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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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Mitsubishi Motors new president

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Managing Director Tetsuro Aikawa. The automaker plans to promote Aikawa to president on April 1, 2014, replacing Osamu Masuko, company sources said Jan. 31.

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'Yokai Watch' train starts running in Fukuoka

FUKUOKA, Japan - Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co.'s train featuring images of characters of "Yokai Watch," a popular game animation for children, leaves Nishitetsu Fukuoka Station in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 1, 2014. The train continues running until April 2015.

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People gather to remember S. Korean ferry accident

SEOUL, South Korea - People, including the bereaved families of people killed in the sinking of the South Korean ferry Sewol in April 2014 in southwestern waters, hold yellow balloons, a symbol of mourning for the victims, and gather in central Seoul on Nov. 1, 2014, the 200th day since the tragedy that left more than 300 people, mostly students on a school excursion, dead or missing.

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Launch ceremony for electric boat for tours off Sasebo

SASEBO, Japan - A launch ceremony is held for a new electric excursion boat, the Mirai, in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Sept. 26, 2014. The boat will be used to carry tourists around the Kujukushima Islands off the Japanese city, starting on April 1, 2015.

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Sharp remains in red in April-June

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi announces the company's earnings report for the April-June quarter on Aug. 1, 2014, in Tokyo, Japan. The company remained in the red in the reporting quarter for the fourth year, due to costs related to withdrawal from the solar battery business in Europe.

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Mobile ticketing services in U.S.

NEW YORK, United States - New Jersey Transit's mobile ticketing program is shown on a smartphone in New Jersey on June 1, 2014. Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York announced its plan to provide mobile ticketing for the Metro-North Railroad and Long Island Rail Road on April 28, 2014.

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Sharara to assume ITTF's first chairmanship

TOKYO, Japan - International Table Tennis Federation President Adham Sharara (L) and Deputy President Thomas Weikert hold a press conference at Tokyo's Yoyogi National Gymnasium on April 30, 2014, announcing Sharara's appointment as the ITTF's first ever chairman and Weikert's succession to the ITTF presidency, effective Sept. 1, 2014.

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Compulsory education extended in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - New first-year pupils attend class at a primary school in Pyongyang on April 1, 2014. The duration of primary school education was extended to five years from four years in North Korea the same day, Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency reported. As a result of the change made in line with a decision at the Supreme People's Assembly, or parliament, in September 2012, the duration of compulsory education was extended to 12 years from 11 years.

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Compulsory education extended in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - New first-year pupils attend a primary school in Pyongyang on April 1, 2014. The duration of primary school education was extended to five years from four years in North Korea the same day, Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency reported. As a result of the change made in line with a decision at the Supreme People's Assembly, or parliament, in September 2012, the duration of compulsory education was extended to 12 years from 11 years.

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Compulsory education extended in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - New first-year pupils attend class at a primary school in Pyongyang on April 1, 2014. The duration of primary school education was extended to five years from four years in North Korea the same day, Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency reported. As a result of the change made in line with a decision at the Supreme People's Assembly, or parliament, in September 2012, the duration of compulsory education was extended to 12 years from 11 years.

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Compulsory education extended in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - New first-year pupils attend a primary school in Pyongyang on April 1, 2014. The duration of primary school education was extended to five years from four years in North Korea the same day, Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency reported. As a result of the change made in line with a decision at the Supreme People's Assembly, or parliament, in September 2012, the duration of compulsory education was extended to 12 years from 11 years.

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Compulsory education extended in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - New first-year pupils attend class at a primary school in Pyongyang on April 1, 2014. The duration of primary school education was extended to five years from four years in North Korea the same day, Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency reported. As a result of the change made in line with a decision at the Supreme People's Assembly, or parliament, in September 2012, the duration of compulsory education was extended to 12 years from 11 years.

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MLB season-opening game

HOUSTON, United States - New York Yankees infielder Derek Jeter singles to right during the eighth inning of the Yankees' Major League Baseball season-opening game against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, on April 1, 2014. The Astros won 6-2.

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Darvish in DL

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish, who has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a stiff neck, stretches his neck in the bullpen during a break in pitching practice in Arlington, Texas, on April 1, 2014.

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MLB season-opening game

HOUSTON, United States - New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka (L) greets teammates after his name is announced in a ceremony before a Major League Baseball season-opening game against the Houston Astros in Houston, Texas, on April 1, 2014. Yankees pitcher Hiroki Kuroda is seen at far right.

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MLB season-opening game

HOUSTON, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (front L) is greeted by Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka after Suzuki's name is announced in a ceremony before a Major League Baseball season-opening game against the Houston Astros in Houston, Texas, on April 1, 2014.

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Manchester vs. Bayern in CL quarterfinals

Manchester, United Kingdom - Shinji Kagawa (far R) of Manchester United celebrates with teammates Nemanja Vidic (15), Michael Carrick (L) and Rio Ferdinand after Vidic scored the opening goal during the second half of a Champions League quarterfinal first leg match against Bayern Munich in Manchester, England, on April 1, 2014. The teams drew 1-1.

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MLB season-opening game

HOUSTON, United States - New York Yankees players listen to the U.S. national anthem before a Major League Baseball season-opening game against the Houston Astros in Houston, Texas, on April 1, 2014.

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Man U's Kagawa in action against Bayern

MANCHESTER, England - Japanese midfielder Shinji Kagawa of English Premier League club Manchester United dribbles with the ball during the second half of a Champions League quarterfinal first-leg match against Bayern Munich in Manchester, England, on April 1, 2014. The teams drew 1-1.

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MLB season-opening game

HOUSTON, United States - New York Yankees players (L side) and Houston Astros players line up in a ceremony before a Major League Baseball season-opening game in Houston, Texas, on April 1, 2014.

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Compulsory education extended in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - New first-year pupils attend a primary school in Pyongyang on April 1, 2014. The duration of primary school education was extended to five years from four years in North Korea the same day, Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency reported. As a result of the change made in line with a decision at the Supreme People's Assembly, or parliament, in September 2012, the duration of compulsory education was extended to 12 years from 11 years.

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S. Koreans, Chinese hold rally over wartime forced labor

SHIJIAZHUANG, China - A South Korean woman makes a speech during a rally on April 1, 2014, in Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei Province in northern China, in support of Chinese people set to file a lawsuit the next day against a Japanese company over forced labor during the Second Sino-Japanese War. The former Chinese forced laborers and deceased laborers' family members invited South Koreans, who have filed similar lawsuits in South Korea, to deepen cooperation and share experiences.

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Compulsory education extended in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - New first-year pupils attend class at a primary school in Pyongyang on April 1, 2014. The duration of primary school education was extended to five years from four years in North Korea the same day, Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency reported. As a result of the change made in line with a decision at the Supreme People's Assembly, or parliament, in September 2012, the duration of compulsory education was extended to 12 years from 11 years.

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S. Koreans, Chinese hold rally over wartime forced labor

SHIJIAZHUANG, China - Survivors (front, sitting) of Japanese forced labor during the Second Sino-Japanese War listen to a speech during a rally in Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei Province in northern China, on April 1, 2014, the day before filing a lawsuit against a Japanese company over wartime forced labor.

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Hanshin cheerleaders

OSAKA, Japan - Tigers Girls, the cheerleaders for the Hanshin Tigers professional baseball team, make their debut at a home game against the Chunichi Dragons at Kyocera Dome in Osaka on April 1, 2014. The Central League club has cheerleaders again for the first time in 36 years.

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Daughter finds Tezuka's drawings in locked desk

TOKYO, Japan - Rumiko Tezuka, daughter of famed Japanese manga creator Osamu Tezuka, speaks at Tezuka Productions' studio in Niiza, Saitama Prefecture, on April 1, 2014, about newly discovered drawings and other items found in her father's desk drawers that had remained locked since his death in 1989. The drawers of the desk, kept at the studio, were opened for the first time in 25 years on March 27.

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Oshima leads Kawasaki in ACL win over Western Sydney

KAWASAKI, Japan - Kawasaki Frontale's Ryota Oshima (16) is congratulated by teammates after scoring the game-winner against Western Sydney Wanderers in the Asian Champions League on April 1, 2014, in Kawasaki. Kawasaki won 2-1.

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Hiroshima's Hwang scores against Seoul in ACL

SEOUL, South Korea - Sanfrecce Hiroshima's Hwang Seok Ho scores during the second half of a match against FC Seoul in the Asian Champions League on April 1, 2014, in Seoul. The game ended 2-2.

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Kawasaki's Nakamura in action against Western Sydney

KAWASAKI, Japan - Kawasaki Frontale's Kengo Nakamura (R) competes for the ball during the second half of an Asian Champions League match against Western Sydney Wanderers on April 1, 2014, in Kawasaki. Kawasaki won 2-1.

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Western Sydney's Ono in action against Kawasaki

KAWASAKI, Japan - Western Sydney Wanderers' Shinji Ono (R) dribbles during the second half of an Asian Champions League match against Kawasaki Frontale on April 1, 2014, in Kawasaki. Kawasaki won 2-1.

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Freestyle skier Uemura retires

NAGANO, Japan - Freestyle skier Aiko Uemura (L), a five-time Olympian in moguls, poses with a bouquet, given by her mother Keiko, in Nagano, central Japan, on April 1, 2014. She had her retirement press conference the same day.

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Freestyler Uemura calls it quits

NAGANO, Japan - Freestyle moguls skier Aiko Uemura holds her retirement press conference in Nagano, central Japan, on April 1, 2014.

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Private-sector managed public library in Saga Pref.

SAGA, Japan - Visitors relax at Takeo City Library in Takeo, Saga Prefecture, on April 1, 2014, one year after the public library was reopened under the management of a private-sector entity. The total number of visitors to the library in fiscal 2013 ended March 31 reached 920,000, 3.6 times higher than the last fiscal year the library was open for a full 12 months under city management.

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Nuclear Regulation Agency's swearing-in ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Shunichi Tanaka (L), chairman of the Nuclear Regulation Authority, listens to an oath taken by a new employee of the Nuclear Regulation Agency during their swearing-in ceremony at the agency in Tokyo on April 1, 2014.

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STAP cell papers

KOBE, Japan - Photo taken April 1, 2014, shows the Riken Center for Developmental Biology in Kobe, western Japan, part of the Japanese government-backed Riken institute. Riken acknowledged as fraudulent the same day some portions of purportedly trailblazing stem cell papers by its researchers and others, saying that the papers' lead author, Haruko Obokata, who belongs to the Kobe laboratory, both manipulated and fabricated data underpinning their findings on the so-called STAP cells.

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Osaka Prefectural gov't takes over Expo park management

OSAKA, Japan - A ceremony is held in the Expo' 70 Commemorative Park in Suita, Osaka, on April 1, 2014, to transfer the management of the park to the Osaka prefectural government after the Commemorative Organization for The Japan World Exposition '70 dissolved. The Tower of the Sun, the symbol of the world exposition designed by artist Taro Okamoto, is seen in the background.

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Freestyler Uemura calls it quits

NAGANO, Japan - Freestyle moguls skier Aiko Uemura smiles during her retirement press conference in Nagano, central Japan, on April 1, 2014.

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STAP cell papers

TOKYO, Japan - Ryoji Noyori, Nobel Prize laureate and president of the Japanese government-backed Riken institute, holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 1, 2014. Riken acknowledged as fraudulent earlier in the day some portions of purportedly trailblazing stem cell papers by its researchers and others, saying that the papers' lead author, Haruko Obokata, both manipulated and fabricated data underpinning their findings on the so-called STAP cells.

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Olympic gold medalist Maehata's 100th birthday commemorated

HASHIMOTO, Japan - Visitors look at mementoes commemorating the 100th birthday of the late Hideko Maehata, the first Japanese female swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal, at an exhibition held in Hashimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, on April 1, 2014. Maehata won her gold at the Berlin Olympics in 1936.

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STAP cell papers

TOKYO, Japan - Ryoji Noyori, Nobel Prize laureate and president of the Japanese government-backed Riken institute, holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 1, 2014. Riken acknowledged as fraudulent earlier in the day some portions of purportedly trailblazing stem cell papers by its researchers and others, saying that the papers' lead author, Haruko Obokata, both manipulated and fabricated data underpinning their findings on the so-called STAP cells.

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STAP cell papers

TOKYO, Japan - Ryoji Noyori, Nobel Prize laureate and president of the Japanese government-backed Riken institute, holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 1, 2014. Riken acknowledged as fraudulent earlier in the day some portions of purportedly trailblazing stem cell papers by its researchers and others, saying that the papers' lead author, Haruko Obokata, both manipulated and fabricated data underpinning their findings on the so-called STAP cells.

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New TEPCO chairman meets Fukushima governor

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Fumio Sudo (R), new chairman of Tokyo Electric Power Co., and Fukushima Governor Yuhei Sato meet at the Fukushima prefectural government's office in Fukushima on April 1, 2014.

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Doll display begins in Wakayama pref. town of Kudoyama

HASHIMOTO, Japan - A visitor views a display of dolls themed after Japanese folk stories on April 1, 2014, in Kudoyama Town in Wakayama Prefecture.

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Notice of fare hikes due to sales tax increase

KESENNUMA, Japan - A notice of fare increases is posted at the bus stop in front of a makeshift shopping area in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 1, 2014, as a result of the consumption tax hike taking effect the same day.

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Price freeze notice at Korean restaurant in Kesennuma

KESENNUMA, Japan - A Korean restaurant in a makeshift shopping area in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, shows a notice on April 1, 2014, reading that prices will be kept unchanged despite the sales tax increase taking effect the same day.

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Osaka shrine's flower girls call for proper sales tax payment

OSAKA, Japan - Flower girls of Osaka Tenmangu shrine accompany a procession through the Tenjinbashisuji shopping arcade in Osaka on April 1, 2014, calling on people to pay the consumption tax. Japan's sales tax rate was raised from 5 percent to 8 percent on April 1.

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Osaka's Obachaaan goes major

OSAKA, Japan - The Obachaaan, an entertainment group of 12 women, pose for photos in Osaka on April 1, 2014, during an event to celebrate the release the same day of their 2012 debut single "The Theme of Obachaaan" as a ringtone by major record label Toy's Factory. If the ringtone sells well, the song by the women, whose average age is the mid-60s, could go on sale at music stores nationwide.

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Stem cell papers

TOKYO, Japan - Ryoji Noyori, Nobel Prize laureate and president of the Japanese government-backed Riken institute, holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 1, 2014. Riken acknowledged as fraudulent earlier in the day some portions of purportedly trailblazing stem cell papers by its researchers and others, saying that the papers' lead author both manipulated and fabricated data underpinning their findings.

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N. Korean envoy

BEIJING, China - Song Il Ho, North Korea's ambassador for talks on normalizing ties with Japan, speaks with reporters at Beijing International Airport on April 1, 2014, after attending a two-day meeting with Japanese diplomats through the previous day in the Chinese capital.