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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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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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Korean guide on racist slurs

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Photo taken in December 2013 in Zentsuji, Kagawa Prefecture, shows Choi Sang Hee of South Korea, the first non-Japanese woman to qualify as a guide for an 88-temple pilgrimage course on western Japan's Shikoku Island. In a phone interview on the night of April 10, 2014, regarding the recent posting of racist signs possibly targeting her trail marker stickers on the pilgrimage routes, Choi said she is perplexed by the issue but still loves the Japanese people.

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show the Akahama area in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on April 10, 2011 (L), about a month after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about two and a half years later on Sept. 6, 2013 (R). A pleasure boat that was washed up on the roof of an inn (upper in the former) by the tsunami was dismantled, but the town government of Otsuchi now plans to restore it to preserve the memory of the disaster.

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Taiwanese fishing boat

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from an airplane in May 2013 shows a Taiwanese fishing boat (front) operating in waters near Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture. A Taiwan government patrol boat is visible in the distance. The governments of Japan and Taiwan signed a landmark fisheries pact April 10, 2013, following years of on-and-off negotiations on fishing near the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.

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Taiwanese fishing boat

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from an airplane in May 2013 shows a Taiwanese fishing boat operating in waters near Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture. The governments of Japan and Taiwan signed a landmark fisheries pact April 10, 2013, following years of on-and-off negotiations on fishing near the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.

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N.Z. president in China

BEIJING, China - File photo shows New Zealand Prime Minster John Key (L) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang chatting during a ceremony to sign documents at the Great Hall of the People on April 10, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Zambian president in China

BEIJING, China - File photo shows Zambian President Michael Sata (2nd from L) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) meeting at the Great Hall of the People on April 10, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Zambian president in China

BEIJING, China - File photo shows Zambian President Michael Sata (L) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang heading to their talks at the Great Hall of the People on April 10, 2013. (Pool photo)

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N.Z. president in China

BEIJING, China - File photo shows New Zealand Prime Minster John Key (2nd from R) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (2nd from L) meeting at the Great Hall of the People on April 10, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Young female breeder taking care of oldest shoebill in Japan

ITO, Japan - Breeding staff Mai Hirokawa stands next to a shoebill, known by the name Bill, during feeding time on April 10, 2013 at Izu Shaboten Park in Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture.

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Fukuoka official in Myanmar as water adviser

YANGON, Myanmar - Masaru Matsuoka, an official of Japan's Fukuoka city government, works at the Yangon city office in Yangon on Jan. 10, 2013. Matsuoka has been in Yangon since April 2012 to teach local people ways to improve the biggest Myanmar city's water service.

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Pyongyang scene amid missile launch threat

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People walk near huge portraits of North Korean founder Kim Il Sung (L) and his son and successor as North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Il, in Pyongyang on April 10, 2013. North Korea may fire off several missiles of different types from different sites, Yonhap News Agency reported the same day, citing a South Korean government source.

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ASEAN foreign ministers in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario (L) and Brunei's Prince Mohamed Bolkiah (R), minister of foreign affairs and trade, greet each other in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei, on April 10, 2013, at a banquet for a meeting of foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

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Yamaguchi defends title

TOKYO, Japan - WBA super flyweight champion Naoko Yamaguchi of Japan (R) unleashes a punch against seventh-ranked Italian challenger Loredana Piazza in the second round of their bout at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on April 10, 2013. Yamaguchi defeated Piazza in the seventh round, successfully defending her crown for the second time.

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Kishida, Lavrov meet in London

LONDON, Britain - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (R) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov hold talks in London on April 10, 2013.

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Kishida, Lavrov meet in London

LONDON, Britain - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (R) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov shake hands prior to their talks in London on April 10, 2013.

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Yamaguchi defends title

TOKYO, Japan - WBA super flyweight champion Naoko Yamaguchi of Japan (R) strikes seventh-ranked Italian challenger Loredana Piazza in the third round of their bout at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on April 10, 2013. Yamaguchi defeated Piazza in the seventh round, successfully defending her crown for the second time.

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Japan, Taiwan sign deal on fisheries near Senkakus

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Photo taken in Taipei on April 10, 2013, shows Japan's Interchange Association Chairman Mitsuo Ohashi (L) and Taiwan's Association of East Asian Relations Chairman Liao Liou-yi shaking hands after signing a bilateral fisheries agreement allowing Taiwanese fishing trawlers to operate in part of Japan's exclusive economic zone near the disputed Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, known as the Tiaoyutai Islands in Taiwan and the Diaoyu Islands in China.

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ASEAN meeting in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Delegates from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations pose for photos at a meeting of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Council in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei, on April 10, 2013.

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Latvian Prime Minister Dombrovskis in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Latvian Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands at Abe's office in Tokyo on April 10, 2013.

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ANA launches project with AKB48

TOKYO, Japan - Members of all-girl pop group AKB48, (from L) Sayaka Akimoto, Rina Kawaei, Mayu Watanabe and Yui Yokoyama, and Mariya Suzuki, who has been transferred to sister group SNH48, pose for photos wearing All Nippon Airways Co. cabin attendant uniforms at an event in Tokyo on April 10, 2013. The event was held to announce the launch of a joint project between ANA and AKB48 to push young Asians to travel more.

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Yoshinoya to cut "gyudon" prices

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Shuji Abe (L), chairman of Yoshinoya Holdings Co., and actress Saki Aibu in Tokyo on April 10, 2013. The company said the same day it will cut "gyudon" beef and rice bowl prices on April 18 in response to the relaxation in February of restrictions on beef imports from the United States.

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ANA launches project with AKB48

TOKYO, Japan - Members of all-girl pop group AKB48, (from L) Sayaka Akimoto, Rina Kawaei, Mayu Watanabe and Yui Yokoyama, and Mariya Suzuki, who has been transferred to sister group SNH48, pose for photos wearing All Nippon Airways Co. cabin attendant uniforms at an event in Tokyo on April 10, 2013. The event was held to announce the launch of a joint project between ANA and AKB48 to push young Asians to travel more.

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Yoshinoya to cut "gyudon" prices

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Yoshinoya's regular "gyudon" beef and rice bowl in Tokyo on April 10, 2013. Yoshinoya Holdings Co. said the same day it will cut gyudon prices on April 18 in response to the relaxation in February of restrictions on beef imports from the United States. The regular gyudon bowl price will be lowered by 100 yen to 280 yen.

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Japan on alert over N. Korean missile threat

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor on April 10, 2013, deployed at the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Aibano base in Takashima, Shiga Prefecture. Japan is on high alert, expecting North Korea to launch missiles.

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Japan on alert over N. Korean missile threat

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptors on April 10, 2013, deployed at the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Aibano base in Takashima, Shiga Prefecture. Japan is on high alert, expecting North Korea to launch missiles.

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Japan on alert over N. Korean missile threat

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptors on April 10, 2013, deployed on the premises of the Defense Ministry in Tokyo. Japan is on high alert, expecting North Korea to launch missiles.

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Japan academics urge gov't not to join TPP talks

TOKYO, Japan - A group of university professors, including Satoshi Daigo (far R), professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo and Keio University professor Masaru Kaneko (2nd from L), hold a press conference in Tokyo on April 10, 2013. The group urged the Japanese government not to take part in negotiations on the multilateral Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement, saying the country may not be able to secure its national interest.

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Mexico decoration

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto awards the Order of Aztec Eagle to former U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata, Mazda Motor Corp. President Takashi Yamanouchi and former Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone for their contributions to bilateral friendship at the Mexican Embassy in Tokyo on April 10, 2013.

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Mexico president in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on April 10, 2013. The Mexican president reacted guardedly to Japan's attempt to retain tariffs on rice and some other farm products under a planned Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement.

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Japan on alert over N. Korean missile threat

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera (R) speaks on April 10, 2013 with a unit commander of Japan's Air Self-Defense Force's Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptors deployed on the premises of the Defense Ministry in Tokyo. Japan is on high alert, expecting North Korea to launch missiles.

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Seto Ohashi Bridge 25th anniversary

HIROSHIMA, Japan - An April 9, 2013, photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Seto Ohashi Bridge, linking Japan's Honshu and Shikoku islands, which on April 10, 2013 marked the 25th anniversary of its opening.

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Japan on alert over N. Korean missile threat

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows two Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor units (bottom) pointing west-northwest in the premises of the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on April 10, 2013. At top are skyscrapers of the Shinjuku area. Japan is on high alert, expecting North Korea to launch missiles as early as April 10.

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2 years after quake

OTSUCHI, Japan - Photos show an area in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on April 10, 2011 (L), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same location on March 4, 2013, with a shipyard having been reconstructed and the pleasure boat Hamayuri that was washed up on the roof of an inn having been removed.

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2 years after quake

KAMAISHI, Japan - Aerial photos taken by Kyodo News show the area around Kamaishi port in Iwate Prefecture on April 10, 2011 (L), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same location on March 1, 2013, with the large cargo vessel having been removed.