16 Akusekijima Residents Return to Island; Others May Return Friday as Quakes Continue

The Yomiuri Shimbun
17:08 JST,
July 17, 2025
KAGOSHIMA — Some of the residents of the Tokara Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture who had evacuated to Kagoshima City and other locations in response to the ongoing succession of earthquakes in the area have voluntarily returned, the Toshima village government said on Thursday.
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