japan's Hokkaido

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (R) inspects a seafood processing plant in Etorofu Island, one of the Russian-controlled, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido, on Aug. 22, 2015. The visit to the disputed island drew an immediate protest from Tokyo, with a senior Foreign Ministry official conveying it to the Russian ambassador to Japan by phone. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Russian PM visits disputed island off Japan's Hokkaido

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (C) inspects a seafood processing plant in Etorofu Island, one of the Russian-controlled, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido, on Aug. 22, 2015. The visit to the disputed island drew an immediate protest from Tokyo, with a senior Foreign Ministry official conveying it to the Russian ambassador to Japan by phone. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Russian deputy PM attends forum on disputed island off Hokkaido

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Trutnev (R) answers questions after his speech at a forum on Etorofu Island, one of the Russian-administered islands off Hokkaido claimed by Japan, on Aug. 14, 2015. The island is called Iturup in Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Russian deputy PM visits disputed island off Hokkaido

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Trutnev is surrounded by participants at a patriotic event during his visit to one of the Russian-controlled islands off Hokkaido claimed by Japan on Aug. 13, 2015. The Japanese government lodged a protest with the Russian Embassy in Tokyo over the visit to the island called Etorofu in Japan and Iturup in Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Russian deputy PM visits disputed island off Hokkaido

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Trutnev (R front) arrives on the island called Etorofu in Japan and Iturup in Russia which is one of the Russian-controlled islands claimed by Japan, on Aug. 13, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-post office built before WWII on Russian-held island demolished

Photo taken on Sept. 20, 2014, shows a former postal station house before its recent demolition in Shana, or Kurilsk in Russian, on Etorofu, one of the four Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido. The last vestige of Japan's presence on the island is said to have been dismantled in June 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tents erected for Russian patriotic event on Japan-claimed island

Tents are erected on Etorofu on Aug. 11, 2015, to accommodate participants of a Russian government-organized patriotic event on the disputed island. Etorofu is one of the Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Russians prepare to hold patriotic event on Japan-claimed island

Preparations are under way for a Russian government-organized patriotic event on Etorofu on Aug. 11, 2015. Etorofu is one of the Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Japanese Foreign Minister Maehara on Etorofu

NEMURO, Japan - Former Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara (2nd from R) speaks with a local reporter on Etorofu Island, one of four Russian-held islands claimed by Japan off Hokkaido, on Aug. 6, 2011. He was visiting the island under a bilateral visa-free exchange program. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Japanese Foreign Minister Maehara on Etorofu

NEMURO, Japan - Former Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara (C) inspects a seafood processing factory on Etorofu Island, one of four Russian-held islands claimed by Japan off Hokkaido, on Aug. 7, 2011. He was visiting the island under a bilateral visa-free exchange program. The slogan on the factory (in the background) reads ''The Kurils belong to Russia.'' The four disputed islands are known as the Southern Kurils in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Students deepen friendship on Russian-held island

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese and Russian junior and senior high school students dance at a gymnasium on Etorofu Island, one of the four Russian-controlled islands claimed by Japan off Hokkaido, on Sept 14, 2014. The Japanese students visited the island through the non-visa exchange program. (Kyodo)

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Senior Russian official visits disputed isle

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Sergei Ivanov (C back), chief of staff of Russia's Presidential Executive Office, holds a dialogue session with local residents on Iturup island, which is known as Etorofu in Japan, on Sept. 24, 2014. The island is one of the Russian-controlled islands claimed by Japan. (Kyodo)

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Russian senior official visits Etorofu

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Sergei Ivanov (C), chief of staff of Russia's Presidential Executive Office, inspects a newly constructed airport on Sept. 24, 2014, on Etorofu Island -- one of the four islets off Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, claimed by Tokyo but controlled by Moscow. In Tokyo, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the development is "extremely regrettable." (Kyodo)

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Russian senior official visits Etorofu

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Sergei Ivanov (front), chief of staff of Russia's Presidential Executive Office, inspects a newly constructed dock on Sept. 24, 2014, on Etorofu Island -- one of the four islets off Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, claimed by Tokyo but controlled by Moscow. In Tokyo, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the development is "extremely regrettable." (Kyodo)

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Russian senior official visits Etorofu

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Sergei Ivanov (C), chief of staff of Russia's Presidential Executive Office, inspects a newly constructed airport on Sept. 24, 2014, on Etorofu Island -- one of the four islets off Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, claimed by Tokyo but controlled by Moscow. In Tokyo, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the development is "extremely regrettable." (Kyodo)

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Russia opens new airport on Japan-claimed Etorofu

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - An airport official (R) receives a commemorative key at the opening ceremony for a new airport on Etorofu Island -- one of four Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido -- on Sept. 22, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Civil airplane arrives at new airport on Etorofu Island

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Passengers who got off a civilian Russian airplane walk across the apron at a new airport on Etorofu Island -- one of four Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido -- on Sept. 22, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Russian PM's visit to disputed island off Hokkaido

A Russian government plane arrives at Etorofu Island off Japan's Hokkaido on Aug. 2, 2019. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev made his first visit since 2015 to the island, one of the four Russia-held islands claimed by Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volcano on Etorofu Island

Photo taken on Nov. 1, 2019, shows a volcano on Etorofu Island, one of the four Russia-held islands off Hokkaido, northern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese former residents make 1st trip by air to Russian-held isles

Japanese former residents of a group of Russian-controlled islands off Hokkaido look at a mountain on Etorofu Island on Sept. 23, 2017. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese former residents make 1st trip by air to Russian-held isles

Japanese former residents of a group of Russian-controlled islands off Hokkaido arrive at an airport on Etorofu Island on Sept. 23, 2017, to visit their ancestors' graves. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese former residents make 1st trip by air to Russian-held isles

A Japanese former resident of Etorofu Island, one of a group of Russian-controlled islands off Hokkaido, prays in front of an altar on the island on Sept. 23, 2017. A group of Japanese former residents visited their ancestors' graves on the islands of Kunashiri and Etorofu by air. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe, Putin to meet in hot spring resort, territorial row the focus

Kaigara Island, part of the Habomai group of islets, is seen from Cape Nosappu on Japan's northernmost main island Hokkaido on Dec. 14, 2016. In the foreground is a "prayer flame" that burns in hope of a return of the islands of Etorofu, Kunashiri, Shikotan and the Habomai islet group from Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Etorofu girl leaves hospital after heart surgery

SAPPORO, Japan - Three-year-old Evgeniya (R), held by her mother Veronika Rodionova (L), 34, leaves the Hokkaido University hospital in Sapporo on Nov. 30 after more than a month of treatment for heart disease. Evgeniya, who is from Russian-occupied Etorofu Island, underwent surgery on Oct. 25 under the Japanese government's humanitarian aid program for four Russian-held islands that lie off Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido and are claimed by Japan.