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US: Super Typhoon Bavi Slams Guam, Northern Marianas 2

Super Typhoon Bavi made landfall Monday, July 6, passing directly over Rota in the Northern Mariana Islands around 8 a.m. local time, with sustained winds over 150 mph. Guam and nearby islands also reported major damage from the storm.

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Japanese novelist Nishi publishes English translation

NEW YORK, United States, April 10 Kyodo - Japanese novelist Kanako Nishi, winner in 2015 of the prestigious Naoki Japanese literary award, talks about her novel Sakura, a best-seller published in Japan in 2005, during a talk event held at a bookstore in New York on April 9, 2026, to celebrate the publication of her first title to appear in English. Sitting beside her is translator, Allison Markin Powell. (Kyodo)

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US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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Actor and novelist Midori Utsumi

TOKYO, Japan, May 16 Kyodo - Japanese actor and novelist Midori Utsumi attends a press conference at Nakameguro Kinkero Theater in Tokyo on May 10, 2015, following the death of her husband and actor, Kinya Aikawa, who was based at the theater, on April 15, 2015.

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Crime syndicate Yamaguchi-gumi's headquarters in western Japan

KOBE, Japan, April 10 Kyodo - A car enters the headquarters of Yamaguchi-gumi, one of Japan's largest crime syndicates, in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture in western Japan, on Sept. 1, 2015, after a regular meeting with executives from affiliate gang groups across the country. The Yamaguchi-gumi "excommunicated" or "insulated" the leaders of 13 affiliates at the meeting after they showed signs of defecting in August of that year. (Kyodo)

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Turkish police detain 14 IS suspects

STORY: Turkish police detain 14 IS suspects SHOOTING TIME: April 9, 2024 DATELINE: April 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish police detaining 14 suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) group in simultaneous operations in four provinces of Türkiye (source: Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish police on Tuesday detained 14 suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) group in operations in four provinces, according to Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya. Yerlikaya said on social media platform X that the police detained six suspects in Yalova province, five in Eskisehir province, two in Gaziantep province, and one in Samsun province. The Turkish government designated the IS as a terrorist organization in 2013 and blamed it for a spate of deadly attacks in the country since 2015. Türkiye has stepped up operations against IS terrorists after the group attacked an Istanbul church in late January, killing a civilian during Sunday

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Anti-EU Populist Geert Wilders Could Be Next Dutch PM

File photo dated April 9, 2015 shows Dutch Party for Freedom (PVV) leader Geert Wilders holds a placard reading No Hate Imams In Netherlands outside a mosque hosting the third Islamic Conference in Overvecht, Netherlands. Geert Wilders, the Dutch populist whose anti-Islam comments have led to death threats, could become the next leader of the Netherlands following an election upset for his Freedom Party (PVV) on Wednesday. After 25 years in Dutch politics without holding office, Wilders was set to lead coalition government talks and has a good chance of becoming prime minister. An exit poll on Wednesday evening showed the PVV in a clear lead, 10 seats ahead of its closest rival, Frans Timmermans' Labour/Green Left combination. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tanaka meets Pedro Martinez

NEW YORK, April 11 Kyodo - New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka looks at Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez during pregame warmups at Yankee Stadium on April 10, 2015. Martinez said just days before Tanaka's opening day loss that he is not healthy after an injury-shortened first major league season.

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USJ draws 10 mil. visitors since April

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 13, 2015, shows a new attraction based on the Harry Potter film series at Universal Studios Japan in the western Japan city of Osaka. USJ has attracted more than 10 million visitors since last April, reflecting the popularity of the attraction.

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USJ draws 10 mil. visitors since April

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 13, 2015, shows a new attraction based on the Harry Potter film series at Universal Studios Japan in the western Japan city of Osaka. USJ has attracted more than 10 million visitors since last April, reflecting the popularity of the attraction.

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Minister eyes over 2.5%-point cut in Japan's corporate tax

TOKYO, Japan - Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoichi Miyazawa answers reporters' questions at a hotel in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2014, on Japan's current 35 percent effective corporate tax rate. Miyazawa said he will aim for a cut of "more than 2.5 percentage points" in the tax rate in the fiscal year starting April 2015.

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Hello Kitty exhibit begins in L.A.

LOS ANGELES, United States - A dress made up of stuffed Hello Kitty toys that American singer Lady Gaga wore in 2009 is on display at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles on Oct. 10, 2014. The dress is part of "Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty," the first Hello Kitty exhibit in North America, which will begin the following day and will run until April 26, 2015, to celebrate the feline character's 40th anniversary.

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Hello Kitty exhibit begins in L.A.

LOS ANGELES, United States - Greg Kimura, the president and chief executive officer of the Japanese American National Museum, delivers a speech at the museum in downtown Los Angeles on Oct. 10, 2014, ahead of the opening the following day of "Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty," an exhibit celebrating the 40th anniversary of the popular feline character. The first Hello Kitty exhibit in North America will run until April 26, 2015.

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Hello Kitty exhibit begins in L.A.

LOS ANGELES, United States - Items bearing the Hello Kitty image, such as clocks and stationery, are displayed at the Japanese American National Museum in downtown Los Angeles on Oct. 10, 2014. They are part of "Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty," the first Hello Kitty exhibit in North America, which will begin the following day and will run until April 26, 2015, to celebrate the feline character's 40th anniversary.

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Japanese e-book sellers vexed by Amazon.com

TOKYO, Japan - Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, chairman of major Japanese publishing house Kadokawa Corp., speaks at a public forum in Tokyo on Nov. 26, 2013, demanding equal taxation of e-books and other digital contents purchased from overseas vendors such as the U.S.-based Amazon.com Inc. Overseas companies are now exempt from the consumption tax, which will be raised to 8 percent in April from 5 percent now, and to 10 percent in October 2015.

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CHINA-TIBET-BORDER TOWN-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(220509) -- LHASA, May 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 10, 2022 shows the new houses built after an earthquake in 2015, at Rongxar Township, Dingri County of Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Across China: Remote Himalayan border town rises to modernity" (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

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50-cm drone with camera found on roof of Japanese prime minister's office

Photo taken April 22, 2015, shows a four-propeller drone about 50 centimeters long on the roof of the Japanese prime minister's office in Tokyo. The drone equipped with a miniature camera and carrying a flare and 10-centimeter plastic bottle, apparently fell onto the roof from the sky. An investigative source said low-level radiation was detected from the drone, which bore a radioactivity symbol. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tanaka meets Pedro Martinez

New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka (R) and Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez shake hands during pregame warmups at Yankee Stadium on April 10, 2015. Martinez said just days before Tanaka's opening day loss that he is not healthy after an injury-shortened first major league season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tanaka meets Pedro Martinez

New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka looks at Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez during pregame warmups at Yankee Stadium on April 10, 2015. Martinez said just days before Tanaka's opening day loss that he is not healthy after an injury-shortened first major league season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chelsea target Muto named J-League MVP for March

File photo taken in Melbourne, Australia in January 2015 shows FC Tokyo striker Yoshinori Muto playing for Japan. The 22-year-old, who has received a formal offer from Chelsea of the English Premier League, was named J-League first-division MVP for March on April 10 after scoring three goals in three games in the month. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Robot to be introduced to examine Fukushima reactor container

Supplied photo shows a 60-centimeter-long robot that will examine the inside of the melted-down No. 1 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant on April 10, 2015. The rod-shaped robot will be inserted from a pipe 10 cm in diameter, and then will change shape to help perform its tasks. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE)(Courtesy of International Research Institute for Nuclear Decommissioning)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Apple Watch to be launched on April 24

Customers check out Apple Inc.'s wearable Apple Watch at a Softbank Mobile Corp. outlet in Tokyo on April 10, 2015, prior to its launch on April 24. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nikkei tops 20,000 for 1st time in 15 yrs

An electronic board in Tokyo shows the benchmark Nikkei stock index briefly topping the 20,000 line on April 10, 2015, for the first time in 15 years. Upbeat expectations for Japan's economic recovery and corporate earnings in the country lifted investor sentiment. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Apple Watch to be launched on April 24

Photo shows Apple Inc.'s wearable Apple Watch on display for customers to try on at a Softbank Mobile Corp. outlet in Tokyo on April 10, 2015, prior to its launch on April 24. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Robot to be introduced to examine Fukushima reactor container

Supplied photo shows a 60-centimeter-long robot that will examine the inside of the melted-down No. 1 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant on April 10, 2015. The rod-shaped robot will be inserted from a pipe 10 cm in diameter, and then will change shape to help perform its tasks. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE)(Courtesy of International Research Institute for Nuclear Decommissioning)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Remote-controlled robot to probe crippled Fukushima reactor vessel

Photo taken in February 2015 shows a remote-controlled robot that Tokyo Electric Power Co. announced in Tokyo on April 10 it will use to examine the inside of the highly radioactive containment vessel of the No. 1 reactor at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. The robot, developed by Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy Ltd., will be used to ascertain the situation of the vessel with an eye to investigating fuel rods that are believed to have melted. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Obama to visit Hiroshima on May 27

File photo taken in April 2015 shows the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, skeletal remains of the only major building that survived a 1945 U.S. atomic bomb. The Japanese government said on May 10, 2016, that President Barack Obama will make the first visit to Hiroshima by a U.S. head of state on May 27 after attending a Group of Seven summit in Mie Prefecture, central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea sentences Korean-American man to 10 years of hard labor

Kim Dong Chul (C), a Korean-American man, heads to a courtroom ahead of a ruling by North Korea's top court in Pyongyang on April 29, 2016. The 62-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen, who has been held since October 2015, was sentenced to 10 years of hard labor for carrying out what the court describes as spying activities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea sentences Korean-American man to 10 years of hard labor

Kim Dong Chul, a Korean-American man, leaves a courtroom after North Korea's top court sentences him to 10 years of hard labor for carrying out what it describes as spying activities, in Pyongyang on April 29, 2016. The 62-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen has been held since October 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train sees over 10 mil. passengers

West Japan Railway Co. holds a ceremony at JR Toyama Station in the central Japan prefecture of Toyama on April 13, 2016, after the number of passengers using the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line linking Tokyo with the Hokuriku region on the Sea of Japan coast topped 10 million since its opening in March 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train sees over 10 mil. passengers

A shinkansen bullet train arrives at JR Toyama Station in the central Japan city of Toyama on April 13, 2016. West Japan Railway Co. said the same day that the number of passengers using the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line linking Tokyo with the Hokuriku region on the Sea of Japan coast has topped 10 million since its opening in March 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train sees over 10 mil. passengers

File photo taken in March 2015 shows a Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train running Kanazawa, Japan. The number of passengers using the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line linking Tokyo with the Hokuriku region on the Sea of Japan coast has topped 10 million since its opening in March 2015, West Japan Railway Co. said on April 13, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Willett wins Masters after shocking stumble by Spieth

Danny Willett of England acknowledges the gallery after coming from behind to win the Masters Tournament by three strokes at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia on April 10, 2016. Willett shot a 5-under 67 in the final round, while 2015 champion Jordan Spieth of the United States could only manage a 73 to settle for a share of second place. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Willett wins Masters after shocking stumble by Spieth

Danny Willett of England (L) is helped by Jordan Spieth of the United States into his green jacket after coming from behind to win the Masters Tournament by three strokes at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia on April 10, 2016. Spieth, the 2015 champion, could only manage a 1-over 73 in the final round to settle for a share of second place. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Uruguayan President Mujica visits Hiroshima

Former Uruguayan President Jose Mujica, who was described as the world's poorest president due to his austere lifestyle, visits the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima, western Japan, on April 10, 2016. Mujica was Uruguayan president from 2010 to 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asahi Kasei books special charge of 1.2 bil. yen due to data scandal

Hideki Kobori, Asahi Kasei Corp.'s primary executive officer, talks about the impact of a piling data falsification scandal on the chemical maker's earnings during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2016. Asahi Kasei booked a special charge of 1.2 billion yen ($10 million) for April-December 2015 in relation to the scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Seiji Ozawa to conduct Berlin Philharmonic in April 2016

Undated photo shows Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa. The Berlin Philharmonic said on Dec. 18, 2015 that Ozawa will conduct the orchestra in concerts in the German city on April 8 and 10, 2016, for the first time since May 2009. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Delivery, take-out foods to be exempt from sales tax hike

The Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito party agree in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2015, to exempt delivery and take-out foods as well as newspapers sold on a subscription basis from the consumption tax hike in April 2017. The two ruling parties had already agreed to designate all food products except at restaurants as subject to a lower consumption tax rate when the government raises the rate to 10 percent. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's ruling coalition in taxation talks

Sadakazu Tanigaki, secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party, attends a party meeting in Tokyo on Dec. 10, 2015. The LDP and its ruling coalition partner the Komeito party are discussing alleviation measures over the planned consumption tax rate hike in April 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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LDP's tax panel meeting

Photo taken Dec. 10, 2015, in Tokyo shows the tax panel meeting of the Liberal Democratic Party. The LDP and its ruling coalition partner Komeito party are discussing alleviation measures over the planned consumption tax rate hike in April 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toyota posts record net profit for 1st half of FY 2015

Toyota Motor Corp. Managing Officer Tetsuya Otake briefs reporters on the Japanese automaker's financial results for the April-September first half of fiscal 2015, during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2015. Toyota posted a group net profit of 1.26 trillion yen ($10 billion), as robust sales in North America more than offset weak demand at home. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toyota posts record net profit for 1st half of FY 2015

Toyota Motor Corp. Managing Officer Tetsuya Otake briefs reporters on the Japanese automaker's financial results for the April-September first half of fiscal 2015, during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2015. Toyota posted a group net profit of 1.26 trillion yen ($10 billion), as robust sales in North America more than offset weak demand at home. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Casino in Laotian special economic zone bordering China

A large casino stands in a special economic zone in Ton Pheung, Bokeo Province, northern Laos, on April 10, 2015. The area bordering China is frequented by Chinese tourists. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asian Highway runs through Laos

The Asian Highway runs through Ban Houayxay, the capital of the northern Laotian province of Bokeo bordering Thailand, in this photo taken on April 10, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Edamame soybeans gaining popularity in U.S.

Photo taken in late April 2015 shows various types of prepared edamame, or immature soybeans, on sale at a Trader Joe's grocery store near New York City. On the back of growing health consciousness among Americans, the country's edamame market is reportedly expanding roughly 10 percent per annum. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan to host G-7 foreign ministers' meet in Hiroshima next April 10-11

(From L) Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and Hiroshima Gov. Hidehiko Yuzaki give a toast at an event in Tokyo on July 23, 2015. Kishida said the same day next year's meeting of Group of Seven foreign ministers in Hiroshima will be held on April 10 to 11. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Small Mitsubishi jetliner to be delivered to ANA as scheduled

Hiromichi Morimoto, president of Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp., speaks in an interview in Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on June 10, 2015. He said the company is determined to deliver its Mitsubishi Regional Jet, Japan's first self-developed small jetliner, to All Nippon Airways Co. in the April-June period of 2017 as the oft-delayed MRJ development program would not be put off anymore. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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French restaurant to open at university in Nara, western Japan

Hirotoshi Hiramatsu (R), head of restaurant chain Hiramatsu Inc., and Nara Gov. Shogo Arai pose in Nara, western Japan, on June 10, 2015, following their agreement to have Hiramatsu open in September a French restaurant equipped with lodging facilities in the school building of Nara Agriculture and Food International College, which will be launched in April 2016 by remodeling Nara Prefecture Agricultural College. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan regions court tourists with guide to their Tokyo specialty shops

Photo taken April 10, 2015 shows a woman holding an English-language brochure prepared by 18 local governments around Japan and the Japan Center for Regional Development. It introduces their "antenna shops" in Tokyo selling local specialties in the hope that foreign tourists visiting them will be encouraged to travel to their regions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Popular dishes at "end-of-life planning" cafe in Tokyo

Cake containing Nannochloropsis (L), a genus of alga often used as an ingredient for nutritional supplement, and an acai bowl are popular among customers at Blue Ocean Cafe for "end-of-life planning" in Tokyo, as seen in this photo taken on April 10, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo