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3 rescued from capsized boat off Tokyo

KOZUSHIMA, Japan - Coast guard officials rescue a crew member (C) of the capsized fishing boat Kofuku Maru No. 1 (R) in the sea near Hachijo Island off Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2009. The crew member and two others were rescued four days after the boat went missing.

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3 rescued from capsized boat off Tokyo

KOZUSHIMA, Japan - Coast guard officials rescue a crew member (C) of the capsized fishing boat Kofuku Maru No. 1 in the sea near Hachijo Island off Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2009. The crew member and two others were rescued four days after the boat went missing.

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3 rescued from capsized boat off Tokyo

KOZUSHIMA, Japan - The Japan Coast Guard finds the fishing boat Kofuku Maru No. 1 capsized in the sea near Hachijo Island off Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2009, four days after it went missing. Three crew members of the boat were rescued the same day from inside the hull but the captain was found dead and the other four are still missing.

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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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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 forces Kozushima residents to leave

KOZUSHIMA, Japan - A mother and daughter in the village of Kozushima on quake-prone Kozushima Island, south of Tokyo, load a car with belongings July 7 before fleeing from an approaching typhoon. The municipal government ordered residents in the village's 12 districts to temporarily move to a high school for fear the typhoon will bring heavy rain and cause landslides.

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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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Kozushima residents brace up for typhoon

KOZUSHIMA, Japan - Men lay sandbags along the road facing the Pacific on July 7 as a strong typhoon, the season's third, approaches the quake-prone Kozushima Island, south of Tokyo.

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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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Strong quake hits Kozushima, causing more than 10 landslides

KOZUSHIMA, Japan - The photo, taken by a Kyodo News helicopter, shows a landslide caused by a strong quake that buried a road on the island of Kozushima in the Izu island chain on July 1. The quake, measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale, left at least one man dead in a car buried by a landslide. More than 10 landslides have been occurred on the island.

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Quakes hit Kozushima Island

HIGASHI-IZU, Japan - A road on Kozushima Island, south of Tokyo, is covered with earth loosened by a series of strong earthquakes that jolted the island June 29. The Meteorological Agency said the tremors are not directly related to volcanic activity at neighboring Miyakejima Island.

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Strong quake hits Kozushima, causing more than 10 landslides

KOZUSHIMA, Japan - The photo, taken by a Kyodo News helicopter, shows a landslide caused by a strong quake that buried a road on the island of Kozushima in the Izu island chain on July 1. The quake, measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale, left at least one man dead in a car buried by a landslide. More than 10 landslides have been occurred on the island.

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Quakes hit Kozushima Island

HIGASHI-IZU, Japan - A road on Kozushima Island, south of Tokyo, is covered with earth loosened by a series of strong earthquakes that jolted the island June 29. The Meteorological Agency said the tremors are not directly related to volcanic activity at neighboring Miyakejima Island.

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3 rescued from capsized boat off Tokyo

KOZUSHIMA, Japan - Coast guard officials rescue a crew member (C) of the capsized fishing boat Kofuku Maru No. 1 in the sea near Hachijo Island off Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2009. The crew member and two others were rescued four days after the boat went missing. (Kyodo)

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3 rescued from capsized boat off Tokyo

KOZUSHIMA, Japan - Coast guard officials rescue a crew member (C) of the capsized fishing boat Kofuku Maru No. 1 (R) in the sea near Hachijo Island off Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2009. The crew member and two others were rescued four days after the boat went missing. (Kyodo)

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3 rescued from capsized boat off Tokyo

KOZUSHIMA, Japan - The Japan Coast Guard finds the fishing boat Kofuku Maru No. 1 capsized in the sea near Hachijo Island off Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2009, four days after it went missing. Three crew members of the boat were rescued the same day from inside the hull but the captain was found dead and the other four are still missing. (Kyodo)

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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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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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Typhoon forces Kozushima residents to leave

KOZUSHIMA, Japan - A mother and daughter in the village of Kozushima on quake-prone Kozushima Island, south of Tokyo, load a car with belongings July 7 before fleeing from an approaching typhoon. The municipal government ordered residents in the village's 12 districts to temporarily move to a high school for fear the typhoon will bring heavy rain and cause landslides.

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Kozushima residents brace up for typhoon

KOZUSHIMA, Japan - Men lay sandbags along the road facing the Pacific on July 7 as a strong typhoon, the season's third, approaches the quake-prone Kozushima Island, south of Tokyo.

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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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1 man killed in car buried by landslide in Kozushima

KOZUSHIMA, Japan - A car driven by a 32-year-old man was buried in a landslide triggered by a powerful earthquake that jolted the island of Kozushima in the Izu island chain on July 1. Kenichi Furukawa was rescued but died later. More than 10 landslides occurred on the island following the quake.