Japan on Sunday conducted a tsunami evacuation drill on its westernmost island, an exercise that could also help residents respond to an emergency arising from any attempt by China to take control of nearby self-ruled Taiwan, an official said. About 200 island officials and members of Japan's military, known as the Self-Defence Force (SDF), took part in the exercise on Yonaguni, Japan's westernmost island, 2,000 km (1,240 miles) southwest of the capital, Tokyo.
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into the airports. airlines changing flights for free so folks can get out before iselle gets in. it will be safer to go home so that we wouldn t get stuck. this is due to hurricane iselle and hurricane julio. reporter: carts full, shelves empty. hawaiians taking the forecast seriously. iselle targeting the big island first, likely hitting thursday night into friday. hurricane julio, almost tailing her. also weakening and turning north away from the islands. so how often does this turn into this? only two hurricanes have made landfall in hawaii since 1949. dot in 1959. and iniki in 1992. both making landfall in kauai, the westernmost island. iselle and julio are approaching from the east. before this one unnamed tropical storm in 1958 made landfall along the similar type of line.