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Japan: Typhoon Nakri Brings Strong Winds to Southern Izu Islands

Typhoon Nakri made its closest approach to the southern Izu Islands on Monday morning, October 13, bringing heavy rain and strong winds.

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Japan: High Waves Pound Kanagawa Coast as Typhoon Nakri Approaches Izu Islands

On Monday morning, October 13, high waves were observed along the coast of Kanagawa Prefecture as Typhoon Nakri approached. The powerful typhoon passed south of Hachijojima, part of Tokyo, moving eastward, bringing heavy rain and strong winds to the southern Izu Islands.

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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

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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Japan defense minister Kihara on SDF chopper crash

TOKYO, Japan, July 9 Kyodo -Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara holds a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on July 9, 2024, at which he released the results of an investigation into the deadly collision of two Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopters in April over the Pacific during a night drill.(Kyodo)

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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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Japan boosts patrolling against coral poaching

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows jewelry made of red coral at Art Coral Ginza, a shop dedicated to coral products, in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district on Nov. 4, 2014. The Japanese government said the same day it is stepping up efforts to deal with Chinese fishermen poaching valuable coral in Japanese territorial waters and its exclusive economic zone near the Ogasawara and Izu islands off Tokyo.

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Japan boosts patrolling against coral poaching

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows an objet d'art made of red coral at Art Coral Ginza, a shop dedicated to coral products, in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district on Nov. 4, 2014. The Japanese government said the same day it is stepping up efforts to deal with Chinese fishermen poaching valuable coral in Japanese territorial waters and its exclusive economic zone near the Ogasawara and Izu islands off Tokyo.

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Japan boosts patrolling against coral poaching

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a ring made of red coral and diamond at Art Coral Ginza, a shop dedicated to coral products, in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district on Nov. 4, 2014. The Japanese government said the same day it is stepping up efforts to deal with Chinese fishermen poaching valuable coral in Japanese territorial waters and its exclusive economic zone near the Ogasawara and Izu islands off Tokyo.

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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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Miyakejima evacuees mark 3rd Coming-of-Age Day off island

TOKYO, Japan - Young people who were forced to leave Miyakejima Island in the Izu islands chain due to volcanic eruptions two years ago pose for a photo at a hotel in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Jan. 13 as they attend a Coming-of-Age Day ceremony there. It was the third time the ceremony marking entry into adulthood has been held off the island.

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Tokyo Gov. Ishihara, EU diplomats visit Izu islands

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara (3rd from R) and European Union (EU) diplomats (background) on May 30 arrive on Oshima island south of Tokyo as part of a trip to the Izu islands organized by the prefecture to promote local tourism ahead of the summer vacation season. The popularity of the islands has been dramatically declining due to a volcanic eruption that occurred last June on Miyakejima Island, about 200 kilometers south of Tokyo.

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EU diplomats, Tokyo Gov. Ishihara visit Izu isles

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara (L) and Swedish Ambassador to Japan Krister Kumlin (R) talk to reporters on return from a visit to the Izu islands, south of the capital, on May 30. Ishihara arranged the one-day trip for European Union diplomats in a bid to promote local tourism ahead of the summer vacation season.

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Mayors of Izu islands seek government aid on quake relief

TOKYO, Japan - Niijima village Mayor Takeyoshi Degawa (L) and Kozushima village Shigeru Yamashita (R) meet Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori on Aug. 30 to ask for support on emergency anti-earthquake measures and rebuilding funds.

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Volcanic ash piled up on Miyakejima Island

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Photo, taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 6:47 a.m. on Aug. 19, shows a motor vehicle stirring up volcanic ash on Miyakejima Island in the Izu islands chain south of Tokyo following Mt. Oyama's eruption on the evening of Aug. 18. The 813-meter volcano sent smoke more than 8,000 meters into the air, the highest altitude for any of its recent eruptions.

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Mt. Oyama on Miyakejima erupts again

TOKYO, Japan - Mt. Oyama on the island of Miyakejima, some 180 kilometers south of Tokyo, erupts Aug. 18, sending smoke more than 8,000 meters into the air. The 55-square-kilometer island and other islands in the Izu island chain have been hit by a series of quakes triggered by magma activity in the past few months.

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Moderate but shallow quakes hit Izu Islands

SHIKINEJIMA, Japan - Photo, taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 5:30 p.m. on July 20, shows the islands of Shikinejima (front) and Niijima (back) that were hit by a series of moderate but shallow earthquakes on July 20. The strongest quake jolted the island of Shikinejima with an intensity of 5 on the 7-point Japanese intensity scale, the Meteorological Agency said. An earthquake measuring upper 5 jolted the less than 1,000-populated and 3.7 square-kilometer isle at 2:32 a.m., followed by three other lower 5 intensity earthquakes at 11:19 a.m., 12:10 p.m. and 12:29 p.m.

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Gov't sets up task force to cope with quake

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (C) talks with Chief Cabinet Secretary Hidenao Nakagawa (L) on shortly after noon of July 15 at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, where a task force was set up to cope with a strong earthquake that rattled a chain of Izu islands in the morning.

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M6 quake triggers landslide on Kozushima Island

TOKYO, Japan - A landslide triggered by a fairly strong earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter scale blocks traffic on Kozu Island on July 9. The 3:57 a.m. quake's focus was estimated to be 10 km under the seabed in waters near the island, which is roughly 170 km south of Tokyo in the Izu chain of islands. The quake caused at least 10 landslides on the island, which has a population of 2,300, but there were no reports of casualties. The aerial photo was taken at 7:30 a.m. by a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News.

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Typhoon to hit quake-prone Izu Islands, Honshu

TOKYO, Japan - High waves hit the coast of quake-prone Kozushima Island, south of Tokyo, July 7 as a powerful typhoon heading northward toward Japan in the Pacific Ocean will likely lash the Izu Islands later in the day with heavy rain and strong winds. The typhoon may also hit Japan's main island of Honshu on the morning of July 8.

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Islanders begin repairs on quake-damaged Kozushima

KOZUSHIMA, Japan - A junior high school student (2nd from L) joins repair work on Kozushima Island on July 5 as his school was closed. The islands of Kozushima, Miyakejima and Niijima in the Izu Islands chain have been experiencing seismic activity since late June. On July 1, a strong quake measuring a lower 6 on the 7-point Japanese intensity scale hit Kozushima, killing one person and causing massive landslides.

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Torishima Island volcano erupts for 1st time in 63 yrs

TOKYO, Japan - A column of white smoke is seen spewing Aug. 12 from Mt. Io on Torishima Island in the Izu islands south of Tokyo. The volcano on the uninhabited island erupted for the first time in 63 years. Photo was provided by the Japan Coast Guard. (Kyodo)

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Miyakejima evacuees mark 3rd Coming-of-Age Day off island

TOKYO, Japan - Young people who were forced to leave Miyakejima Island in the Izu islands chain due to volcanic eruptions two years ago pose for a photo at a hotel in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Jan. 13 as they attend a Coming-of-Age Day ceremony there. It was the third time the ceremony marking entry into adulthood has been held off the island. (Kyodo)

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Ship carrying 74 people disabled after hitting whale

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 6, 2016, shows the Seven Islands Tomo (foreground), a 164-ton ferry believed to have collided with a whale off Izu Oshima Island, south of Tokyo. A Japan Coast Guard patrol vessel was deployed. While the ferry suffered damage to its bow, there was no fear of it sinking. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan boosts patrolling against coral poaching

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a ring made of red coral and diamond at Art Coral Ginza, a shop dedicated to coral products, in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district on Nov. 4, 2014. The Japanese government said the same day it is stepping up efforts to deal with Chinese fishermen poaching valuable coral in Japanese territorial waters and its exclusive economic zone near the Ogasawara and Izu islands off Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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EU diplomats, Tokyo Gov. Ishihara visit Izu isles

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara (L) and Swedish Ambassador to Japan Krister Kumlin (R) talk to reporters on return from a visit to the Izu islands, south of the capital, on May 30. Ishihara arranged the one-day trip for European Union diplomats in a bid to promote local tourism ahead of the summer vacation season.

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Mayors of Izu islands seek government aid on quake relief

TOKYO, Japan - Niijima village Mayor Takeyoshi Degawa (L) and Kozushima village Shigeru Yamashita (R) meet Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori on Aug. 30 to ask for support on emergency anti-earthquake measures and rebuilding funds.

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Volcanic ash piled up on Miyakejima Island

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Photo, taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 6:47 a.m. on Aug. 19, shows a motor vehicle stirring up volcanic ash on Miyakejima Island in the Izu islands chain south of Tokyo following Mt. Oyama's eruption on the evening of Aug. 18. The 813-meter volcano sent smoke more than 8,000 meters into the air, the highest altitude for any of its recent eruptions.

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Mt. Oyama on Miyakejima erupts again

TOKYO, Japan - Mt. Oyama on the island of Miyakejima, some 180 kilometers south of Tokyo, erupts Aug. 18, sending smoke more than 8,000 meters into the air. The 55-square-kilometer island and other islands in the Izu island chain have been hit by a series of quakes triggered by magma activity in the past few months.

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Moderate but shallow quakes hit Izu Islands

SHIKINEJIMA, Japan - Photo, taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 5:30 p.m. on July 20, shows the islands of Shikinejima (front) and Niijima (back) that were hit by a series of moderate but shallow earthquakes on July 20. The strongest quake jolted the island of Shikinejima with an intensity of 5 on the 7-point Japanese intensity scale, the Meteorological Agency said. An earthquake measuring upper 5 jolted the less than 1,000-populated and 3.7 square-kilometer isle at 2:32 a.m., followed by three other lower 5 intensity earthquakes at 11:19 a.m., 12:10 p.m. and 12:29 p.m.

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Gov't sets up task force to cope with quake

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (C) talks with Chief Cabinet Secretary Hidenao Nakagawa (L) on shortly after noon of July 15 at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, where a task force was set up to cope with a strong earthquake that rattled a chain of Izu islands in the morning.

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M6 quake triggers landslide on Kozushima Island

TOKYO, Japan - A landslide triggered by a fairly strong earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter scale blocks traffic on Kozu Island on July 9. The 3:57 a.m. quake's focus was estimated to be 10 km under the seabed in waters near the island, which is roughly 170 km south of Tokyo in the Izu chain of islands. The quake caused at least 10 landslides on the island, which has a population of 2,300, but there were no reports of casualties. The aerial photo was taken at 7:30 a.m. by a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News.

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Typhoon to hit quake-prone Izu Islands, Honshu

TOKYO, Japan - High waves hit the coast of quake-prone Kozushima Island, south of Tokyo, July 7 as a powerful typhoon heading northward toward Japan in the Pacific Ocean will likely lash the Izu Islands later in the day with heavy rain and strong winds. The typhoon may also hit Japan's main island of Honshu on the morning of July 8.

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Islanders begin repairs on quake-damaged Kozushima

KOZUSHIMA, Japan - A junior high school student (2nd from L) joins repair work on Kozushima Island on July 5 as his school was closed. The islands of Kozushima, Miyakejima and Niijima in the Izu Islands chain have been experiencing seismic activity since late June. On July 1, a strong quake measuring a lower 6 on the 7-point Japanese intensity scale hit Kozushima, killing one person and causing massive landslides.