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Japanese prince visits Izu Oshima Island

Japanese prince visits Izu Oshima Island

Japanese Prince Hisahito talks with people before leaving Izu Oshima Island in the Pacific about 100 kilometers south of Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Japanese Prince Hisahito waves before leaving Izu Oshima Island in the Pacific about 100 kilometers south of Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Japanese Prince Hisahito waves before leaving Izu Oshima Island in the Pacific about 100 kilometers south of Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito wave before leaving Izu Oshima Island in the Pacific about 100 kilometers south of Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito wave before leaving Izu Oshima Island in the Pacific about 100 kilometers south of Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Crown Princess Kiko and Prince Hisahito

Japan Crown Princess Kiko and Prince Hisahito

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito visit a camellia oil refinery on Izu Oshima Island, south of Tokyo, on Nov. 22, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Crown Princess Kiko and Prince Hisahito

Japan Crown Princess Kiko and Prince Hisahito

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito visit a camellia oil refinery on Izu Oshima Island, south of Tokyo, on Nov. 22, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Crown Princess Kiko and Prince Hisahito

Japan Crown Princess Kiko and Prince Hisahito

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito hear about the situation at the time of a 2013 deadly mudslide disaster on Izu Oshima Island, south of Tokyo, during their visit to a memorial for its victims on Nov. 22, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Crown Princess Kiko and Prince Hisahito

Japan Crown Princess Kiko and Prince Hisahito

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito hear about the situation at the time of a 2013 deadly mudslide disaster on Izu Oshima Island, south of Tokyo, during their visit to a memorial for its victims on Nov. 22, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Crown Princess Kiko and Prince Hisahito

Japan Crown Princess Kiko and Prince Hisahito

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (C) and her son Prince Hisahito hear about the situation at the time of a 2013 deadly mudslide disaster on Izu Oshima Island, south of Tokyo, during their visit to a memorial for its victims on Nov. 22, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Crown Princess Kiko and Prince Hisahito

Japan Crown Princess Kiko and Prince Hisahito

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito offer flowers at a memorial for victims of a 2013 deadly mudslide disaster on Izu Oshima Island, south of Tokyo, on Nov. 22, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Crown Princess Kiko and Prince Hisahito

Japan Crown Princess Kiko and Prince Hisahito

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito offer flowers at a memorial for victims of a 2013 deadly mudslide disaster on Izu Oshima Island, south of Tokyo, on Nov. 22, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito (back, L) watch Tokyo Deaflympics orienteering during a visit to Izu Oshima Island in the Pacific about 100 kilometers south of Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito (back, L) watch Tokyo Deaflympics orienteering during a visit to Izu Oshima Island in the Pacific about 100 kilometers south of Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito watch Tokyo Deaflympics orienteering during a visit to Izu Oshima Island in the Pacific about 100 kilometers south of Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito watch Tokyo Deaflympics orienteering during a visit to Izu Oshima Island in the Pacific about 100 kilometers south of Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito (back, L) watch Tokyo Deaflympics orienteering during a visit to Izu Oshima Island in the Pacific about 100 kilometers south of Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito wave before leaving Izu Oshima Island in the Pacific about 100 kilometers south of Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito wave before leaving Izu Oshima Island in the Pacific about 100 kilometers south of Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito wave before leaving Izu Oshima Island in the Pacific about 100 kilometers south of Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Crown princess, prince visit farm product shop

Crown princess, prince visit farm product shop

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito visit a farm product shop on Izu Oshima Island in the Pacific about 100 kilometers south of Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Crown princess, prince visit farm product shop

Crown princess, prince visit farm product shop

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito (back, R) visit a farm product shop on Izu Oshima Island in the Pacific about 100 kilometers south of Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Crown princess, prince visit farm product shop

Crown princess, prince visit farm product shop

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito visit a farm product shop on Izu Oshima Island in the Pacific about 100 kilometers south of Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan: Powerful Typhoon Halong Batters Hachijo Island with Rain and Wind 3

On Thursday, October 9, a powerful Typhoon Halong brought torrential rain and strong winds to Japan, causing severe flooding, landslides, downed trees, and power outages on Hachijo Island, a special ward located southeast of Tokyo. The metropolitan government requested the Japan Self-Defense Force to dispatch disaster relief personnel due to the extensive damage.

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Japan: Typhoon Halong Leaves Trail of Damage 2

On Thursday, October 9, a powerful Typhoon Halong brought torrential rain and strong winds to Japan, causing severe flooding, landslides, downed trees, and power outages on Hachijo Island, a special ward located southeast of Tokyo. The metropolitan government requested the Japan Self-Defense Force to dispatch disaster relief personnel due to the extensive damage.

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Japan: Powerful Typhoon Halong Batters Hachijo Island with Rain and Wind

On Thursday, October 9, a powerful Typhoon Halong brought torrential rain and strong winds to Japan, causing severe flooding, landslides, downed trees, and power outages on Hachijo Island, a special ward located southeast of Tokyo. The metropolitan government requested the Japan Self-Defense Force to dispatch disaster relief personnel due to the extensive damage.

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Japan: Powerful Typhoon Halong Batters Hachijo Island with Rain and Wind 2

On Thursday, October 9, a powerful Typhoon Halong brought torrential rain and strong winds to Japan, causing severe flooding, landslides, downed trees, and power outages on Hachijo Island, a special ward located southeast of Tokyo. The metropolitan government requested the Japan Self-Defense Force to dispatch disaster relief personnel due to the extensive damage.

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Japan: Typhoon Halong Hits Japan, Triggers Flood and Landslide Warnings 3

Typhoon Halong brought torrential rain and strong winds to Japan on Thursday, October 9, prompting emergency warnings for flooding and landslides. Rainfall on Hachijo Island reached a record 207 mm in three hours—the highest ever for the area. Although the storm has now moved east, power outages persist, and authorities continue to urge residents to avoid landslide-prone areas. This video shows waves and strong winds at the beach of Chigasaki.

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Japan: Typhoon Halong Leaves Trail of Damage

Typhoon Halong brought torrential rain and strong winds to Japan on Thursday, October 9, prompting emergency warnings for flooding and landslides. Rainfall on on Hachijo Island reached a record 207 mm in three hours—the highest ever for the area. Although the storm has now moved east, power outages persist, and authorities continue to urge residents to avoid landslide-prone areas. This video shows the downed trees on Miyake Island.

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Torrential rain in the Izu Island chain

Torrential rain in the Izu Island chain

Heavy rain hits the town of Hachijo on Hachijo Island, south of Tokyo, on Oct. 9, 2025, where a special heavy rain warning was issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency with Typhoon Halong approaching.

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Torrential rain in the Izu Island chain

Torrential rain in the Izu Island chain

A Japan Meteorological Agency official holds a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2025, after a special heavy rain warning was issued for the Izu Island chain off Tokyo.

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Torrential rain in the Izu Island chain

Torrential rain in the Izu Island chain

An electronic signboard at the Takeshiba Passenger Ship Terminal in Tokyo shows canceled vessels bound for the Izu Islands off Tokyo due to the approaching Typhoon Halong on Oct. 9, 2025.

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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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High-grade gold ore found off remote island south of Tokyo

High-grade gold ore found off remote island south of Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 21 Kyodo - An illustration shows the location of Aogashima Island (arrow) in the Pacific. A team of researchers at the University of Tokyo said on June 2, 2016 that it discovered high-grade gold ore in 2015 in a hydrothermal deposit at an underwater volcanic crater off Aogashima Island in the Izu Island chain over 350 kilometers south of Tokyo.(Kyodo)

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2 Japan MSDF choppers crash in Pacific

IZU, Japan Kyodo -Video taken from a Kyodo News plane on April 21, 2024, shows a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship searching for two MSDF helicopters in waters east of Torishima Island in the Izu Island chain in the Pacific after they crashed during a drill the night before, leaving at least one of the eight crew members dead, with the other seven missing.(Kyodo)

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Search after MSDF choppers crash

Search after MSDF choppers crash

Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane on April 22, 2024, shows a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel searching for crew members missing after two MSDF helicopters crashed during a drill in waters east of Torishima Island in the Izu island chain in the Pacific on April 20.

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Search after MSDF choppers crash

Search after MSDF choppers crash

Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane on April 22, 2024, shows a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel searching for crew members missing after two MSDF helicopters crashed during a drill in waters east of Torishima Island in the Izu island chain in the Pacific on April 20.

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Search after MSDF choppers crash

Search after MSDF choppers crash

Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane on April 22, 2024, shows a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter searching for crew members missing after two MSDF helicopters crashed during a drill in waters east of Torishima Island in the Izu island chain in the Pacific on April 20.

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2 Japan MSDF choppers crash in Pacific

2 Japan MSDF choppers crash in Pacific

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on April 21, 2024, shows a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer searching for two MSDF helicopters in waters east of Torishima Island in the Izu Island chain in the Pacific after they crashed during a drill the night before, leaving at least one of the eight crew members dead, with the other seven missing.

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2 Japan MSDF choppers crash in Pacific

2 Japan MSDF choppers crash in Pacific

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on April 21, 2024, shows a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship searching for two MSDF helicopters in waters east of Torishima Island in the Izu Island chain in the Pacific after they crashed during a drill the night before, leaving at least one of the eight crew members dead, with the other seven missing.

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2 Japan MSDF choppers crash in Pacific

2 Japan MSDF choppers crash in Pacific

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on April 21, 2024, shows a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship searching for two MSDF helicopters in waters east of Torishima Island in the Izu Island chain in the Pacific after they crashed during a drill the night before, leaving at least one of the eight crew members dead, with the other seven missing.

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2 Japan MSDF choppers crash in Pacific

2 Japan MSDF choppers crash in Pacific

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on April 21, 2024, shows a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship searching for two MSDF helicopters in waters east of Torishima Island in the Izu Island chain in the Pacific after they crashed during a drill the night before, leaving at least one of the eight crew members dead, with the other seven missing.

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2 Japan MSDF choppers crash in Pacific

2 Japan MSDF choppers crash in Pacific

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on April 21, 2024, shows a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship searching for two MSDF helicopters in waters east of Torishima Island in the Izu Island chain in the Pacific after they crashed during a drill the night before, leaving at least one of the eight crew members dead, with the other seven missing.

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[Breaking News]Small tsunami recorded in areas along Japan's Pacific coast

Wakayama , Japan Kyodo - Video taken in Wakayama on Dec. 3, 2023,Small tsunami were observed in areas along Japan's Pacific coast early Sunday following a 7.7-magnitude earthquake off a southern Philippine island, Japan's weather agency said.Tsunami up to 40 centimeters in height were measured at Hachijo Island in the Izu chain near Tokyo and up to 20 cm for some other islands in the chain, while surges of 20 cm were also seen in coastal areas of Wakayama and Kochi prefectures in western Japan after warnings were issued for the areas.

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Foreign fishing boats operate near Tori Island

Foreign fishing boats operate near Tori Island

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign fishing boats operate near Tori Island (back) in the Izu island chain on Oct. 31, 2014, with a number of them hoisting the Chinese national flag. Coral poaching in Japanese territorial waters and its exclusive economic zone near the Ogasawara and Izu islands is a problem nowadays.

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1st anniv. concert dedicated to mudslide victims

1st anniv. concert dedicated to mudslide victims

OSHIMA, Japan - A concert dedicated to the victims of mudslides on Izu Oshima Island in the Pacific is held on Oct. 16, 2014. The mudslides triggered by a powerful typhoon in October 2013 left 39 residents dead or missing.

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Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap

Mt. Fuji gets season's 1st snowcap

OSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken from Tokyo's Izu Oshima Island shows Mt. Fuji, Japan's tallest mountain, covered with a thin layer of snow on Oct. 16, 2014. The 3,776-meter mountain got its first snowcap of the season the same day, 16 days later than average but three days earlier than last year, the Kofu Local Meteorological Observatory said.

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People mourn victims of mudslide prior to 1st anniv.

People mourn victims of mudslide prior to 1st anniv.

OSHIMA, Japan - Residents of Izu Oshima Island, around 120 kilometers south of Tokyo, light candles on Oct. 15, 2014, to mourn those who were killed by mudslides triggered by a power typhoon ahead of the first anniversary of the disaster, which occurred on Oct. 16, 2013, leaving 39 dead or unaccounted for.

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People mourn victims of mudslide prior to 1st anniv.

People mourn victims of mudslide prior to 1st anniv.

OSHIMA, Japan - Residents of Izu Oshima Island, around 120 kilometers south of Tokyo, light candles on Oct. 15, 2014, to mourn those who were killed by mudslides triggered by a power typhoon ahead of the first anniversary of the disaster, which occurred on Oct. 16, 2013, leaving 39 dead or unaccounted for.

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