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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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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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Marine ecologist Moyer dies in suspected suicide

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. marine ecologist Jack Moyer (file photo), who worked on Japan's Miyakejima Island for nearly 50 years, died Jan. 10 at a residence in Tokyo's Kita Ward, police said. He was 74. The police believe he committed suicide as a note was found.

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(2)68 arrive on Miyakejima for 4-day visit

MIYAKEJIMA ISLAND, Japan - Fumio Tsukuba, one of 68 former Miyakejima Island residents who returned to the island April 19 for a four-day visit, cleans his house vacated since he was forced to evacuate with other islanders due to volcanic activities in September 2000.

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(1)68 arrive on Miyakejima for 4-day visit

MIYAKEJIMA ISLAND, Japan - Sixty-eight former Miyakejima Island residents arrive on the island April 19 for a four-day visit, their first overnight stay since the entire population of some 3,800 residents was forced to evacuate due to volcanic activities in September 2000. Residents have made one-day visits to the island in the Pacific some 180 kilometers south of Tokyo but it became possible for them to stay as a shelter-accommodation facility was completed there recently.

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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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Children visit homes on evacuated Miyakejima Island+

TOKYO, Japan - Children board a ship to leave Tokyo port on Aug. 4 for Miyakejima, an island evacuated for nearly two years due to volcanic activity. Seventy elementary and high school students left for the island south of Tokyo as the first group of children to temporarily return to the island since the evacuation.

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(2)Evacuated children visit Miyakejima home

TOKYO, Japan - A sister and brother prepare to bring belongings out of their home on the volcanic island of Miyakejima, some 220 kilometers south of Tokyo. They are among children making a brief visit to the island after being evacuated from it nearly two years ago due to volcanic eruptions.

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(1)Evacuated children visit Miyakejima home

TOKYO, Japan - Children who were evacuated from the volcanic island of Miyakejima nearly two years ago due to volcanic eruptions gather at Tsubota Junior High School on the island on Aug. 5. They arrived on the island from Tokyo, some 220 kilometers north of the island, for a brief visit. Mt. Oyama is seen spewing smoke in the background.

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Miyakejima islanders temporarily return home

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Residents of the volcanic island of Miyakejima, south of Tokyo, wearing gas masks, are briefed by an official on April 2 after landing on the island to make temporary visits to their homes. Some 200 of the island's 3,850 residents, all forced to evacuate their homes in September 2000 by volcanic eruptions, returned to the island to repair their homes and collect belongings.

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Emperor, empress encourage evacuees from Miyakejima

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (R, front) and Empress Michiko (C, front) offer encouragement to evacuees from the island of Miyakejima, some 200 kilometers south of Tokyo, on March 18. The island's residents were evacuated last September due to large-scale volcanic eruptions.

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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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Koizumi encourages students evacuated from Miyakejima

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi greets schoolchildren from the island of Miyakejima at a former high school building on Sept. 29 in Akiruno, western Tokyo, the students' temporary home after being evacuated from the island last year following volcanic activity. Koizumi visited the island for inspection earlier in the day.

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Koizumi visits evacuated volcanic island of Miyakejima

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi visits the island of Miyakejima on Sept. 29, currently uninhabited after its residents were evacuated last year following volcanic activity. He arrived via a Self-Defense Forces helicopter for his first visit to the island, south of Tokyo, since his inauguration as premier in late April.

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350 Miyakejima residents briefly return home

TOKYO, Japan - Residents of Miyakejima Island, south of Tokyo, head for their homes wearing helmets on Sept. 18 after arriving at a port in Sabigahama in western Miyakejima by a chartered ship from Tokyo. About 350 residents temporarily visited their homes one year after all islanders were forced to evacuate following volcanic eruptions.

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Evacuated Miyakejima students start 2nd semester in Tokyo

AKIRUNO, Japan - Primary school students, evacuated from the volcanic island of Miyakejima following eruptions there last year, attend the opening ceremony for second-semester classes in Akiruno, western Tokyo, on Sept. 3.

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Emperor, Empress encourage Miyakejima evacuees

SHIMODA, Japan - Emperor Akihito (2nd from R, front) and Empress Michiko (R) on Aug. 27 encourage people who evacuated to Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture, from Miyakejima Island, south of Tokyo, after a series of volcanic eruptions last year. The couple arrived in Shimoda earlier in the day to stay at an imperial villa.

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(2)Miyakejima evacuees make brief return to island

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - As Mt. Oyama continues belching smoke, Miyakejima Island residents walk on board a vessel bound back for Tokyo port following a five-hour-long return to the island to visit and check their homes.

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(1)Miyakejima evacuees make brief return to island

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - One of evacuated Miyakejima islanders, who were allowed to return to the island July 12 for the first time in 10 months, watches rocks and mudflows that severely damaged a room in his house.

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Miyakejima evacuees to make brief return to island

TOKYO, Japan - Evacuees from Miyakejima Island, south of Tokyo, board a ship chartered by the Tokyo metropolitan government at Takeshiba Pier in Tokyo Port on July 11 to temporarily return to the island for the first time since they left last year due to continuing volcanic activity.

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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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130 children from Miyakejima start new school year in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A total of 130 elementary and junior high school students from Miyakejima Island attend a school opening ceremony on April 6 at Akikawa High School in Akiruno, western Tokyo. The students have been living in Tokyo since volcanic eruptions on the island forced all 3,850 inhabitants to evacuate their homes last September.

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Miyakejima junior high kids graduate from school

TOKYO, Japan - Thirty-nine youngsters, who were evacuated from Miyakejima Island last September in the wake of volcanic eruptions there, attend a ceremony to mark their graduation from junior high school, at Akikawa High School in Akiruno, western Tokyo, on March 19. Some of the students (standing) receive applause from lower grade students. The graduating students attended three junior high schools on the island before it was hit by the eruptions. They have since been boarding at Akikawa High School.

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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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Astronaut Wakata gives shuttle collages to young evacuees

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata on Jan. 12 presents school children with collages commemorating a recent space shuttle mission in which he took part at Akikawa High School in Akiruno, western Tokyo. The children were evacuated from Miyakejima Island south of the capital following a series of volcanic eruptions there that started last June. The objective of Wakata's mission, completed last October, was to add components to the International Space Station.

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Chicken walk around on deserted Miyakejima Island

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Chicken walk around in the front yard of a deserted house on Miyakajima Island on Sept. 6, two days after all remaining residents of the volcanic island, south of Tokyo, were evacuated due to fears of massive pyroclastic flows.

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Miyakejima roads cut by mudslides

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - The circular road on Miyakejima Island is seen severed and heavily damaged by mudslides caused by heavy rain on the volcanic island Sept. 6. A member of a Ground Self-Defense Force contingent sent to the island said they had to pull back because their four-wheel-drive vehicle got stuck in the mud.

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Workers begin clearing Miyakejima's mud-covered roads

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Earth-moving equipment clears mud from a road near a private home in the Ako district of Miyakejima Island on Sept. 6, after heavy rains triggered mudslides on the volcanic island south of Tokyo. Emergency workers began the road-clearing work throughout the island after the slides stranded village officials and emergency personnel. Nearly all of the island's 3,850 residents have been evacuated following a series of volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.

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Residents evacuate with their pets

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Residents and local officials carry cages holding pets that later boarded a ferry with their owners to evacuate from Miyakejima Island, south of Tokyo, Sept. 4.

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Evacuating residents of Miyakejima wear face masks

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Residents waiting to board a ferry at Sabigahama, the west side of Miyakejima Island, wear face masks to protect themselves from falling volcanic ash Sept. 4.

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Last group of Miyakejima residents lines up to leaves island

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Residents of Miyakejima Island line up Sept. 4 before boarding a regular ferry at Sabigahama, on the west side of the island, after an evacuation order was issued by the Tokyo metropolitan government for fear of pyroclastic flows. The group of islanders was the last to leave. Some 400 officials and disaster relief workers will remain on the island.

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Miyakejima residents arrive at Tokyo port

TOKYO, Japan - Residents on Miyakejima, an active volcanic island 200 kilometers south of Tokyo, arrive at a Tokyo port on the evening of Sept. 2. They boarded a ship 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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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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Children evacuate Miyakejima

TOKYO, Japan - Elementary school students on the island of Miyakejima, some 200 kilometers south of Tokyo, prepare to board a ship Aug. 29 to evacuate the island due to the eruption of Mt. Oyama earlier in the day. The children are among 135 elementary, junior high and high school students who left the island during the day.

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Mt. Oyama erupts again

TOKYO, Japan - Mt. Oyama on the island of Miyakejima, south of Tokyo, is seen erupting again Aug. 29, sending smoke about 8,000 meters into the air. The photo was taken from a Kyodo News helicopter.

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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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GSDF troops arrive in Miyakejima to help clear volcano ash

MIYAKEJIMA ISLAND, Japan - About 300 members of the Ground Self-Defense Force disembark from a Maritime SDF ship at Okubo beach on the northern part of Miyakejima Island on Aug. 21. The troops have been dispatched to help locals clean up volcanic ash from Friday's eruption of Mt. Oyama and fortify their houses with sandbags. About 42 special vehicles, including large trucks and bulldozers, were unloaded from the ship for use in the cleanup effort.

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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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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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Mt. Oyama erupts, residents evacuate

TOKYO, Japan - Mt. Oyama, a volcano located on Miyakejima Island, some 180 kilometers south of Tokyo, erupts Aug. 10, spewing smoke as high as 3,000 meters. The 813-meter volcano (in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter) erupted for the first time since July 15, forcing nearby residents to evacuate.

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Evacuation order partially lifted for Miyakejima residents

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - A girl wearing a mask to prevent inhalation of volcanic ash returns home from a shelter on Miyakejima Island, south of Tokyo, on July 17 after the partial lifting of an evacuation order by authorities. The authorities allowed 86 islanders to return home three days after they were told to evacuate following July 14's eruption of Mt. Oyama, a 813-meter volcano at the center of Miyakejima.

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Road on Niijima hit by quake-triggered landslide

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Workers remove July 15 volcanic ashes that covered streets on Miyakejima Island, some 180 kilometers south of Tokyo, after an 813-meter volcano there, Mt. Oyama, erupted intermittently July 14-15 belching ashes and smoke into the sky.

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Volcanic ashes cover Miyakejima

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Workers remove July 15 volcanic ashes that covered streets on Miyakejima Island, some 180 kilometers south of Tokyo, after an 813-meter volcano there, Mt. Oyama, erupted intermittently July 14-15 belching ashes and smoke into the sky.

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Summit of Mt. Oyama on Miyakejima collapses

TOKYO, Japan - The summit of Mt. Oyama on Miyakejima, a small volcanic island south of Tokyo, is seen collapsed July 9 in a photo taken from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News. The 814-meter volcano erupted at around 6:41 p.m. July 8 after white smoke was confirmed billowing from the top of the mountain.

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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.