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Tokara Islands

M4.7 Quake Jolts Japan’s Tokara Islands With No Tsunami Warning

A shallow shock rated lower 5 on Suwanosejima during a months-long seismic swarm.

One Evacuee Remains as Tokara Islands Reopen After Month-Long Seismic Swarm

Tsunami Warnings Downgraded as Transport Resumes; One Dead and Three Missing Off Izu Islands

Toshima Village Approves Return of Tokara Islanders After Five-Day Seismic Pause

Kagoshima Governor Promises Disaster Relief Funds While Tokara Islanders Remain Evacuated

Sixteen Residents Return to Akusekijima Despite Ongoing Tremors

Hideyuki Shirai Re-Arrested on Murder Charges in Ayahi Okazaki Case

Keikyū Express Train Collision at Omorimachi Station Leaves Six Injured

Japan Grapples With Athletic Slumps, Institutional Shifts and Safety Alerts

Seismic Swarm Persists in Japan’s Remote Southern Islands, Residents Remain Evacuated

Seismic Swarm and Shinmoe Eruption Fuel Anxiety Over Predicted July Disaster