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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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Japan's oldest person dies at 116

Photo taken in Kashiwara in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on June 30, 2022, shows 115-year-old Fusa Tatsumi, who became Japan's oldest person when a 119-year-old woman died in April 2022. Tatsumi died on Dec. 12, 2023, at age 116.

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Nintendo "Super Mario" creator Miyamoto

Shigeru Miyamoto, representative director and creative fellow of Nintendo Co., known as the creator of "Super Mario," gives an interview in Kyoto on April 12, 2023.

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Nintendo "Super Mario" creator Miyamoto

Shigeru Miyamoto, representative director and creative fellow of Nintendo Co., known as the creator of "Super Mario," gives an interview in Kyoto on April 12, 2023.

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Nintendo "Super Mario" creator Miyamoto

Shigeru Miyamoto, representative director and creative fellow of Nintendo Co., known as the creator of "Super Mario," gives an interview in Kyoto on April 12, 2023.

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Murakami's new novel hits bookstores in Japan

A staff member stocks shelves with copies of renowned Japanese author Haruki Murakami's new full-length novel, "The City and Its Uncertain Walls," at a bookstore in Tokyo on the night of April 12, 2023.

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Murakami's new novel hits bookstores in Japan

A staff member stocks shelves with copies of renowned Japanese author Haruki Murakami's new full-length novel, "The City and Its Uncertain Walls," at a bookstore in Tokyo on the night of April 12, 2023.

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Murakami's new novel hits bookstores in Japan

A staff member stocks shelves with copies of renowned Japanese author Haruki Murakami's new full-length novel, "The City and Its Uncertain Walls," at a bookstore in Tokyo on the night of April 12, 2023.

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Murakami's new novel hits bookstores in Japan

A long queue forms outside a bookstore in Tokyo late on the night of April 12, 2023, ahead of the release of renowned Japanese author Haruki Murakami's new full-length novel, "The City and Its Uncertain Walls."

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Sapporo mayor Akimoto

Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto speaks at a press conference in the northern Japan city in Hokkaido on April 12, 2023.

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Sapporo mayor Akimoto

Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto speaks at a press conference in the northern Japan city in Hokkaido on April 12, 2023.

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Japan startup lander may reach Moon on Apr. 26

Takeshi Hakamada, founder and CEO of Japanese space startup Ispace Inc., holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 12, 2023. He announced the company's self-developed Moon lander may touch down on the celestial body as early as April 26, a move that would make it the first private company in the world to reach the Moon.

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Sandstorm hits Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the northern Japan city of Sapporo shrouded in a sandstorm on April 12, 2023.

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Sandstorm hits Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the western Japan city of Kyoto shrouded in a sandstorm on April 12, 2023.

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Sandstorm hits Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the western Japan city of Osaka shrouded in a sandstorm on April 12, 2023.

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New BOJ Governor Ueda in Washington

New Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda speaks to reporters in Washington on April 12, 2023, during his visit to the U.S. capital to attend a meeting of Group of Seven industrialized economies' finance chiefs.

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G-7 finance chiefs' meeting

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki (L) and Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attend a press conference in Washington on April 12, 2023, after a meeting with their counterparts from the Group of Seven economies.

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Boxing: Mendez confirmed as Shigeoka's new opponent

Wilfredo Mendez of Puerto Rico attends a press conference in Tokyo on April 12, 2023. Mendez, the World Boxing Council's seventh-ranked minimumweight, will fight third-ranked Yudai Shigeoka for the division's world interim title on April 16.

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Ex-Johnny's idol Kauan Okamoto

Kauan Okamoto, a Japanese-Brazilian musician, attends a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on April 12, 2023. The former teen idol spoke as an alleged victim of sexual abuse by the late Japanese boy band mogul Johnny Kitagawa.

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Ex-Johnny's idol Kauan Okamoto

Kauan Okamoto, a Japanese-Brazilian musician, attends a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on April 12, 2023. The former teen idol spoke as an alleged victim of sexual abuse by the late Japanese boy band mogul Johnny Kitagawa.

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Ex-Johnny's idol Kauan Okamoto

Kauan Okamoto, a Japanese-Brazilian musician, attends a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on April 12, 2023. The former teen idol spoke as an alleged victim of sexual abuse by the late Japanese boy band mogul Johnny Kitagawa.

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Ex-Johnny's idol Kauan Okamoto

Kauan Okamoto, a Japanese-Brazilian musician, attends a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on April 12, 2023. The former teen idol spoke as an alleged victim of sexual abuse by the late Japanese boy band mogul Johnny Kitagawa.

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Sandstorm reaches Japan

Dust from sandstorms traveling from China darkens the sky over the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on April 12, 2023.

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Sandstorm reaches Japan

Dust from sandstorms traveling from China darkens the sky over the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on April 12, 2023.

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2025 Osaka expo mascot merchandise

A variety of licensed products themed after Myaku-Myaku, the mascot for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, is sold in a special booth at a Kintetsu department store in the western Japan city of Osaka on April 12, 2023.

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2025 Osaka expo mascot merchandise

Plush toy versions of Myaku-Myaku, the mascot for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, are displayed in a special booth at a Kintetsu department store in the western Japan city of Osaka on April 12, 2023.

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Japanese Princess Aiko

Japanese Princess Aiko, the only daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, is photographed walking to Gakushuin University in Tokyo on April 12, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Princess Aiko

Japanese Princess Aiko, the only daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, is photographed walking to Gakushuin University in Tokyo on April 12, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Princess Aiko

Japanese Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, poses for photos on her commute to Gakushuin University in Tokyo on April 12, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Welcome ceremony at University of Tokyo

University of Tokyo President Teruo Fujii (C) makes a speech during a welcome ceremony for new students at the Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on April 12, 2023.

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Welcome ceremony at University of Tokyo

A welcome ceremony is held for new students at the University of Tokyo at the Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on April 12, 2023.

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Sandstorm in China

People wearing masks ride bicycles in Beijing on April 12, 2023, with weather authorities predicting sand storms will hit China's capital, with air pollution reaching level 6, the maximum, the day before.

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Sandstorm in Japan

Dust from sandstorms traveling from China dims the streets of the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on April 12, 2023.

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Sandstorm in China

People wearing masks ride motorcycles in Beijing on April 12, 2023, with weather authorities predicting sand storms will hit China's capital, with air pollution reaching level 6, the maximum, the day before.

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Sandstorm in Japan

Dust from sandstorms traveling from China dims the streets of the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on April 12, 2023.