In this picture taken on March 29 scientists get into small boats as they prepare to go on a dive from the 120-tonne French schooner Tara near...
In this picture taken on March 29 French scientist Sylain Agostini checks seawater on the deck of the 120-tonne French schooner Tara near Shikinejima...
In this picture taken on March 29 scientists prepare for a dive on the deck of the 120-tonne French schooner Tara near Shikinejima island, 150...
In this picture taken on March 28 scientists and crew members eat onboard the 120-tonne French schooner Tara near Shikinejima island, 150 kilometres...
In this picture taken on March 28 Marion Lauters prepares lunch for scientists and crew members onboard the 120-tonne French schooner Tara near...
In this picture taken on March 28 Samuel Audrain , captain of the 120-tonne French schooner Tara sails for Shikinejima island, 150 kilometres south...
In this picture taken on March 29 French scientist Sarah Romac looks at plankton through a microscope onboard the 120-tonne French schooner Tara near...
In this picture taken on March 29 underwater photographer Pete West puts worms gathered from the seabed into a test tube on the deck of the 120-tonne...
Princess Sayako enjoys bird watching at Ojiike Pond in Miyakejima Island on May 14, 1998 in Miyake, Tokyo, Japan.
Princess Sayako enjoys bird watching at Ojiike Pond in Miyakejima Island on May 14, 1998 in Miyake, Tokyo, Japan.
Princess Sayako enjoys bird watching at Ojiike Pond in Miyakejima Island on May 14, 1998 in Miyake, Tokyo, Japan.
Princess Sayako enjoys bird watching at Ojiike Pond in Miyakejima Island on May 14, 1998 in Miyake, Tokyo, Japan.
Princess Sayako enjoys bird watching at Ojiike Pond in Miyakejima Island on May 14, 1998 in Miyake, Tokyo, Japan.
Princess Sayako enjoys bird watching at Ojiike Pond in Miyakejima Island on May 14, 1998 in Miyake, Tokyo, Japan.
Princess Sayako enjoys bird watching at Ojiike Pond in Miyakejima Island on May 14, 1998 in Miyake, Tokyo, Japan.
Princess Sayako enjoys bird watching at Ojiike Pond in Miyakejima Island on May 14, 1998 in Miyake, Tokyo, Japan.
Princess Sayako enjoys bird watching at Ojiike Pond in Miyakejima Island on May 14, 1998 in Miyake, Tokyo, Japan.
Woman cleans her ancestor's grave as the Mt. Oyama eruption continues at Miyakejima Island on August 25, 2000 in Miyake, Tokyo, Japan.
In this aerial image, the volcanic smoke spews from Mt. Oyama while a pond is seen at Miyakejima Island on August 25, 2000 in Miyake, Tokyo, Japan.
In this aerial image, Miyakejima Island is covered with volcanic ashes as Mt. Oyama eruption continues a month after the all the residents evacuation...
In this aerial image, people form letters 'SOS' with the bags containing volcanic ashes while the evacuation order from the Miyakejima Island has...
Miyakejima residents queue to board a ferry to evacuate from the Island while volcanic smoke continues to spew from Mt. Oyama as evacuation order...
Child cries as she separates from her mother at a temporary school after evacuating from Miyakejima Island as evacuation order from the Miyakejima...
Chilren evacuated from Miyakejima Island attend their second term beginning ceremony as evacuation order from the Miyakejima Island has been issued...
Miyakejima residents queue to board a ferry to evacuate from the Island while volcanic smoke continues to spew from Mt. Oyama as evacuation order...
Miyake Village officials see off the final group of residents evacuating from the Island as evacuation order from the Miyakejima Island has been...
People evacuated from Miyakejima are seen at Takeshima Pier as the volcanic activity increases at Mt. Oyama at Miyake Port on June 27, 2000 in Tokyo,...
Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko offer silent prayers in an area hit hard by mudslides triggered by a powerful typhoon in October...
Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visit an area hit hard by mudslides triggered by a powerful typhoon in October 2013 on Izu...
Japan - Japanese Empress Michiko speaks to a woman and her baby at a temporary housing complex on Izu Oshima Island, south of Tokyo, on Feb. 28...
Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko speak to residents of a temporary housing complex on Izu Oshima Island, south of Tokyo, on Feb....
Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko meet representatives of the volunteer workers who were involved in Izu Oshima Island's...
Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko meet representatives of the volunteer workers who were involved in Izu Oshima Island's...
Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko leave from Tokyo's Haneda airport for Izu Oshima Island, south of Tokyo, on Feb. 28, 2014. The...
Japan - Dancers perform a local dance on Izu-Oshima Island on Jan. 26 as the "tsubaki" camellia festival began the same day. The festival, which runs...
Japan - Miss Oshima and Queen of Camellia appear at a camellia festival that began on disaster-hit Izu Oshima Island on Jan. 26, 2014.
Oshima, Japan - Miss Oshima, representing Izu Oshima Island, and other pageant queens greet visitors at Hakone Kowakien Yunessun, a hot spring spa...
Japan - Dogs are employed in a search and rescue operation on Izu Oshima island south of Tokyo on Oct. 19 three days after the island was hit by...
Japan - Members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force search for missing people on Izu Oshima island south of Tokyo on Oct. 19 three days after the...
Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 18 shows the damage on Izu Oshima Island, south of Tokyo, following Typhoon Wipha that...
Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Japan Coast Guard divers taking part in a search and rescue operation in the sea near Izu...
Japan - Japan Coast Guard divers head for a search and rescue operation in the sea near Izu Oshima Island south of Tokyo on Oct. 18 as the search...
Japan - Police officers use a dog in a search and rescue operation on Izu Oshima Island south of Tokyo on Oct. 18 as the search continues for people...
Japan - Japan Coast Guard divers take part in a search and rescue operation in the sea near Izu Oshima Island south of Tokyo on Oct. 18 as the search...
Japan - Police officers use a dog in a search and rescue operation on Izu Oshima Island south of Tokyo on Oct. 18 as the search continues for people...
Oshima, Japan - Self-Defense Force personnel search for missing people at the site of a mudslide on Izu Oshima Island, south of Tokyo, on Oct. 17 the...
Oshima, Japan - Self-Defense Force personnel search for missing people at the site of a mudslide on Izu Oshima Island, south of Tokyo, on Oct. 17 the...
Oshima, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the site of a mudslide on Izu Oshima Island, south of Tokyo, on Oct. 17 the day after...
Oshima, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the site of a mudslide on Izu Oshima Island, south of Tokyo, on Oct. 17 the day after...
Oshima, Japan - An employee removes mud from a gas station on Izu Oshima Island, south of Tokyo, on Oct. 17 the day after heavy rain brought by...
Oshima, Japan - Self-Defense Force personnel search for missing people at the site of a mudslide on Izu Oshima Island, south of Tokyo, on Oct. 17 the...
Oshima, Japan - Self-Defense Force personnel check a vehicle destroyed by a mudslide on Izu Oshima Island, south of Tokyo, on Oct. 17 the day after...
Oshima, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the site of a mudslide on Izu Oshima Island, south of Tokyo, on Oct. 17 the day after...
Oshima, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a house destroyed by a mudslide on Izu Oshima Island, south of Tokyo, on Oct. 17 the...
