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Japan: Izu Oshima Pounded by Giant Waves as Typhoon Jangmi Strikes

Typhoon Jangmi swept across Japan over several days, bringing powerful winds and heavy rainfall that caused widespread damage throughout the country. On the island of Izu Oshima — located roughly 120 kilometers south of central Tokyo — massive waves were seen crashing against the shore on Wednesday, June 3.

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Japan: Izu Oshima Pounded by Giant Waves as Typhoon Jangmi Strikes 2

Typhoon Jangmi swept across Japan over several days, bringing powerful winds and heavy rainfall that caused widespread damage throughout the country. On the island of Izu Oshima — located roughly 120 kilometers south of central Tokyo — massive waves were seen crashing against the shore on Wednesday, June 3.

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Island States Ocean Summit in Tokyo

Island States Ocean Summit in Tokyo

Leaders and representatives of island nations and relevant organizations pose for a photo as they attend the Island States Ocean Summit in Tokyo on June 3, 2026. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C, front row) delivered a speech on the first day of the two-day summit, pledging that Japan will continue to assist nations and regions facing challenges stemming from climate change and rising sea levels.

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Island States Ocean Summit in Tokyo

Island States Ocean Summit in Tokyo

Leaders and representatives of island nations and relevant organizations pose for a photo as they attend the Island States Ocean Summit in Tokyo on June 3, 2026. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C, front row) delivered a speech on the first day of the two-day summit, pledging that Japan will continue to assist nations and regions facing challenges stemming from climate change and rising sea levels.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets island nation leaders

Japan PM Takaichi meets island nation leaders

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) poses for a photo at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 2, 2026, ahead of her meeting with leaders of island nations.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets island nation leaders

Japan PM Takaichi meets island nation leaders

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) poses for a photo at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 2, 2026, ahead of her meeting with leaders of island nations.

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Japan PM Takaichi, ministers in Okinawa wear

Japan PM Takaichi, ministers in Okinawa wear

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) and ministers prepare to attend a Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 2, 2026, wearing "kariyushi" summer tops from the southern island prefecture of Okinawa.

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Japan PM Takaichi in Okinawa cloth

Japan PM Takaichi in Okinawa cloth

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 2, 2026, wearing "kariyushi" summer clothes from the southern island prefecture of Okinawa.

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Japan PM Takaichi, ministers in Okinawa wear

Japan PM Takaichi, ministers in Okinawa wear

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) and ministers prepare to attend a Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 2, 2026, wearing "kariyushi" summer tops from the southern island prefecture of Okinawa.

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Japan PM Takaichi in Okinawa cloth

Japan PM Takaichi in Okinawa cloth

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 2, 2026, wearing "kariyushi" summer clothes from the southern island prefecture of Okinawa.

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Japan PM Takaichi, ministers in Okinawa wear

Japan PM Takaichi, ministers in Okinawa wear

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) and ministers prepare to attend a Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 2, 2026, wearing "kariyushi" summer tops from the southern island prefecture of Okinawa.

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Japan: Typhoon Jangmi Lashes Okinawa and Amami Islands With Destructive Winds

Typhoon Jangmi brought heavy rain and damaging winds to Okinawa and Amami islands, southern Japan, as it approached Okinawa's main island on Monday, June 1. All flights to and from Naha Airport were cancelled, while public transport, schools, and businesses were also shut for the day.

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Japan: High Waves Pound Yoron Island Shore as Typhoon Jangmi Approaches

Typhoon Jangmi brought strong winds to Okinawa and Amami islands, southern Japan on Monday, June 1 as it approached the Okinawa main island.

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Ex-Japan PM Kishida in Philippines

Ex-Japan PM Kishida in Philippines

Former Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (front, C) speaks during a visit to a liquefied natural gas terminal in Batangas on the Philippines' main island of Luzon on May 1, 2026. The terminal, operated by Japan's Tokyo Gas Co. and local energy provider First Gen, is intended to meet strong power demand in the Philippines.

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M6.2 quake hits Japan's Hokkaido

M6.2 quake hits Japan's Hokkaido

A Japan Meteorological Agency official holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 27, 2026, after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 struck Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido earlier in the day.

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M6.2 quake hits Japan's Hokkaido

M6.2 quake hits Japan's Hokkaido

A Japan Meteorological Agency official holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 27, 2026, after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 struck Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido earlier in the day.

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M6.2 quake hits Japan's Hokkaido

M6.2 quake hits Japan's Hokkaido

A Japan Meteorological Agency official holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 27, 2026, after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 struck Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido earlier in the day.

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New SDF base on island for U.S. fighter jet drills

NISHINOOMOTE, Japan, Jan. 13 Kyodo - Video taken from a drone on Jan. 10, 2026, shows Mage Island, located about 990 kilometers southwest of Tokyo in the East China Sea and part of the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Nishinoomote. Construction started in January 2023 for a Japan Self-Defense Forces base to be used as a site for U.S. fighter jet drills relocated from Iwoto Island in the Pacific.

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New SDF base on island for U.S. fighter jet drills

New SDF base on island for U.S. fighter jet drills

Photo taken from a drone on Jan. 10, 2026, shows Mage Island, located about 990 kilometers southwest of Tokyo in the East China Sea and part of the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Nishinoomote. Construction started in January 2023 for a Japan Self-Defense Forces base to be used as a site for U.S. fighter jet drills relocated from Iwoto Island in the Pacific.

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New SDF base on island for U.S. fighter jet drills

New SDF base on island for U.S. fighter jet drills

Photo taken from a drone on Jan. 10, 2026, shows Mage Island, located about 990 kilometers southwest of Tokyo in the East China Sea and part of the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Nishinoomote. Construction started in January 2023 for a Japan Self-Defense Forces base to be used as a site for U.S. fighter jet drills relocated from Iwoto Island in the Pacific.

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New SDF base on island for U.S. fighter jet drills

New SDF base on island for U.S. fighter jet drills

Photo taken from a drone on Jan. 10, 2026, shows Mage Island, located about 990 kilometers southwest of Tokyo in the East China Sea and part of the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Nishinoomote. Construction started in January 2023 for a Japan Self-Defense Forces base to be used as a site for U.S. fighter jet drills relocated from Iwoto Island in the Pacific.

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New SDF base on island for U.S. fighter jet drills

New SDF base on island for U.S. fighter jet drills

Photo taken from a drone on Jan. 10, 2026, shows Mage Island, located about 990 kilometers southwest of Tokyo in the East China Sea and part of the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Nishinoomote. Construction started in January 2023 for a Japan Self-Defense Forces base to be used as a site for U.S. fighter jet drills relocated from Iwoto Island in the Pacific.

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New SDF base on island for U.S. fighter jet drills

New SDF base on island for U.S. fighter jet drills

Photo taken from a drone on Jan. 10, 2026, shows Mage Island, located about 990 kilometers southwest of Tokyo in the East China Sea and part of the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Nishinoomote. Construction started in January 2023 for a Japan Self-Defense Forces base to be used as a site for U.S. fighter jet drills relocated from Iwoto Island in the Pacific.

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New SDF base on island for U.S. fighter jet drills

New SDF base on island for U.S. fighter jet drills

Photo taken from a drone on Jan. 10, 2026, shows Mage Island, located about 990 kilometers southwest of Tokyo in the East China Sea and part of the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Nishinoomote. Construction started in January 2023 for a Japan Self-Defense Forces base to be used as a site for U.S. fighter jet drills relocated from Iwoto Island in the Pacific. ==Kyodo

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Protest against new SDF base for U.S. fighter jet drills

Protest against new SDF base for U.S. fighter jet drills

People protest against the construction of a Japan Self-Defense Forces base on Mage Island, located about 990 kilometers southwest of Tokyo in the East China Sea and part of the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Nishinoomote, on Jan. 10, 2026. Construction started in January 2023 for the base, to be used as a site for U.S. fighter jet drills relocated from Iwoto Island in the Pacific.

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Protest against new SDF base for U.S. fighter jet drills

Protest against new SDF base for U.S. fighter jet drills

People protest against the construction of a Japan Self-Defense Forces base on Mage Island, located about 990 kilometers southwest of Tokyo in the East China Sea and part of the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Nishinoomote, on Jan. 10, 2026. Construction started in January 2023 for the base, to be used as a site for U.S. fighter jet drills relocated from Iwoto Island in the Pacific.

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China military aircraft lock radar onto Japanese fighters

China military aircraft lock radar onto Japanese fighters

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (C) meets the press in Tokyo in the early hours of Dec. 7, 2025, after Chinese military aircraft locked radar onto Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets southeast of Okinawa's main island the previous day.

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China military aircraft lock radar onto Japanese fighters

China military aircraft lock radar onto Japanese fighters

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi meets the press in Tokyo in the early hours of Dec. 7, 2025, after Chinese military aircraft locked radar onto Japan Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets southeast of Okinawa's main island the previous day.

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Japanese prince visits Izu Oshima Island

Japanese prince visits Izu Oshima Island

Japanese Prince Hisahito talks with people before leaving Izu Oshima Island in the Pacific about 100 kilometers south of Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Japanese Prince Hisahito waves before leaving Izu Oshima Island in the Pacific about 100 kilometers south of Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Japanese Prince Hisahito waves before leaving Izu Oshima Island in the Pacific about 100 kilometers south of Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito wave before leaving Izu Oshima Island in the Pacific about 100 kilometers south of Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito wave before leaving Izu Oshima Island in the Pacific about 100 kilometers south of Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Crown Princess Kiko and Prince Hisahito

Japan Crown Princess Kiko and Prince Hisahito

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito visit a camellia oil refinery on Izu Oshima Island, south of Tokyo, on Nov. 22, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Crown Princess Kiko and Prince Hisahito

Japan Crown Princess Kiko and Prince Hisahito

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito visit a camellia oil refinery on Izu Oshima Island, south of Tokyo, on Nov. 22, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Crown Princess Kiko and Prince Hisahito

Japan Crown Princess Kiko and Prince Hisahito

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito hear about the situation at the time of a 2013 deadly mudslide disaster on Izu Oshima Island, south of Tokyo, during their visit to a memorial for its victims on Nov. 22, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Crown Princess Kiko and Prince Hisahito

Japan Crown Princess Kiko and Prince Hisahito

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito hear about the situation at the time of a 2013 deadly mudslide disaster on Izu Oshima Island, south of Tokyo, during their visit to a memorial for its victims on Nov. 22, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Crown Princess Kiko and Prince Hisahito

Japan Crown Princess Kiko and Prince Hisahito

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (C) and her son Prince Hisahito hear about the situation at the time of a 2013 deadly mudslide disaster on Izu Oshima Island, south of Tokyo, during their visit to a memorial for its victims on Nov. 22, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Crown Princess Kiko and Prince Hisahito

Japan Crown Princess Kiko and Prince Hisahito

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito offer flowers at a memorial for victims of a 2013 deadly mudslide disaster on Izu Oshima Island, south of Tokyo, on Nov. 22, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan Crown Princess Kiko and Prince Hisahito

Japan Crown Princess Kiko and Prince Hisahito

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito offer flowers at a memorial for victims of a 2013 deadly mudslide disaster on Izu Oshima Island, south of Tokyo, on Nov. 22, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito (back, L) watch Tokyo Deaflympics orienteering during a visit to Izu Oshima Island in the Pacific about 100 kilometers south of Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito (back, L) watch Tokyo Deaflympics orienteering during a visit to Izu Oshima Island in the Pacific about 100 kilometers south of Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito watch Tokyo Deaflympics orienteering during a visit to Izu Oshima Island in the Pacific about 100 kilometers south of Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito watch Tokyo Deaflympics orienteering during a visit to Izu Oshima Island in the Pacific about 100 kilometers south of Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito (back, L) watch Tokyo Deaflympics orienteering during a visit to Izu Oshima Island in the Pacific about 100 kilometers south of Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito wave before leaving Izu Oshima Island in the Pacific about 100 kilometers south of Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito wave before leaving Izu Oshima Island in the Pacific about 100 kilometers south of Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Crown princess, prince visit Izu Oshima Island

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito wave before leaving Izu Oshima Island in the Pacific about 100 kilometers south of Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Crown princess, prince visit farm product shop

Crown princess, prince visit farm product shop

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito visit a farm product shop on Izu Oshima Island in the Pacific about 100 kilometers south of Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Crown princess, prince visit farm product shop

Crown princess, prince visit farm product shop

Japanese Crown Princess Kiko and her son Prince Hisahito (back, R) visit a farm product shop on Izu Oshima Island in the Pacific about 100 kilometers south of Tokyo on Nov. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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