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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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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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Quakes on Miyake Island

TOKYO, Japan - An April 18, 2013, photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a landslide on Miyake Island south of Tokyo following a series of earthquakes the previous day.

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Quake jolts Miyake Island

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an area on Miyake Island in the Pacific illuminated on the evening of April 17, 2013, after a series of quakes hit the island. An earthquake of preliminary magnitude 6.2 jolted the island that day along with dozens of tremors, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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Quake jolts Miyake Island

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a police car (bottom) patrolling in a residential area on Miyake Island in the Pacific on the evening of April 17, 2013, after a series of quakes hit the island. An earthquake of preliminary magnitude 6.2 jolted the island that day along with dozens of tremors, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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Kan goes fishing

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan executives (from left) Naoto Kan, Yukio Hatoyama and Ichiro Ozawa go fishing in the sea aboard a boat off Miyake Island in the Pacific in August 2006. Kan was named prime minister on June 4, 2010.

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Emperor, empress visit Miyake for 1st time since volcanic eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko talks with villagers during their one-day visit to Miyake Island on March 7. They encouraged islanders in their efforts to rebuild their communities that were devastated by major volcanic eruptions in 2000. (Pool photo

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Emperor, empress visit Miyake for 1st time since volcanic eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito speak at villagers during his one-day visit to Miyake Island on March 7. He encouraged islanders in their efforts to rebuild their communities that were devastated by major volcanic eruptions in 2000. (Pool photo)

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Emperor, empress visit Miyake for 1st time since volcanic eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko talk with a fishery market official during their visit to Miyake Island on March 7. They encouraged islanders in their efforts to rebuild their communities that were devastated by major volcanic eruptions in 2000. (Pool photo)

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Emperor, empress visit Miyake Island

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (C) and Empress Michiko (L) talk with people March 7 at an elementary school on Miyake Island. The imperial couple visited there to encourage islanders in their efforts to rebuild their communities devastated by volcanic eruptions in 2000. (Pool photo)

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Emperor, empress visit Miyake Island

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko talk with people March 7 at an elementary school on Miyake Island. The imperial couple visited the island to encourage islanders in their efforts to rebuild their communities devastated by volcanic eruptions in 2000. (Pool photo)

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Emperor, empress visit Miyake Island

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (C) and Empress Michiko (L) are welcomed by Sukeyasu Hirano (R), mayor of Miyake village, on their arrival March 7 to Miyake Island to encourage islanders in their efforts to rebuild their communities devastated by volcanic eruptions in 2000. (Pool photo)

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Emperor, empress visit Miyake Island

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko wave just before they leave Tokyo's Koto Ward by helicopter for Miyake Island on March 7 to encourage the islanders in their efforts to rebuild their community following a series of major volcanic eruptions that began in 2000.

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Emperor, empress visit Miyake Island

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko wave as they leave Tokyo's Koto Ward by helicopter for Miyake Island on March 7 to encourage the islanders in their efforts to rebuild their community following a series of major volcanic eruptions that began in 2000.

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Miyake islanders mark 1st anniversary since return

MIYAKE ISLAND, Japan - Miyake Island residents celebrate the first anniversary of their return to the island after full evacuation in September 2000 due to volcanic activity on Feb. 1. They pledged to rebuild their lives on the island during a ceremony held at a junior high school.

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Miyake Island schools hold entrance ceremonies

TOKYO, Japan - Seven new schoolchildren attend an entrance ceremony at an elementary school on Miyake Island on April 12. The ceremony was held for the first time in five years on the island, where all residents were evacuated following volcanic eruptions in 2000.

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Miyake high school welcomes new students

MIYKE ISLAND, Japan - The Tokyo metropolitan government-run Miyake High School on Miyake Island holds an entrance ceremony on April 7, the first one since all islanders were evacuated following volcanic eruptions in the summer of 2000.

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(2)High school reopens on Miyake Island

TOKYO, Japan - Students and teachers at the Tokyo Metropolitan Miyake High School on Miyake Island prepare to pose for photos during an opening ceremony for the new academic year on April 6 for the first time since all residents were evacuated following volcanic eruptions in the summer of 2000.

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(1)High school reopens on Miyake Island

TOKYO, Japan - Students at the Tokyo Metropolitan Miyake High School on Miyake Island attend an opening ceremony for the new academic year on April 6 for the first time since all residents were evacuated following volcanic eruptions in the summer of 2000.

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Volcanic gas advisory issued for part of Miyake Island

MIYAKE ISLAND, Japan - Police officers wearing gasmasks stand guard on a road on Miyake Island, 180 kilometers south of Tokyo, on Feb. 7 after local authorities issued an advisory for people in the Ako district to wear gasmasks due to volcanic gas.

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(6) Miyake villagers head home as evacuation order lifted

MIYAKE ISLAND, Japan - Yoshiyuki Asanuma (L) puts on light as his wife Masako watches after returning home on Miyake Island for the first time in four years early Feb. 2. The first group of 62 evacuees from Miyake returned to the island after the village government lifted an evacuation order the previous day, 53 months after residents were forced to leave in 2000 because of volcanic activity there.

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(4)Miyake villagers return home as evacuation order lifted

MIYAKE ISLAND, Japan - The first group of 62 evacuees from Miyake Island arrives back at Miike port on the island early Feb. 2 after the village government lifted an evacuation order the previous day, 53 months after residents left in 2000 because of volcanic activity there. The returnees on board the 4,900-ton ferry Salvia Maru of Tokai Kisen Co. included those returning permanently or temporarily, as well as construction workers and officials involved in rebuilding the island.

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(5)Miyake villagers return home as evacuation order lifted

MIYAKE ISLAND, Japan - The first group of 62 evacuees from Miyake Island returns to the island early Feb. 2 after the village government lifted an evacuation order the previous day, 53 months after residents left in 2000 because of volcanic activity there.

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(1)Miyake villagers return home as evacuation order lifted

TOKYO, Japan - Each of the first group of 62 evacuees from Miyake Island shakes hands with Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara (R) as they leave Tokyo port for the island late Feb. 2. The village government lifted an evacuation order earlier in the day, 53 months after residents left in 2000 because of volcanic activity there.

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(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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(2)Miyake villagers return home as evacuation order lifted

TOKYO, Japan - The first group of 62 evacuees from Miyake Island is about to leave Takeshiba Pier of Tokyo port for the island late Feb. 1 as the village government lifted an evacuation order earlier in the day, 53 months after residents left in 2000 because of volcanic activity there. A banner on the ship reads: ''Thank you for your warm support. We are returning to Miyake Island.''

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Village office opens on Miyake Island

TOKYO, Japan - Officials of the Miyake Village government resume work at a temporary office on Miyake Island, located in the Pacific some 180 kilometers south of Tokyo, on Feb. 1 as an evacuation order, which was imposed more than four years ago due to volcanic activity, will be lifted later in the day.

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(1)Small eruption observed on Miyake Island

TOKYO, Japan - A small eruption was observed Nov. 30 at Mt. Oyama on Miyake Island, the first small eruption since Nov. 24, 2002, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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(2)Small eruption observed on Miyake Island

TOKYO, Japan - A small eruption was observed Nov. 30 at Mt. Oyama on Miyake Island, the first small eruption since Nov. 24, 2002, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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(2)Miyake Island ex-residents allowed to go home after 4 1/2 yrs

TOKYO, Japan - A shrine and its gate on Miyake Island remain buried under volcanic ashes in a photo taken in March 2004. Miyake village head Sukeyasu Hirano said July 20 that residents of the island will be allowed to return home in February 2005, four and a half years after an evacuation order was issued in September 2000 following volcanic eruptions there.

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(1)Miyake Island ex-residents allowed to go home after 4 1/2 yrs

TOKYO, Japan - Miyake village head Sukeyasu Hirano tells a press conference on July 20 that village residents will be allowed to return home in February 2005, four and a half years after an evacuation order was issued in September 2000 following volcanic eruptions there.

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67 students evacuated from Miyake welcome 3rd term

TACHIKAWA, Japan - Sixty-seven elementary and junior high school students and their teachers from the island of Miyakejima attend a ceremony Jan. 8 to begin their third semester at the former Akikawa High School in Akiruno, western Tokyo. They were evacuated from the island in 2000 due to volcanic eruptions.

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Mori calls for aid legislation for Miyakejima

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (C) walks with Miyake Village Mayor Ko Hasegawa (L) on Miyakejima Island on March 3 during a brief inspection of damage caused by last year's series of volcanic eruptions. Mori, who flew there by Self Defense Forces helicopter, said he will work to draw up special legislation for the reconstruction of the island, located some 200 kilometers from Tokyo in the Izu archipelago. It was Mori's first trip to Miyakejima since last September, when all 3,800 of the island's residents were evacuated.

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Miyake residents start evacuation

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Some 280 of the remaining residents on Miyakejima, an active volcanic island some 200 kilometers south of Tokyo, leave the island on Sept. 2 in accordance with an evacuation order issued Sept. 1 by officials of the village of Miyake due to fears of massive pyroclastic flows. The 284 people boarded ships for Tokyo to become the first batch of islanders to leave after village head Ko Hasegawa ordered the evacuation of the estimated 800 remaining residents within three days from Sept. 2.

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Tokyo Gov. Ishihara visits Miyakejima Island

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara (L) flies into Miyakejima Island on the afternoon of Sept. 2 by helicopter. He inspected the island under the guidance of Miyake village head Ko Hasegawa (R), discussed future plans with village officials, and gave words of encouragement to the village staff.

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Milk cows loaded on cargo ship to evacuate Miyakijima Island

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Cows are loaded on a cargo ship Sept. 2 at a port on Miyakejima Island as islanders leave the volcanic island. Miyake village authorities decided Sept. 1 to evacuate all residents within three days from Sept. 2 due to fears of massive pyroclastic flows. About 600 village officials and disaster relief workers are to stay behind on the island, located 200 kilometers south of Tokyo.

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Miyakejima's Mt. Oyama erupts again, sends smoke 8 km high

MIYAKE, Japan - People watch as Mt. Oyama on the island of Miyakejima erupts again Aug. 29, sending black smoke about 8 km into the air. A local meteorological observatory said the eruption started at around 4:35 a.m. and called on residents to be on alert. The 813-meter volcano, some 200 kilometers south of Tokyo, has erupted several times this summer, with the last burst occurring Aug. 28 on a small scale. Smoke from the recent eruptions is streaming into Kanagawa Prefecture through Sagami Bay.

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Village-run ranch on Miyakejima carpeted with volcanic ash

MIYAKE, Japan - Photo, taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 26., shows that a ranch run by the village of Miyake on Miyakejima Island south of Tokyo is carpeted with volcanic ash. More than 200 additional evacuees left the island of Miyakejima on Aug. 26 following recent volcanic eruptions and earthquakes, leaving only two-thirds of local residents still on the island, the Miyake village hall said.

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Eruption of Mt. Oyama forces Miyakejima residents to evacuates

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Following the Aug. 18 eruption of Mt. Oyama on Miyakejima Island south of Tokyo, islanders take shelter at a gymnasium in Miyake Junior High School in the Izu district Aug. 19. The 813-meter volcano belched smoke as high as 8,000 meters. Experts said the Aug. 18 eruption was the largest in the past six weeks.

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Mount Oyama on Miyake Island erupts

MIYAKE, Japan - Mount Oyama on Miyakejima, a small volcanic island some 180 kilometers south of Tokyo, erupted at around 6:43 p.m. on July 8 after confirming that white smoke was billowing out of the mountain. The aerial photo was taken in the morning of July 9 by a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News. According to the Meteorological Agency, the mountain erupted only once, with smoke billowing 800 meters above the crater, and a small amount of volcanic ash was confirmed to have spewed out from the crater, but the smoke disappeared at around 6:50 p.m.

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6 schools on Miyakejima Island resume classes

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Photo shows pupils at Ako Elementary School in the village of Miyake on Miyakejima Island, whose classes resume July 3, along with five other elementary and junior high schools after seven days of temporary closure caused by the threat of a volcanic eruption on the island. Life on Miyakejima, a small volcanic island 180 kilometers south of Tokyo, is gradually returning to normal.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant runs on Miyake Island, part of the Izu island chain off Tokyo, on July 15, 2021. The relay has been canceled in most parts of the Japanese capital amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant runs on Miyake Island, part of the Izu island chain off Tokyo, on July 15, 2021. The relay has been canceled in most parts of the Japanese capital amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant runs on Miyake Island, part of the Izu island chain off Tokyo, on July 15, 2021. The relay has been canceled in most parts of the Japanese capital amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant runs on Miyake Island, part of the Izu island chain off Tokyo, on July 15, 2021. The relay has been canceled in most parts of the Japanese capital amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Pool photo)

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(3)Small eruption observed on Miyake Island

TOKYO, Japan - A Japan Meteorological Agency observation camera captures a small eruption Nov. 30 at Mt. Oyama on Miyake Island, the first small eruption since Nov. 24, 2002. Photo was provided by the agency. (Kyodo)

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(2)Small eruption observed on Miyake Island

TOKYO, Japan - A small eruption was observed Nov. 30 at Mt. Oyama on Miyake Island, the first small eruption since Nov. 24, 2002, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. (Kyodo)

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(1)Small eruption observed on Miyake Island

TOKYO, Japan - A small eruption was observed Nov. 30 at Mt. Oyama on Miyake Island, the first small eruption since Nov. 24, 2002, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. (Kyodo)

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Village office opens on Miyake Island

TOKYO, Japan - Officials of the Miyake Village government resume work at a temporary office on Miyake Island, located in the Pacific some 180 kilometers south of Tokyo, on Feb. 1 as an evacuation order, which was imposed more than four years ago due to volcanic activity, will be lifted later in the day. (Kyodo)