Work gets under way to restore island's water supplies, repair roads, check safety of schools Residents of Miyake Island got back into the routine of daily life Friday after the threat of a volcanic eruption receded and local authorities lifted evacuation orders the previous day.
Despite continuing tremors, workers on the small volcanic island 180 km south of Tokyo set out to restore water supplies and repair damaged roads. Air Nippon commuter services between Tokyo's Haneda airport and Miyake Island resumed Friday.
A ship carrying evacuated residents and a group of elementary-school students arrived at the island early in the day. The children had left the island on a field trip and were forced to remain in Tokyo while the evacuation order was in place.