is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...

in Ogasawara Subprefecture,

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, that governs the

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Volcano Islands The or are a group of three Japanese-governed islands in Micronesia. They lie south of the Ogasawara Islands and belong to the municipality of Ogasawara, Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. The islands are all active volcanoes lying atop ...

, and three remote islands ( Nishinoshima, Minamitorishima and

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History

In 1940, five municipalities were created in the islands, which had been

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before, two on

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, two on

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, and one on Iwojima. * on Chichijima * on Chichijima * on Hahajima * on Hahajima * on Iwojima (Iōtō), which includes all of the

Both villages of Kita Iwo Jima became part of the newly created Iwojima municipality in 1940: *Ishinomura (east) *Nishimura (west) Following World War II, the islands were administered by the United States. The islands were returned to Japanese control in 1968 and organized as Ogasawara Village.

Airport plan

In August 2020, the

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held a council about a potential airport. It would be operational in 10 years at the earliest. The mayor of Ogasawara Village, Kazuo Morishita said ""The airport is the village's long-cherished wish. Governor Koike also said at a regular press conference that day, "(The new model plan) is an effective measure to secure the air routes necessary to protect the lives of the islanders."

Geography

The municipality consists of the following groups and single isolated islands: *, 73.00 km² **, 6.57 km² **, 38.89 km² **, 27.54 km² * 29.71 km² ** 5.57 km² ** 20.60 km² ** 3.54 km² **, a single isolated island west of Hahajima rettō and part of the Volcano Islands, 0.29 km² * 0.01 km² * 1.40 km² The southernmost (uninhabited) group is known as the ''Volcano Islands''. 700 km further south is Okino Torishima, and 1,900 km further east is Minamitorishima. The population of the municipality resides on

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(pop. about 2300) and

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(pop. about 500). The administration and village hall is located in the village of Omura on Chichi-jima. In addition, there is an air base with 400 soldiers on Iwojima of the Volcano Islands.

Education

Ogasawara Village operates the islands' public elementary and junior high schools.学校教育
" Ogasawara, Tokyo. Retrieved on 8 March 2018. * Ogasawara Village Municipal Ogasawara Elementary School (小笠原村立小笠原小学校) in Chichi-jima * Ogasawara Village Municipal Ogasawara Junior High School (小笠原村立小笠原中学校) in Chichi-jima * Ogasawara Village Municipal Haha-jima Elementary School and Junior High School (小笠原村立母島小中学校) on Haha-jima The

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operates Ogasawara High School on Chichi-jima.

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