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Drifted pumice in southern Japan

KUNIGAMI, Japan, July 30 Kyodo - Photo taken from a drone shows a massive amount of pumice stones seen to have drifted toward the shore of a fishing port in the village of Kunigami in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Oct. 29, 2021, following a submarine volcano eruption off the Ogasawara islands in August. (Kyodo)

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Pumice stones at Okinawa coasts

Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows pumice stones floating at sea coasts in Nago in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Nov. 20, 2021. The pumice stones drifted ashore following an underwater volcanic eruption earlier in the year.

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Pumice stones at Okinawa coasts

Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows pumice stones floating near a port in Nago in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Nov. 20, 2021. The pumice stones drifted ashore following an underwater volcanic eruption earlier in the year.

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Massive amount of pumice stones in sea off Okinawa

Pumice stones are seen at a fishing port in the Okinawa Prefecture town of Motobu, southern Japan, on Nov. 15, 2021, following an underwater volcanic eruption earlier this year. The massive amount of stones is disrupting fishing and tourism operations.

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Massive amount of pumice stones in sea off Okinawa

Pumice stones drift around corals in the sea off the Okinawa Prefecture town of Motobu, southern Japan, on Nov. 15, 2021, following an underwater volcanic eruption earlier this year. The massive amount of stones is disrupting fishing and tourism operations.

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Massive amount of pumice stones in sea off Okinawa

Pumice stones are seen at a fishing port in the Okinawa Prefecture town of Motobu, southern Japan, on Nov. 15, 2021, following an underwater volcanic eruption earlier this year. The massive amount of stones is disrupting fishing and tourism operations.

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Okinawa starts removing pumice stones

Work is under way at a port in Kunigami in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Oct. 29, 2021, to remove a massive amount of pumice stones that drifted ashore following an underwater volcanic eruption earlier this year. The arrival of the stones is disrupting fishing and tourism operations.

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Okinawa starts removing pumice stones

Work is under way at a port in Kunigami in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Oct. 29, 2021, to remove a massive amount of pumice stones that drifted ashore following an underwater volcanic eruption earlier this year. The arrival of the stones is disrupting fishing and tourism operations.

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Campaigning for Japanese general election

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida makes a stump speech in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 29, 2021. Kishida talked about a massive amount of pumice stones that has drifted ashore at places off Okinawa Prefecture, following an underwater volcanic eruption earlier this year.

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Okinawa starts removing pumice stones

Photo taken from a drone shows work under way at a port in Kunigami in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Oct. 29, 2021, to remove a massive amount of pumice stones that drifted ashore following an underwater volcanic eruption earlier this year. The stones are disrupting fishing and tourism operations.

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Okinawa starts removing pumice stones

Photo taken from a drone shows work under way at a port in Kunigami in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Oct. 29, 2021, to remove a massive amount of pumice stones that drifted ashore following an underwater volcanic eruption earlier this year. The stones are disrupting fishing and tourism operations.

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Okinawa starts removing pumice stones

Work is under way off a port in Kunigami in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Oct. 29, 2021, to remove a massive amount of pumice stones that drifted ashore following an underwater volcanic eruption earlier this year. The arrival of the stones is disrupting fishing and tourism operations.