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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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Antinuclear activity in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 25, 2014, shows Misao Redwolf (holding microphone), an illustrator whose real name is undisclosed, at a rally against nuclear power generation in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo. Redwolf is one of the organizers of the antinuclear rallies which have been held on Friday nights near the premier's office and the Diet building since March 2012, a year after the outbreak on March 11, 2011, of the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in the aftermath of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami.

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Antinuclear activity in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 25, 2014, shows Misao Redwolf, an illustrator whose real name is undisclosed, at a rally against nuclear power generation in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo. Redwolf is one of the organizers of the antinuclear rallies which have been held on Friday nights near the premier's office and the Diet building since March 2012, a year after the outbreak on March 11, 2011, of the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in the aftermath of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami.

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Akita governor

AKITA, Japan - Akita Gov. Norihisa Satake speaks to reporters at the prefectural hall in the city of Akita on April 11, 2013. The governor said he is relieved to see pictures of Russian President Vladimir Putin playing with an Akita dog given by the prefecture in July 2012.

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Ceramic artist Miwa dies

TOKYO, Japan - An April 2002 photo shows Jusetsu Miwa, a potter designated as a living national treasure. Miwa died on Dec. 11, 2012, at his home in Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture. He was 102.

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1 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show an area in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 7, 2011 (top), shortly after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and about one and a half years later on Sept. 4, 2012 (bottom).

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1 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show an area in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 10, 2011 (top), shortly after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and about one and a half years later on Sept. 4, 2012 (bottom).

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1 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show an area in town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 10, 2011 (L), after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and about one and a half years later on Sept. 3, 2012 (R). Many of the buildings damaged by the tsunami have been removed.

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1 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show an area in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on April 10, 2011 (L), after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about one and a half years later on Sept. 3, 2012 (R).

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U.S. mulls adding eel to list of endangered species

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows a cook broiling skewered eel slices at a restaurant in Tokyo in July 2011. According to the April 11, 2012, federal register, the U.S. government is considering restricting trade of American eel and other eel species by listing them as endangered under an international treaty, a move that could cause eel prices in Japan to rise.

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Abandoned animals in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken in the town of Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 19, 2012, a cattle beast lies starved to death after its owner abandoned it in a barn. The town remains nearly deserted as the government in April 2011 designated it and other municipalities within a 20-kilometer ring around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as a no-go zone. The plant's reactors suffered meltdowns after being struck by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, spewing massive amounts of radioactive materials into the air and sea.

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Abandoned animals in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken in the town of Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 23, 2012, a calf (front) looks almost skeletal because its mother is too weak to breastfeed it. The town remains nearly deserted as the government in April 2011 designated it and other municipalities within a 20-kilometer ring around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as a no-go zone. The plant's reactors suffered meltdowns after being struck by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, spewing massive amounts of radioactive materials into the air and sea.

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Man caring for abandoned cattle in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken in the town of Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 23, 2012, Naoto Matsumura, who cares for cattle abandoned by their owners, relaxes at his home after finishing his day's work of tending to pets and livestock. Without electricity, he relies on candles to light his room. The town remains nearly deserted as the government in April 2011 designated it and other municipalities within a 20-kilometer ring around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as a no-go zone. The plant's reactors suffered meltdowns after being struck by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, spewing massive amounts of radioactive materials into the air and sea.

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Abandoned animals in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken in the town of Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 20, 2012, an ostrich walks by the remains of another that starved to death after they were left abandoned at a breeding facility. In April 2011, the government designated Okuma and other municipalities within a 20-kilometer ring around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as a no-go zone. The plant's reactors suffered meltdowns after being struck by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, spewing massive amounts of radioactive materials into the air and sea.

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Abandoned animals in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in the town of Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 21, 2012, shows dogs that have been abandoned by their owners. The town remains nearly deserted as the government in April 2011 designated it and other municipalities within a 20-kilometer ring around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as a no-go zone. The plant's reactors suffered meltdowns after being struck by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, spewing massive amounts of radioactive materials into the air and sea.

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Man caring for abandoned cattle in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken in the town of Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 22, 2012, Naoto Matsumura (C) and his friend Kazuo Endo (R) help a pony onto a truck so he can take it home and care for it, doing so at the request of a resident (L) who has returned home temporarily. The town remains nearly deserted as the government in April 2011 designated it and other municipalities within a 20-kilometer ring around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as a no-go zone. The plant's reactors suffered meltdowns after being struck by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, spewing massive amounts of radioactive materials into the air and sea.

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Man caring for abandoned cattle in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken in the town of Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 23, 2012, Naoto Matsumura, who cares for cattle abandoned by their owners, gives milk to a weakened calf via a feeding bottle. Behind him are the ostriches and the dog he keeps after their owners abandoned them. The town remains nearly deserted as the government in April 2011 designated it and other municipalities within a 20-kilometer ring around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as a no-go zone. The plant's reactors suffered meltdowns after being struck by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, spewing massive amounts of radioactive materials into the air and sea.

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'Elephant trunk' at Yokohama port

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Photo shows an object of abstract art at Elephant's Trunk Park along Yokohama port, near Tokyo, on May 11, 2012. The object, called ''Michi eno Hana'' (trunk toward the unknown), was installed in late April for a limited period. A red balloon is attached with a string to the tip of the roughly 10-meter trunk at the park.

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Condo construction in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Photo shows the site of condominium construction work in Beijing on April 11, 2012. China said April 18, 2012, that new home prices fell in 38 of 70 major cities in the nation in March from a year earlier.

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Int'l tourism meeting

SENDAI, Japan - A meeting of the World Tourism and Travel Council, an international organization of executives from 100 major international tourism-related businesses, is held in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 17, 2012, to discuss reconstruction work and crisis management following the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan.

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2 years after Qinghai quake

YUSHU, China - Reconstruction work is under way in a main area of Jieguzhen, Yushu County, in China's Qinghai Province, on April 11, 2012. Two years have passed since an April 2009 quake hit the region.

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2 years after Qinghai quake

YUSHU, China - A 22-year-old woman (standing R) is pictured on April 11, 2012, with her twin babies born in a tent in Jieguzhen, Yushu County, in China's Qinghai Province. Tens of thousands of people still live in tents two years after an April 2009 quake.

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2 years after Qinghai quake

YUSHU, China - Photo taken on April 11, 2012, shows a main area of Jieguzhen, Yushu County, in China's Qinghai Province. Two years have passed since an April 2009 quake hit the region.

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London Olympic organizing committee chairman

LONDON, Britain - Sebastian Coe, chairman of the organizing committee of the London Olympic Games, speaks during an interview in London on April 11, 2012.

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Bridge off Vladivostok

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Photo shows a 3.1-kilometer bridge under construction to connect Russky Island (R), off Vladivostok, and the Russian mainland (L) on April 11, 2012. Russia plans to complete the bridge by the time it hosts an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit in the Far Eastern city in September 2012.

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Aoki gets hit in first major league start

CHICAGO, United States - Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Norichika Aoki of Japan singles to the right during the sixth inning of a game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago, on April 11, 2012, marking his first major league start with a hit. The Brewers won 2-1.

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Cherry tree planting in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Shigeyuki Hiroki (front L), consul general at the Japanese Consulate General in New York, and Adrian Benepe (R), commissioner of the New York City government Department of Parks & Recreation, plant a cherry tree during a ceremony at Central Park in New York on April 11, 2012. The ceremony marked the 100 anniversary of Japan's plantings of cherry trees in Washington and also in New York in 1912.

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Japan prepares for N. Korean rocket

NAHA, Japan - Photo shows an FPS-5, a radar system capable of monitoring ballistic missiles, at an Air Self-Defense Force base in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 11, 2012. The installation, dubbed the Gamera radar, is being used to track a North Korean rocket. North Korea says it will launch a rocket carrying a satellite into space in five days from April 12, 2012.

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Japan prepares for N. Korean rocket

NAHA, Japan - Photo shows an FPS-5, a radar system capable of monitoring ballistic missiles, at an Air Self-Defense Force base in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 11, 2012. The installation, dubbed the Gamera radar, is being used to track a North Korean rocket. North Korea says it will launch a rocket carrying a satellite into space in five days from April 12, 2012.

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PAC-3 interceptors in Okinawa

MIYAKOJIMA, Japan - Photo taken on April 11, 2012, shows a ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor deployed at the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Miyakojima base in Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, in preparation for a planned rocket launch by North Korea.

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Kim Jong Un named 'first secretary'

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Women in traditional dress hold flowers in Pyongyang on April 11, 2012. North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un was elected ''first secretary'' of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea at a party conference the same day.

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Bahraini King in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda shake hands prior to their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 11, 2012.

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Kim Jong Un named 'first secretary'

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Women in traditional dress dance in Pyongyang on April 11, 2012. North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un was elected ''first secretary'' of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea at a party conference the same day.

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2 major quakes strike off Indonesia's Sumatra

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Photo shows a perimeter wall of a prison in Aceh Province's Greater Aceh Regency that collapsed due to an earthquake on April 11, 2012. Two powerful earthquakes struck off the western coast of Indonesia's Sumatra Island the same day.

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PAC-3 interceptors in Okinawa

NANJO, Japan - A member of Japan's Self-Defense Forces stands guard on April 11, 2012, by a ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor deployed at the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Chinen base in Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture, in preparation for a planned rocket launch by North Korea.

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Finance Minister Azumi

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi speaks in an interview with media organizations at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on April 11, 2012.

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PAC-3 interceptors in Okinawa

NANJO, Japan - Photo taken on April 11, 2012, shows ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptors deployed at the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Chinen base in Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture, in preparation for a planned rocket launch by North Korea.

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N. Korea's satellite control center

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea invites a group of foreign journalists to the satellite control center on the outskirts of Pyongyang on April 11, 2012.

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U.S. Pacific Command head

TOKYO, Japan - Adm. Samuel Locklear, head of the U.S. Pacific Command, answers reporters' questions at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on April 11, 2012, after taking a look at the ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor deployed at the ministry as part of Japan's ballistic missile defense shield.

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Bank to introduce biometric ATMs

NAGOYA, Japan - A senior executive (L) of Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank, a regional bank in Ogaki, Gifu Prefecture, tells a press conference in Nagoya on April 11, 2012, about the biometric automated teller machines the bank will be introducing that let customers withdraw cash without the need of their bank cards or account books. The company said the same day that it will introduce the biometric identification system, based on veins in the palm of the hand, from late September.

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N. Korea's satellite control center

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Paek Chang Ho, head of North Korea's satellite control center, answers reporters' questions at the center on the outskirts of Pyongyang on April 11, 2012.

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N. Korea's satellite control center

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea invites a group of foreign journalists to the satellite control center on the outskirts of Pyongyang on April 11, 2012.

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Top U.S. Pacific military commander

TOKYO, Japan - Adm. Samuel Locklear, commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, holds a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on April 11, 2012. He assumed the post in March 2012.

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N. Korea's satellite control center

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea invites a group of foreign journalists to the satellite control center on the outskirts of Pyongyang on April 11, 2012.

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Task force for N. Korea rocket launch

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura tells a news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 11, 2012, that the prime minister's office has set up a special task force to deal with North Korea's forthcoming rocket launch.

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Ikea opens 6th outlet in Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Swedish furniture giant Ikea's retail outlet in Shingu, Fukuoka Prefecture, is crowded with customers on April 11, 2012, its opening day. Ikea opened its sixth outlet in Japan and the first in the southwestern region of Kyushu the same day.

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Ikea opens 6th outlet in Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - People line up ahead of the opening of Swedish furniture giant Ikea's retail outlet in Shingu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on April 11, 2012. Ikea opened its sixth outlet in Japan and the first in the southwestern region of Kyushu the same day.

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Kim Jong Un likely to become general secretary

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un. The country's ruling Workers' Party of Korea was to convene a conference on April 11, 2012, just as Pyongyang said it is fueling a rocket that will purportedly carry a satellite into space as early as April 12. At the conference, whose opening had yet to be confirmed by the North's official media as of early afternoon, many observers expect new leader Kim Jong Un to be elected the party's general secretary.

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Ikea opens 6th outlet in Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Shoppers smile as they are greeted by sales staff at Swedish furniture giant Ikea's retail outlet in Shingu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on April 11, 2012, its opening day. Ikea opened its sixth outlet in Japan and the first in the southwestern region of Kyushu the same day.

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S. Korea's parliamentary election

SEOUL, South Korea - A voter casts her ballot to elect South Korea's new parliament at a polling station in Seoul on April 11, 2012. The election for a new 300-member National Assembly, South Korea's unicameral legislature, for a four-year term is widely seen as a weathervane of voter sentiment for December's presidential vote.