. >> reporter: toshima consists of 12 large and small islands off the coast of kagoshima prefecture. 3,400 people used to live there but five years ago the population had fallen to 560. those who are left said today might be the last so they obtained funds from the national government to entice people to move there. all together toshima spent three times its local tax income on the project. about $1.7 million. isao was convinced they moved from tokyo and since have become parents to two children. a generous support plan helped them decide. the takeuchis live in a home with a large yard. the bridge on the property, the first two years are rent free. after that, it's about $45 a month. they also rent the land they farm for even less, just $25 a year. in addition, people who move to the place for work receive a stipend of up to $85 a day. the program also provides $85 a month for each child up through middle school. >> translator: words cannot describe our feelings, but we are certainly thankful. by moving here, we can enjoy watching our children grow up day by day. >> reporter: since t

. >> reporter: kuchinoerabu is a small island located in kagoshima prefecture. it's about 15 kilometers from yakushima island. a unesco world heritage site. about 80 years ago, eight people were killed when mt. shindake erupted. the mountain was quiet for 34 years. then last august, an eruption sent large rocks up into the air about several hundred meters above the crater. all of the island's residents have been evacuated by helicopter or ship. a ferry carrying 120 residents arrived on yakushima on friday afternoon. >> translator: i'm greatly relieved to have been evacuated from the island. i experienced the dangerous side of mother earth for the first time in my life. >> reporter: authorities from the town of yakushima are doing everything possible to support the evacuees. >> translator: it's difficult for us to care for the children and seniors. we'll do our best to make the evacuees' lives comfortable. >> reporter: officials with the meteorological agency say they will only allow the residents to return to the island once it's declared safe. ayaka hatta, nhk

in just 24 hours and the same amounts will be here in 12 hours, so, 150 millimeters, possibly in kagoshimand 56 millimeters that fell in one hour in parts of kyushu. by saturday that's engulfing much of japan and cooling the temperatures down with some precipitation so the weekend plans could be hindered but this is the fanning effect that is bringing dry and hot temperatures across the kanto region and still very dry today. in fact, yesterday, the temperatures soared into the 30s. now, tokyo, again, will see another round of 30s. i will leave you now for extended forecast. >>> that wraps up this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for staying with us. stacey thunder (voiceover): on this edition of "native report," we visit harvard university and learn about the archaeology and history of the indian college at colonial harvard. we meet robert anderson, visiting professor at harvard law school. and from the "native report" archives we take a look back at a story about the federal recognition process. we also learned something new about indian country and hear fro

scheduled to organize an initial response unit with about 550 members on amami oshima island in kagoshima prefecture around 2018. the officials say the presence of the units on remote islands will help improve readiness for contingence es. they say this will also enhance deterrents against intrusions into japanese waters. >>> the islamic state militant group has claimed responsibility for the attack on an exhibition of caricatures depicting the prophet muhammad. it took place on sunday near the u.s. city of dallas. the militants made the claim in an online audio recording. [ speaking foreign language ] two gunmen opened fire near the venue where the cartoon contest was being held. police shot them dead after exchanging fire. the statement suggests there will be more attacks in the united states. authorities are investigating whether the suspects had any connection with the militant group. >>> southeast asia's biggest economy is slowing down. indonesian government officials say growth is the lowest it's been since the country started feeling the effects of the global economic crisis. they

. >> reporter: kuchinoerabu is in kagoshima prefecture.kuchinoerabu is only about 50 kilometers around. eight people were killed about 80 years ago when mt, shindake erupted several times. the mountain was quiet for 34 years. last august it spewed large rocks up to several hundred meter from the crater. experts say they were on alert at the time of friday's eruption. >> translator: we've seen signs that are consistent with an impending large eruption. these include swallowing of the ground and volcanic earthquakes were detected in january and on saturday. this eruption was much larger than the one last august. >> reporter: prime minister shinzo abe has set up an emergency task force. >> translator: i've ordered officials to work closely with local municipalities to secure the residents' safety and ask them to monitor the volcano carefully and provide accurate and timely information to the residents. >> reporter: some injuries have been reported but government officials have confirmed that all the residents are safe. officials plan to keep