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US: Hurricane Lala Batters Hawaii’s Big Island, Knocks Out Power

Hurricane Lala battered Hawaii's Big Island on Saturday, August 15, downing trees and power lines, flooding roads and triggering landslides. Tens of thousands of customers lost power across the state, and officials urged residents to shelter in place amid warnings of life-threatening flooding, mudslides and dangerous surf. The storm passed just south of the island, narrowly missing what would have been the first direct hurricane hit on the Big Island in over a century. Dozens of flights were cancelled.

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US: EF-1 Tornado Strikes Homewood-Flossmoor, Knocking Out Power Near Chicago

On Tuesday, August 11, an EF-1 tornado confirmed by the National Weather Service struck the Homewood-Flossmoor area, near Chicago, as a storm system brought powerful winds across southern Cook County. Downed trees and power lines left widespread power outages and prompted emergency declarations.

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Ex-Chinese Premier Zhu dies at 97

Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji is pictured in Beijing on July 1, 2011. Zhu, who played a key role in China's economic reforms as premier from 1998 to 2003 under President Jiang Zemin, died on Aug. 12, 2026, at the age of 97.

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Japan: Typhoon Chan-hom Topples Trees Across Tochigi Prefecture

Typhoon Chan-hom made landfall in southern Ibaraki Prefecture near Tokyo on Tuesday, August 11, bringing high winds that knocked down trees, left thousands of homes without power, and disrupted flights at Tokyo-area airports. Several people were injured in multiple prefectures, including Iwate, Ibaraki, and Tochigi. In Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, a large tree, roughly 1 meter in diameter and 18 meters tall, snapped at its base and blocked a road and sidewalk near JR Utsunomiya Station's west exit, apparently due to strong winds from the typhoon. No injuries were reported there, according to city officials and fire authorities.

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China: Mosquito Gets Confused While Biting Wax Figure in Shanghai

On August 1, 2026, in Shanghai, a video showed a mosquito landing on a wax figure's hand inside a museum and attempting to bite it, apparently unable to tell the figure was not human. The scene amused viewers, some suggesting the mosquito was drawn by scent from nearby visitors.

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Spain: Wildfire Near Navas de San Antonio Shuts Down Segovia Motorways 2

A wildfire broke out Saturday, August 8, near Navas de San Antonio, Segovia, reportedly after a vehicle caught fire along the AP-6 motorway, temporarily closing both the AP-6 and N-6 roads and prompting a level 1 severity response.

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Spain: Fireworks Shell Misfire Injures 27 at Altea’s Castell de l’Olla

At least 27 people were injured in Altea, Spain, after a pyrotechnic shell veered off course and landed among spectators during the 40th-anniversary Castell de l'Olla fireworks show on the night of Saturday, August 8 into Sunday, August 9. Some suffered burns, and others were hurt in a subsequent stampede-like panic. Authorities said no injuries were reported as serious.

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Japan PM meets with Tokyo governor

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2026. Koike told the press afterward that she called for the central government to address the capital's expected tax revenue fall following the planned cut to 1 percent from the current 8 percent in the consumption tax on food and beverages for two years starting in April 2027.

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Japan PM meets with Tokyo governor

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2026. Koike told the press afterward that she called for the central government to address the capital's expected tax revenue fall following the planned cut to 1 percent from the current 8 percent in the consumption tax on food and beverages for two years starting in April 2027.

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Japan PM meets with Tokyo governor

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) shakes hands with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2026. Koike told the press afterward that she called for the central government to address the capital's expected tax revenue fall following the planned cut to 1 percent from the current 8 percent in the consumption tax on food and beverages for two years starting in April 2027.

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China: Man Jumps Into River to Save Child in Zhejiang

A man jumped into a fast-flowing river in Zhejiang, China, on August 1, 2026, to rescue a child swept up by the current, holding onto her while another man threw a lifebuoy from the bank. The child was pulled safely from the water.

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Japan spent record 6.28 tril. yen in forex intervention on April 30

A currency trading chart on a financial data monitor in Tokyo pictured on May 1, 2026, shows the dollar plunging against the Japanese yen after Japanese authorities' dollar-selling, yen-buying intervention on April 30. Japan spent a single-day record of 6.28 trillion yen in the intervention to strengthen the yen.

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Japan: Typhoon Dolphin Brings Strong Winds and Heavy Rain to Amami and Okinawa 3

Typhoon Dolphin, known in Japan as Typhoon No. 13, brought strong winds and heavy rain to the Amami region in Kagoshima Prefecture and Okinawa's main island as it moved westward from late Thursday night, August 6, through Friday, August 7.

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"Weekly Shonen Jump" circulation falls below 1 million

Photo taken on Aug. 6, 2026, shows a copy of the 2026 No. 36 edition of the "Weekly Shonen Jump" manga magazine. Circulation of Japan's most popular manga magazine, launched in 1968, averaged 985,000 copies during the April-June period, falling below 1 million for the first time since official statistics began in 2008.

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"Weekly Shonen Jump" circulation falls below 1 million

Photo taken on Aug. 6, 2026, shows a copy of the 2026 No. 36 edition of the "Weekly Shonen Jump" manga magazine. Circulation of Japan's most popular manga magazine, launched in 1968, averaged 985,000 copies during the April-June period, falling below 1 million for the first time since official statistics began in 2008.

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"Weekly Shonen Jump" circulation falls below 1 million

Photo taken on Aug. 6, 2026, shows a copy of the 2026 No. 36 edition of the "Weekly Shonen Jump" manga magazine. Circulation of Japan's most popular manga magazine, launched in 1968, averaged 985,000 copies during the April-June period, falling below 1 million for the first time since official statistics began in 2008.

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