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150th year of educator Niijima's departure for U.S. marked

HAKODATE, Japan - A ceremony takes place at Hakodate port in Hokkaido, northernmost Japan, on June 14, 2014, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Jo Niijima's departure for the United States. Niijima was a Japanese missionary and educator in the Meiji period (1968-1912), who founded Doshisha University in Kyoto, western Japan.

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Emperor, empress visit quake-hit Izu island chain

NIIJIMA, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko talk to children during their visit to Niijima Island in the Izu island chain, south of Tokyo, on July 26 to meet islanders who have been affected by long-lasting seismic activity.

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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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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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Evacuees temporarily return to Niijima

NIIJIMA, Japan - Residents of Niijima, a small island about 140 kilometers south of Tokyo, who had taken shelter at safer places, temporarily return to the island on July 16. Niijima was rocked by a strong earthquake, measuring lower 6 on the Japanese intensity scale of 7, on the morning of July 15.

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Strong quake triggers landslides on Niijima

NIIJIMA, Japan - Photo, taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 11:53 a.m. on July 15, shows landslides triggered by a fairly strong earthquake measuring an estimated 6.2 on the Richter scale that hit Niijima, a small island about 140 kilometers south of Tokyo, in the morning.

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Strong quake forces Niijima residents to evacuate

NIIJIMA, Japan - Photo, taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 11:15 a.m. on July 15, shows residents in the Wakago district on the Niijima Island, some 140 kilometers south of Tokyo, evacuating after a strong earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale rocked the island and a chain of nearby islands at 10:30 a.m.

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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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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 forces Niijima residents to evacuate

NIIJIMA, Japan - Photo, taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 11:15 a.m. on July 15, shows residents in the Wakago district on the Niijima Island, some 140 kilometers south of Tokyo, evacuating after a strong earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale rocked the island and a chain of nearby islands at 10:30 a.m.

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150th year of educator Niijima's departure for U.S. marked

HAKODATE, Japan - A ceremony takes place at Hakodate port in Hokkaido, northernmost Japan, on June 14, 2014, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Jo Niijima's departure for the United States. Niijima was a Japanese missionary and educator in the Meiji period (1968-1912), who founded Doshisha University in Kyoto, western Japan. (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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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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Evacuees temporarily return to Niijima

NIIJIMA, Japan - Residents of Niijima, a small island about 140 kilometers south of Tokyo, who had taken shelter at safer places, temporarily return to the island on July 16. Niijima was rocked by a strong earthquake, measuring lower 6 on the Japanese intensity scale of 7, on the morning of July 15.

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Strong quake triggers landslides on Niijima

NIIJIMA, Japan - Photo, taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 11:53 a.m. on July 15, shows landslides triggered by a fairly strong earthquake measuring an estimated 6.2 on the Richter scale that hit Niijima, a small island about 140 kilometers south of Tokyo, in the morning.

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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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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.