Small Tsunami Hits Japan After Samoa Quake Sep 30, 2009
The agency warned residents to be cautious along Japan's eastern coast from the northern island of Hokkaido to the southern tip of Kyushu island, with the Okinawa islands to the far south also included. Japan is about 4,700 miles northwest of Samoa. (Fox News)
Japan issues tsunami warning Sep 30, 2009
The agency warned the tsunami could hit all along Japan s eastern coast, on an area ranging from Japan s northern island of Hokkaido to the southern tip of Kyushu island, with the Okinawa islands to the far south also included ... The agency warned the tsunami could hit all along Japan s eastern coast, on an area ranging from Japan s northern island of Hokkaido to the southern tip of Kyushu island, with the Okinawa islands to the far south also included. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Tonnes of driftwood from Taiwan typhoon clogs Japan Sep 16, 2009
Since Sept. 3, around 300 trees a day have drifted nearly 1,500 km (930 miles) to Japan's southwestern Kyushu island endangering passenger boats and small fishing vessels, said Kunio Gyoji, an official in the de facto Japanese embassy in Taipei. "Some pieces are up to 20 metres (about 60 feet) long," Gyoji said. (Scientific American)
Team looks one more day for missing poet (43) May 9, 2009
The island is about 30 miles off the coast of Japan's southern Kyushu island. Four Americans from a nonprofit search-and-rescue organization, 1st Special Response Group, joined the effort this week and handful of Japanese were still searching for Arnold. (Casper Star-Tribune)
Search for U.S. poet in Japan to be scaled down May 6, 2009
University of Wyoming assistant professor Craig Arnold, 41, was reported missing April 27 after he failed to return from a hike on the tiny island of Kuchinoerabu-jima, about 30 miles off the coast of Japan's southern Kyushu island. Ten rescue workers, including policemen and firefighters, left for the day's search after sunrise Wednesday, down from 40 people through Tuesday, local police official Takashi Yamasaki said. (North County Times)
Search for missing UW prof may end May 6, 2009
University of Wyoming professor Craig Arnold was reported missing April 27 when he didn't return from his hike on the tiny island of Kuchinoerabu-jima, about 30 miles off the coast of Japan's southern Kyushu island. "There are about 40 people on the island searching now," Kuzuhara said. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
* World News Quick Take Apr 20, 2009
The two-stage rocket will be launched in late July and is likely to fly over waters off Japans southwestern Kyushu Island and the southern Okinawa group of islands, Kyodo said late on Saturday, citing unnamed diplomatic sources. The first stage will drop in the East China Sea off Kyushu and the second stage in waters off the southeastern Philippines, it said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
