Assemblyman places fellow exiles first
The future of Miyake Island may be as hazy as the smoke billowing from its volcano, but for Kazuyoshi Yamada, it comes before his own losses. The 73-year-old municipal assemblyman fears the prolonged evacuation from Miyake, now in its third month, will lead to a ...
Evacuation hard on children living apart from their parents
It was the parents who could not stand it anymore. Akira Mitani and his wife, Eriko, told their 8-year-old son, Shohei, last month that he could start living with them again at any time. Until recently, the boy was one of about 360 children staying ...
Evacuees long for home, gird for worst
Namiko Morishita did not expect it to last this long. She and her family fled their home on Miyake Island in late August as volcanic activity on Mount Oyama intensified. Nearly two months after the evacuation order was issued to the 3,900 islanders, Miyake remains ...
