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Anxious islanders watch TV for information

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Residents of Miyakejima, taking shelter in a gymnasium, watch television for news about the volcanic activities of the island's Mt. Oyama as volcanologists meet to assess the latest developments June 28

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Evacuees leave volcanic Miyakejima for Tokyo

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Evacuees board a Tokyo-bound ferry June 27 at Miike port on the small volcanic island of Miyakejima, located about 180 kilometers south of Tokyo. Volcanologists warn of a possible large-scale eruption in the sea off the island and a less likely eruption at the western foot of the island's 823-meter Mt. Oyama volcano.

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Hot mud flows into Lake Toya hot spring resort

TOYA, Japan - Steam rises in the wake of hot mud flowing from the crater of Mt. Usu volcano into the deserted Lake Toya hot spring resort in southwestern Hokkaido April 9. Volcanologists have repeatedly warned that Mt. Usu may soon erupt violently. The Meteorological Agency and Hokkaido University have stepped up their monitoring of the 732-meter mountain, which erupted March 31 for the first time in nearly 23 years.

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Mudslides from volcano flow into Lake Toya

TOYA, Japan - Mudslides from the Mt. Usu volcano in Abuta in southwestern Hokkaido flow into Lake Toya (foreground) on April 7, with the hot mud sending up clouds of white smoke. Volcanic activity at the 732-meter-high mountain entered its eighth day and volcanologists warned that a violent eruption remains a possibility.

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SDF helicopter inspects volcano Mt. Usu

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo shows a Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter flying over Mt. Usu to inspect the crater of the 732-meter volcano in the afternoon of March 30. Volcanologists predict that it could erupt in the next few days.

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Anxious islanders watch TV for information

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Residents of Miyakejima, taking shelter in a gymnasium, watch television for news about the volcanic activities of the island's Mt. Oyama as volcanologists meet to assess the latest developments June 28

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Evacuees leave volcanic Miyakejima for Tokyo

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Evacuees board a Tokyo-bound ferry June 27 at Miike port on the small volcanic island of Miyakejima, located about 180 kilometers south of Tokyo. Volcanologists warn of a possible large-scale eruption in the sea off the island and a less likely eruption at the western foot of the island's 823-meter Mt. Oyama volcano.

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Hot mud flows into Lake Toya hot spring resort

TOYA, Japan - Steam rises in the wake of hot mud flowing from the crater of Mt. Usu volcano into the deserted Lake Toyota hot spring resort in southwestern Hokkaido April 9. Volcanologists have repeatedly warned that Mt. Usu may soon erupt violently. The Meteorological Agency and Hokkaido University have stepped up their monitoring of the 732-meter mountain, which erupted March 31 for the first time in nearly 23 years.

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Mudslides from volcano flow into Lake Toya

TOYA, Japan - Mudslides from the Mt. Usu volcano in Abuta in southwestern Hokkaido flow into Lake Toya (foreground) on April 7, with the hot mud sending up clouds of white smoke. Volcanic activity at the 732-meter-high mountain entered its eighth day and volcanologists warned that a violent eruption remains a possibility.

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SDF helicopter inspects volcano Mt. Usu

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo shows a Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter flying over Mt. Usu to inspect the crater of the 732-meter volcano in the afternoon of March 30. Volcanologists predict that it could erupt in the next few days.

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Cracks confirmed on volcano Mt. Usu in northern Japan

SAPPORO, Japan - The Japanese Meteorological Agency said March 30 it has confirmed gaps and cracks over a length of more than 100 meters on the northwest side of Mt. Usu, the 732-meter volcano in Hokkaido, northern Japan, which volcanologists have warned could erupt in the next few days. The photo, provided by Yoshio Katsui, professor emeritus at Hokkaido University, shows the gaps and cracks.