21, am, was seen off the coast of the North Island with a big explosion sound goes up like mushroom clouds of smoke. According to our man witnessed near the north shore of Kume Island, is that from the island of mushroom clouds in the North Coast, smoke was rising high after today 10:30, loud 'Dong' and shook the ground. Off the approximately 28 km north of the island of Torishima bombs of the United States Army Park is men ' live in Kume Island for many years, but so's for the first time saw the big plume "and talks. In Tonaki Island located in the North-East direction of Kume Island Office has received information from residents, Okinawa Defense Bureau has 'not received information and doing special training from the American military, can not be confirmed".

Translated Article from RBC