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Female Shinto priest prays to calm volcano

Yoshie Kaneko, the female Shinto chief priest of the Kanamine shrine on Kuchinoerabu Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, prays on Yakushima, another island in the prefecture, on May 30, 2015, for an end to volcanic eruptions on Kuchinoerabu. She has evacuated to Yakushima since the eruption of Mt. Shindake on Kuchinoerabu in late May. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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One month after all residents left volcanic eruption-hit Japan island

Photo taken June 29, 2015, from a Kyodo News airplane shows Kuchinoerabu Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, a month after the eruption of Mt. Shindake prompted all 137 people to evacuate the remote island. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volcano on southwestern Japan island erupts again: weather agency

Noritake Nishide, director-general of the Japan Meteorological Agency, speaks at a regular press conference in Tokyo on June 18, 2015. The agency said a volcano is likely to have erupted again the same day on Kuchinoerabu Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, after the May 29 violent eruption of Mt. Shindake on the small island forced all 137 islanders to evacuate. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volcano evacuees fear landslides as rainy season starts in southern Japan

The ash-covered Kuchinoerabu Island, some 1,000 kilometers southwest of Tokyo, has traces of pyroclastic flow from the eruption of Mt. Shindake there on May 29, 2015, as seen from a Kyodo News helicopter. With the start of the rainy season, evacuated residents are worried that landslides could cause secondary damage to their homes and properties. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1 day after volcano eruption on small Japanese island

Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane on May 30, 2015, shows Kuchinoerabu Island, some 1,000 kilometers southwest of Tokyo, on which Mt. Shindake erupted the previous day. All 137 islanders and visitors were evacuated to nearby Yakushima Island, and now must consider how to live away from their homes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1 day after volcano eruption on Japanese small island

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 30, 2015, shows trees on Kuchinoerabu Island, some 1,000 kilometers southwest of Tokyo, leveled to the ground by pyroclastic flow, a day after the eruption of Mt. Shindake there. While all of the 137 islanders and visitors were successfully evacuated to the nearby Yakushima Island, they began considering how they could live away from their homes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1 day after volcano eruption on Japanese small island

Ryosei Akazawa (far L), senior vice minister of disaster prevention, meets with Yakushima town mayor Koji Araki (far R) in Yakushima on May 30, 2015, after Mt. Shindake on the nearby Kuchinoerabu Island, some 1,000 kilometers southwest of Tokyo, erupted. All of the 137 islanders and visitors were successfully evacuated to Yakushima Island. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1 day after volcano eruption on Japanese small island

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 30, 2015, shows trees on Kuchinoerabu Island, some 1,000 kilometers southwest of Tokyo, leveled to the ground by pyroclastic flow, a day after the eruption of Mt. Shindake there. While all of the 137 islanders and visitors were successfully evacuated to the nearby Yakushima Island, they began considering how they could live away from their homes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1 day after volcano eruption on Japanese small island

Evacuees from Kuchinoerabu Island, some 1,000 kilometers southwest of Tokyo, stay at an evacuation center on May 30, 2015, on the nearby Yakushima Island, after spending the night there. Mt. Shindake on Kuchinoerabu erupted the previous day, forcing all of the 137 islanders and visitors to evacuate. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1 day after volcano eruption on Japanese small island

Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane on May 30, 2015, shows volcanic smoke rising from Mt. Shindake on Kuchinoerabu Island, some 1,000 kilometers southwest of Tokyo, a day after its explosive eruption. It forced all of the 137 islanders and visitors to evacuate. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1 day after volcano eruption on Japanese small island

An evacuee from Kuchinoerabu Island, some 1,000 kilometers southwest of Tokyo, feeds a pet dog on May 30, 2015, at a community center on the nearby Yakushima Island, after he spent the night there. Mt. Shindake on Kuchinoerabu erupted the previous day, forcing all of the 137 islanders and visitors to evacuate. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1 day after volcano eruption on Japanese small island

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 30, 2015, shows a road on Kuchinoerabu Island, some 1,000 kilometers southwest of Tokyo, covered with volcanic ash, a day after the eruption of Mt. Shindake there. While all of the 137 islanders and visitors were successfully evacuated to the nearby Yakushima Island, they began considering how they could live away from their homes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1 day after volcano eruption on Japanese small island

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 30, 2015, shows trees on Kuchinoerabu Island, some 1,000 kilometers southwest of Tokyo, leveled to the ground, a day after the eruption of Mt. Shindake there. While all of the 137 islanders and visitors were successfully evacuated to the nearby Yakushima Island, they began considering how they could live away from their homes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1 day after volcano eruption on Japanese small island

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 30, 2015, shows cars on Kuchinoerabu Island, some 1,000 kilometers southwest of Tokyo, covered with volcanic ash, a day after the eruption of Mt. Shindake there. While all of the 137 islanders and visitors were successfully evacuated to the nearby Yakushima Island, they began considering how they could live away from their homes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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All residents of small Japan island evacuated after volcano erupts

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 29, 2015, shows white smoke rising from Mt. Shindake on the Japanese island of Kuchinoerabu, located about 100 kilometers south of Kyushu, following its explosive eruption. All 137 people who live on the island have been confirmed safe and evacuated by sea or air. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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All residents of small Japan island evacuated after volcano erupts

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 29, 2015, shows white smoke rising from Mt. Shindake on the Japanese island of Kuchinoerabu, located about 100 kilometers south of Kyushu, following its explosive eruption. All 137 people who live on the island have been confirmed safe and evacuated by sea or air. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Eruption forces islanders to evacuate in southwestern Japan

Evacuees from southwestern Japan's Kuchinoerabu Island have meals at a community center on nearby Yakushima on May 29, 2015. An explosive eruption of Mt. Shindake on Kuchinoerabu Island the same day prompted all the 137 residents and visitors on Kuchinoerabu to leave the island by sea and air. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Eruption forces islanders to evacuate in southwestern Japan

Evacuees from southwestern Japan's Kuchinoerabu Island have meals at a community center on nearby Yakushima on May 29, 2015. An explosive eruption of Mt. Shindake on Kuchinoerabu Island the same day prompted all the 137 residents and visitors on Kuchinoerabu to leave the island by sea and air. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Eruption forces islanders to evacuate in southwestern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows buildings and cars believed to be hit by pyroclastic flow following the explosive eruption of Mt. Shindake on southwestern Japan's Kuchinoerabu Island on May 29, 2015. All the 137 residents and visitors on Kuchinoerabu have been confirmed safe and left the island by sea and air. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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All residents of small Japan island evacuated after volcano erupts

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 29, 2015, shows white smoke rising from Mt. Shindake on the Japanese island of Kuchinoerabu, located about 100 kilometers south of Kyushu, following its explosive eruption. All 137 people who live on the island have been confirmed safe and evacuated by sea or air. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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All residents of small Japan island evacuated after volcano erupts

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 29, 2015, shows white smoke rising from Mt. Shindake on the Japanese island of Kuchinoerabu, located about 100 kilometers south of Kyushu, following its explosive eruption. All 137 people who live on the island have been confirmed safe and evacuated by sea or air. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Eruption forces islanders to evacuate in southwestern Japan

Evacuees from southwestern Japan's Kuchinoerabu Island arrive at a port on nearby Yakushima Island on May 29, 2015. An eruption of Mt. Shindake on Kuchinoerabu Island prompted authorities to evacuate all 137 islanders by sea and air. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Eruption forces islanders to evacuate in southwestern Japan

A man (L) arrives by helicopter on Yakushima Island in southwestern Japan on May 29, 2015, from nearby Kuchinoerabu Island, where the eruption of Mt. Shindake prompted authorities to evacuate all 137 islanders. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Eruption forces islanders to evacuate in southwestern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows Mt. Shindake erupting on Kuchinoerabu Island, southwestern Japan, on May 29, 2015. Authorities evacuated all 137 islanders. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Eruption forces islanders to evacuate in southwestern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows a ferry evacuating islanders from Kuchinoerabu Island in southwestern Japan, following the eruption of Mt. Shindake (back) on May 29, 2015. All 137 islanders were evacuated by sea and air. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Eruption forces islanders to evacuate in southwestern Japan

A woman talks to reporters after arriving by helicopter on Yakushima Island in southwestern Japan on May 29, 2015, from nearby Kuchinoerabu Island, where the eruption of Mt. Shindake prompted authorities to evacuate all 137 islanders. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Eruption forces islanders to evacuate in southwestern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows residents of Kuchinoerabu Island in southwestern Japan gathering at an evacuation center on May 29, 2015. The eruption of Mt. Shindake on the island prompted authorities to evacuate all 137 islanders. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Eruption forces islanders to evacuate in southwestern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows residents of Kuchinoerabu Island in southwestern Japan gathering at an evacuation center on May 29, 2015. The eruption of Mt. Shindake on the island prompted authorities to evacuate all 137 islanders. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volcano erupts on small southwestern Japan island

Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane at 12:56 p.m. on May 29, 2015, shows a plume of smoke from a volcano on Kuchinoerabu Island off Kagoshima Prefecture in southwestern Japan, after its explosive eruption that morning. The 9:59 a.m. eruption of Mt. Shindake caused a pyroclastic flow to reach the coast, the weather agency said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volcano erupts on small southwestern Japan island

Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane at 1:43 p.m. on May 29, 2015, shows a plume of smoke from a volcano on Kuchinoerabu Island off Kagoshima Prefecture in southwestern Japan, after its explosive eruption that morning. The 9:59 a.m. eruption of Mt. Shindake caused a pyroclastic flow to reach the coast, the weather agency said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volcano erupts on Kuchinoerabu Island off Kagoshima

Sadayuki Kitagawa, chief of the department for volcanic affairs at the Japan Meteorological Agency, holds a press conference at the agency in Tokyo on May 29, 2015, following the eruption of a volcano on Kuchinoerabu Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The 9:59 a.m. "explosive" eruption of Mt. Shindake caused a plume over 9 kilometers above the crater and a pyroclastic flow to reach the coast, the agency said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volcano erupts on Kuchinoerabu Island off Kagoshima

Sadayuki Kitagawa, chief of the department for volcanic affairs at the Japan Meteorological Agency, holds a press conference at the agency in Tokyo on May 29, 2015, following the eruption of a volcano on Kuchinoerabu Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The 9:59 a.m. "explosive" eruption of Mt. Shindake caused a plume over 9 kilometers above the crater and a pyroclastic flow to reach the coast, the agency said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volcanic eruption on Japanese island

Photo taken Jan. 17, 2019, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows smoke from a volcanic eruption at Mt. Shindake on Kuchinoerabu Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volcanic eruption on Japanese island

Photo taken Jan. 17, 2019, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows smoke from a volcanic eruption at Mt. Shindake on Kuchinoerabu Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. Islanders have been confirmed safe. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volcanic eruption on Japanese island

Photo taken Jan. 17, 2019, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows smoke from a volcanic eruption at Mt. Shindake on Kuchinoerabu Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. Islanders have been confirmed safe. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volcanic eruption on Japanese island

Photo taken Jan. 17, 2019, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows smoke from a volcanic eruption at Mt. Shindake on Kuchinoerabu Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. Islanders have been confirmed safe. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volcanic eruption on Japanese island

Photo taken Jan. 17, 2019, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows smoke from a volcanic eruption at Mt. Shindake on Kuchinoerabu Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. Islanders have been confirmed safe. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo