It lies 222 miles south of Tokyo and is the most remote inhabited island in the Izu island chain. Interestingly, the island is on an active volcano, and around 170 people still call it home.

The volcano spewed a huge column of steam, smoke, and ash as high as 16,400 feet. There were no reports of injuries, ... Some 4,000 residents live on Miyakejima, part of the Izu island chain, ...

The volcano, which sits off the coast of Japan's Iwo Jima island in the southern part of the Izu-Ogasawara arc, previously erupted on Oct. 21. Activity ramped up over the following days, ...

Volcano eruption brings Japan new island. ... Much of the volcanic activity occurs under the sea, which extends thousands of meters deep along the Izu-Ogasawara-Marianas Trench.

The volcanoes that built Japan's newest island last erupted in the mid-1970s, along the Izu-Ogasawara-Mariana Trench. Follow Brian Clark Howard on Twitter and Google+ . Unlock science-backed ...

This Japanese Peninsula Is Considered the Birthplace of Wasabi—and It Has Stunning Waterfalls, Too. I visited Japan's Izu Peninsula, and discovered delicious seafood, stunning coastal scenery ...

The Izu Peninsula is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Japan mainly known for its hot springs, idyllic beaches, rocky seaside mountains, and abundance of natural resources.Near Ito on ...

When an earthquake occurred on Sept. 24 in the waters near Torishima island, it set off a sense of urgency at the Japan Meteorological Agency office in Tokyo, nearly 600 kilometers north.

Japan's remote Izu islands south of Tokyo were hit by a small tsunami on Tuesday with no immediate reports of damage, after a magnitude-5.9 earthquake occurred near an unpopulated island farther ...