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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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Ex-U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Armitage dies

Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage meets the press at the Japanese prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 22, 2024. A longtime Asia hand who had close connections with Japan, Armitage died on April 13, 2025, at the age of 79.

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Osaka Expo promotion

Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, poses on Oct. 11, 2024, at a booth set up the same day at Kansai airport in Osaka Prefecture to promote tourism to Osaka and its vicinity, about six months ahead of the Expo's six-month run starting on April 13, 2025.

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Osaka Expo promotion

Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, poses on Oct. 11, 2024, at a booth set up the same day at Kansai airport in Osaka Prefecture to promote tourism to Osaka and its vicinity, about six months ahead of the Expo's six-month run starting on April 13, 2025.

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6 months before 2025 Osaka Expo

Stairs at a railway station in Osaka is designed with phrases promoting the 2025 World Exposition in the western Japan city on Oct. 12, 2024, about six months before the start of the six-month event from April 13, 2025.

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6 months before 2025 Osaka Expo

Stairs at a railway station in Osaka is designed with phrases promoting the 2025 World Exposition in the western Japan city on Oct. 12, 2024, about six months before the start of the six-month event from April 13, 2025.

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6 months before 2025 Osaka Expo

About 500 drones fly near the site of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka on Oct. 12, 2024, creating the image of the Expo's official mascot Myaku-Myaku. The six-month event will begin on an artificial island in the western Japan city on April 13, 2025.

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6 months before 2025 Osaka Expo

Stairs at a railway station in Osaka is designed with phrases promoting the 2025 World Exposition in the western Japan city on Oct. 12, 2024, about six months before the start of the six-month event from April 13, 2025.

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6 months before 2025 Osaka Expo

About 500 drones fly near the site of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka on Oct. 12, 2024, creating the image of the Expo's official mascot Myaku-Myaku. The six-month event will begin on an artificial island in the western Japan city on April 13, 2025.

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6 months before 2025 Osaka Expo

About 500 drones fly near the site of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka on Oct. 12, 2024, creating the image of the Expo's official mascot Myaku-Myaku. The six-month event will begin on an artificial island in the western Japan city on April 13, 2025.

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6 months before 2025 Osaka Expo

An official store for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka opens in the western Japan city on Oct. 12, 2024, about six months before the start of the six-month event from April 13, 2025.

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Japanese architect Sosuke Fujimoto poses for a photo with Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 13, 2024, after a ceremony marking the completion of part of the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure he designed to symbolize the expo. Held on an artificial island where the expo will take place, the ceremony celebrated a milestone ahead of the structure's full completion in February 2025, in time for the six-month world event's kickoff in April 2025.

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

Japanese architect Sosuke Fujimoto speaks to the press on Sept. 13, 2024, after a ceremony marking the completion of part of the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure he designed to symbolize the 2025 World Exposition site in Osaka, western Japan. Held on an artificial island where the expo will take place, the ceremony celebrated a milestone ahead of the structure's full completion in February 2025, in time for the six-month world event's kickoff in April 2025.

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Gigantic ring of 2025 World Expo

People pose for a photo on Sept. 13, 2024, to mark the completion of the wooden part of the Great Ring, a gigantic wooden structure symbolizing the site of the 2025 World Exposition on an artificial island in the western Japan city of Osaka. The entire structure is planned to be completed in February 2025, with the six-month world event set to kick off in mid-April 2025.

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Tokyo police raid political group over election campaign obstruction

Investigators from the Metropolitan Police Department carry items from a building housing the office of the political group "Tsubasa no To" on May 13, 2024, in Tokyo, following a search related to campaign obstruction in the April 28 House of Representatives by-election, in a rare move after receiving complaints from several other camps in the race.

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Tokyo police raid political group over election campaign obstruction

Investigators from the Metropolitan Police Department enter a building housing the office of the political group "Tsubasa no To" on May 13, 2024, in Tokyo, to conduct a search related to campaign obstruction in the April 28 House of Representatives by-election, in a rare move after receiving complaints from several other camps in the race.

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Tokyo police raid political group over election campaign obstruction

Investigators from the Metropolitan Police Department carry items from a building housing the office of the political group "Tsubasa no To" on May 13, 2024, in Tokyo, following a search related to campaign obstruction in the April 28 House of Representatives by-election, in a rare move after receiving complaints from several other camps in the race.

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Tokyo police raid political group over election campaign obstruction

Investigators from the Metropolitan Police Department enter a building housing the office of the political group "Tsubasa no To" on May 13, 2024, in Tokyo, to conduct a search related to campaign obstruction in the April 28 House of Representatives by-election, in a rare move after receiving complaints from several other camps in the race.

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Wedding dress designer Katsura dies at 94

Japanese wedding dress designer Yumi Katsura meets the press at her workshop in Tokyo on July 13, 2021. She died on April 26, 2024, at age 94.

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Baseball: Hawks vs. Lions

Kensuke Kondo of the Softbank Hawks hits a two-run single in the fifth inning of a Pacific League baseball game against the Seibu Lions on April 13, 2024, at Belluna Dome in Tokorozawa in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo.

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1 year before 2025 World Expo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 13, 2024, shows Great Ring, a symbol of the site of the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, under construction exactly one year before the event's opening on an artificial island in the western Japan city.

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1 year before 2025 World Expo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 13, 2024, shows Great Ring, a symbol of the site of the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, under construction exactly one year before the event's opening on an artificial island in the western Japan city.

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1 year before 2025 World Expo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 13, 2024, shows Great Ring, a symbol of the site of the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, under construction exactly one year before the event's opening on an artificial island in the western Japan city.

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1 year before 2025 World Expo

Photo taken on April 13, 2024, shows Great Ring, a symbol of the site of the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, under construction exactly one year before the event's opening on an artificial island in the western Japan city.

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Baseball: Dodgers' Ohtani, interpreter Mizuhara

Shohei Ohtani (R) of the Los Angeles Dodgers and his interpreter Ippei Mizuhara (C) are pictured in the dugout during a spring training baseball game against the Seattle Mariners in Glendale, Arizona, on March 13, 2024. Mizuhara was dismissed later in the month and was charged on April 11 with illegally transferring more than 16 million dollars from one of Ohtani's bank accounts.

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Wrestling: Asian championships

Yui Susaki of Japan celebrates after winning the women's 50-kilogram title at the Asian wrestling championships in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on April 13, 2024.

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Wrestling: Asian championships

Yui Susaki of Japan celebrates after winning the women's 50-kilogram title at the Asian wrestling championships in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on April 13, 2024.

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Wrestling: Asian championships

Yui Susaki of Japan celebrates after winning the women's 50-kilogram title at the Asian wrestling championships in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on April 13, 2024.

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1 year before 2025 World Expo

Photo taken from a drone on April 13, 2024 -- exactly a year before the opening of the 2025 World Expo -- shows the event's site under construction in Osaka, western Japan.

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1 year before 2025 World Expo

Japan Business Federation Chairman Masakazu Tokura speaks during an event in Tokyo on April 13, 2024, marking exactly a year until the opening of the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, western Japan.

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1 year before 2025 World Expo

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (on screen) delivers a video message during an event in Tokyo on April 13, 2024, marking exactly a year until the opening of the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, western Japan.

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1 year before 2025 World Expo

Photo taken on April 13, 2024 -- exactly a year before the opening of the 2025 World Expo -- shows the event's site under construction in Osaka, western Japan.

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1 year before 2025 World Expo

Uniforms for the 2025 World Expo staff are unveiled during an event in Tokyo on April 13, 2024, exactly a year before the opening of the event in Osaka, western Japan.

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1 year before 2025 World Expo

Uniforms for the 2025 World Expo staff are unveiled during an event in Tokyo on April 13, 2024, exactly a year before the opening of the event in Osaka, western Japan.

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1 year before 2025 World Expo

A roadside screen shows a promotional image for the 2025 World Expo in Osaka on April 13, 2024, exactly a year before the opening of the event in the western Japan city.

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1 year before 2025 World Expo

Osaka's landmark Tsutenkaku Tower is lit up in blue and red -- the signature colors of the 2025 World Expo -- with a message reading "365 days to go" on April 13, 2024, exactly a year before the opening of the event in the western Japan city.

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1 year before 2025 World Expo

Uniforms for the 2025 World Expo staff are unveiled during an event in Tokyo on April 13, 2024, exactly a year before the opening of the event in Osaka, western Japan.

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1 year before 2025 World Expo

Photo taken on April 13, 2024 -- exactly a year before the opening of the 2025 World Expo -- shows the event's site under construction in Osaka, western Japan.

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1 year before 2025 World Expo

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Ken Saito speaks during an event in Tokyo on April 13, 2024, marking exactly a year until the opening of the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, western Japan.

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1 year before 2025 World Expo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 13, 2024 -- exactly a year before the opening of the 2025 World Expo -- shows the event's site under construction in Osaka, western Japan.

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1 year before 2025 World Expo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 13, 2024 -- exactly a year before the opening of the 2025 World Expo -- shows the event's site under construction in Osaka, western Japan.

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1 year before 2025 World Expo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 13, 2024 -- exactly a year before the opening of the 2025 World Expo -- shows the event's site under construction in Osaka, western Japan.

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G-7 transport ministerial meeting

Japanese Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Tetsuo Saito meets the press following a Group of Seven transport ministerial meeting in Milan on April 13, 2024.

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Baseball: Padres vs. Dodgers

Shohei Ohtani (17) of the Los Angeles Dodgers low-fives Teoscar Hernandez (37) following the team's 5-2 win over the San Diego Padres in a baseball game on April 13, 2024, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: Padres vs. Dodgers

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers lines out in foul territory in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres on April 13, 2024, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Baseball: Padres vs. Dodgers

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers flies out in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres on April 13, 2024, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

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Tennis: Billie Jean King Cup

Japan's Naomi Osaka speaks at Tokyo's Ariake Coliseum on April 13, 2024, after Japan clinched a berth for the Billie Jean King Cup tennis team competition finals in Spain in November.

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Tennis: Billie Jean King Cup

Japan's Naomi Osaka warms up ahead of a qualifying tie for the Billie Jean King Cup tennis team competition at Tokyo's Ariake Coliseum on April 13, 2024.

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Tennis: Billie Jean King Cup

Japan's Naomi Osaka (far L) and teammates pose for a photo at Tokyo's Ariake Coliseum on April 13, 2024, after they clinched a berth for the Billie Jean King Cup tennis team competition finals in Spain in November.