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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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Funassyi receives award from Chiba police

CHIBA, April 14 Kyodo - Japan's favorite "pear fairy" mascot, Funassyi (R), receives a certificate of appreciation from Chiba prefectural police chief, Yoshihide Kuroki, for its efforts as a special recruiter of police officers in Chiba, a job he assumed in April 2014, at the prefectural police headquarters on April 14, 2015. According to the police, the pass rate for the prefectural police employment test for fiscal 2014 came to 5.6, 0.3 points higher than the previous year, putting a brake on the declining trend in recent years.

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N. Korea sentences U.S. tourist to 6 years hard labor

PYONGYANG, North Korea - American Matthew Todd Miller (R) appears at a courtroom of the Supreme Court of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, North Korea's official name, on Sept. 14, 2014. Miller, 24, was sentenced to six years hard labor for "acts hostile to the DPRK," the country's official Korean Central News Agency reported. He was detained in April upon his entry into North Korea as a tourist after tearing up his tourist visa and demanding political asylum, according to KCNA.

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N. Korea sentences U.S. tourist to 6 years hard labor

PYONGYANG, North Korea - American Matthew Todd Miller is seen after being sentenced to six years hard labor at the Supreme Court of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, North Korea's official name, on Sept. 14, 2014. Miller, 24, was sentenced to six years hard labor for "acts hostile to the DPRK," the country's official Korean Central News Agency reported. He was detained in April upon his entry into North Korea as a tourist after tearing up his tourist visa and demanding political asylum, according to KCNA.

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N. Korea sentences U.S. tourist to 6 years hard labor

PYONGYANG, North Korea - American Matthew Todd Miller (C) is seen after being sentenced to six years hard labor at the Supreme Court of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, North Korea's official name, on Sept. 14, 2014. Miller, 24, was sentenced to six years hard labor for "acts hostile to the DPRK," the country's official Korean Central News Agency reported. He was detained in April upon his entry into North Korea as a tourist after tearing up his tourist visa and demanding political asylum, according to KCNA.

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Civil war in Syria

MAALOULA, Syria - Photo taken May 14, 2014, shows St. Thecla Monastery in the Christian village of Maaloula, southern Syria, where a burned column is seen. Government forces recaptured the town in April through fierce battles against Islamic extremists after the rebels launched an attack in September 2013.

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Civil war in Syria

MAALOULA, Syria - Photo taken May 14, 2014, shows a ruined hotel in the Christian village of Maaloula, southern Syria. The hotel, where Islamic extremists had located their base, was destroyed in their fierce battles against government forces in April.

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Kabuki name 'Ganjiro' comes back after 9-year hiatus

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 14, 2014 shows Nakamura Kanjaku speaking at a press conference in announcing his succession as Nakamura Ganjiro IV. The revered Kabuki name "Ganjiro" was passed down by his father, grandfather and great-grandfather.

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Canadian promotes traditional Japanese kitchen knives

OSAKA, Japan - Canadian businessman Bjorn Heiberg promotes traditional Japanese kitchen knives produced in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, as seen in this file photo taken on April 14, 2014. He operates his own kitchen knife shop in Osaka city.

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'Akita Maiko' nurturing company in Akita

AKITA, Japan - Chinatsu Mizuno (R) and a woman expected to be "Akita Maiko," new local geisha in the Akita area, in August 2014 pose for photos in Akita on April 14, 2014. Mizuno has established a company named Sen in Akita City to nurture "Akita Maiko" to resurrect the defunct geisha tradition in the area in northeastern Japan.

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Union leader at Toyota's Indian plant addresses rally

BANGALORE, India - A union leader at an auto plant operated by Toyota Motor Corp.'s Indian subsidiary near Bangalore in southern India speaks at a protest rally against the management on April 14, 2014.

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Kim Il Sung anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Women soldiers wait for a photo session at a flower exhibition in Pyongyang on April 14, 2014, a day before the 102nd anniversary of the birth of North Korean state founder Kim Il Sung.

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U.S., China envoys on N. Korea meet in New York

NEW YORK, United States - Wu Dawei, Chinese special representative for Korean Peninsula affairs, waves as he arrives at the U.S. mission to the United Nations in New York on April 14, 2014, to hold talks with Glyn Davies, U.S. special representative for North Korea policy.

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U.S., China envoys on N. Korea meet in New York

NEW YORK, United States - Wu Dawei (L), Chinese special representative for Korean Peninsula affairs, and Glyn Davies, U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, shake hands in front of the U.S. mission to the United Nations in New York on April 14, 2014. They started talks the same day.

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Kim Il Sung anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People pose for photos at a flower exhibition in Pyongyang on April 14, 2014, a day before the 102nd anniversary of the birth of North Korean state founder Kim Il Sung.

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Japan's vice foreign minister in U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - Akitaka Saiki, vice foreign minister of Japan, answers a reporter's question in Washington after holding talks with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns on April 14, 2014.

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U.S., China envoys on N. Korea meet in New York

NEW YORK, United States - Wu Dawei (L), Chinese special representative for Korean Peninsula affairs, heads for a vehicle as Glyn Davies, U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, sees him off in New York after their first day of talks on April 14, 2014.

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Bird flu in Japan

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows work to cull and bury chickens at a poultry farm in Taragi, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 14, 2014, after two chickens at the farm tested positive for a highly pathogenic avian influenza the previous day.

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Kirin brewery unveils high-end beers for gift

TOKYO, Japan - Kirin Co. displays high-end "Ichibanshibori Premium" and "Grand Kirin" beers mainly for use as gift products on April 14, 2014, in Tokyo.

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Lantern-lit floats drawn during Takayama Spring Festival

GIFU, Japan - Lantern-lit floats are drawn along a street in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, as part of the Takayama Spring Festival on April 14, 2014.

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Mega solar power plant opens on Awaji Island

OSAKA, Japan - An opening ceremony is held for Energy Bank Japan Co.'s mega sola power plant on Awaji Island, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on April 14, 2014. The plant is capable of generating about 9,000 kW of electricity, enough for supply to some 2,800 homes a year.

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Lantern-lit floats drawn during Takayama Spring Festival

GIFU, Japan - Lantern-lit floats are drawn along a street in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, as part of the Takayama Spring Festival on April 14, 2014.

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Visitors observe cross-section soil layers of ancient tomb

KASHIWARA, Japan - Visitors to the Asuka Historical Museum in Asuka, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, look at a panel of cross-sectional soil layers of the Takamatsuzuka Tomb on April 14, 2014. The tomb is known for its decaying mural paintings, designated as a national treasure.

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Toyota Passo

NAGOYA, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. displays the redesigned Passo compact hatchback in Nagoya, central Japan, on April 14, 2014. The vehicle launched the same day is the most fuel efficient gasoline-powered car in Japan, the automaker says.

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Bird flu in Japan

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows work to cull and bury chickens at a poultry farm in Taragi, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 14, 2014, after two chickens at the farm tested positive for a highly pathogenic avian influenza the previous day.

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New observation deck built for maglev train test line

KOFU, Japan - Reporters watch a magnetically levitated train run on the Yamanashi Maglev Test Line in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, from a newly built observation deck opened to the press on April 14, 2014.

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New visitor facility for maglev train test line opened

KOFU, Japan - Central Japan Railway Co. opens to the press a newly completed visitor facility for the Yamanashi Maglev Test Line in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, on April 14, 2014.

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World's fastest maglev train displayed to press

KOFU, Japan - A magnetically levitated train is on display at a newly completed visitor facility in Tsuru, yamanashi Prefecture, on April 14, 2014, which has marked the world's fastest train speed of 581 km per hour on the Yamanashi Maglev Test Line in central Japan.

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Visible-light communication test begins in Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - An experiment on visible-light communication using a light-emitting diode device gets under way in Yokohama, west of Tokyo, on April 14, 2014.

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Mega solar power plant begins operating on Awaji Island

OSAKA, Japan - Energy Bank Japan Co. begins the full-fledged operation of a mega solar power plant on Awaji Island in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on April 14, 2014. The plant is capable of generating about 9,000 kW of electricity, enough for supply to some 2,800 homes a year.

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Kin Town in Okinawa to accept U.S. military base relocation

NAHA, Japan - Tsuyoshi Gibu (L), mayor of Kin Town in Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan, tells Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima of the town office's decision to accept U.S. military buildings during a meeting at the Okinawa prefectural government building on April 14, 2014.

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Toshiba displays new 4K resolution TV

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiba Corp. displays a 40-inch 4K resolution TV featuring ultra-fine images on April 14, 2014, ahead of its release in mid-July.

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Toyota Passo

NAGOYA, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. displays the redesigned Passo compact hatchback in Nagoya, central Japan, on April 14, 2014. The vehicle launched the same day is the most fuel efficient gasoline-powered car in Japan, the automaker says.

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Tourney held to mark 'Jumbo' Ozaki's 45th year as pro golfer

NAGOYA, Japan - Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki (R) of Japan chats with compatriot Isao Aoki during a tournament to commemorate his 45th year as a professional golfer in Koka, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on April 14, 2014.

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Kabuki actor Kanjaku to succeed to Ganjiro's name

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki actor Nakamura Kanjaku gives a press conference in Tokyo on April 14, 2014, announcing that he will become Nakamura Ganjiro IV in January 2015.

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Kosovo prime minister in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci (L) shakes hands with his Japanese counterpart, Shinzo Abe, ahead of talks at Abe's office in Tokyo on April 14, 2014.

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Japanese judoist Yamashita gets Russian

TOKYO, Japan - Russian Ambassador to Japan Evgeny Afanasiev (L) presents Yasuhiro Yamashita, vice president of the All Japan Judo Federation and a gold medalist at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, with a friendship decoration in Tokyo on April 14, 2014, for his contribution to Japan-Russia exchanges through sports.

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Kosovo prime minister in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R front) holds talks with Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci (L front) at the Japanese prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 14, 2014.

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Renovated Wada Cape Battery unveiled in Kobe

OSAKA, Japan - The Wada Cape Battery, built in 1864 to protect Japan from foreign ships, is shown to the media on April 14, 2014, at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.'s Kobe Shipyard

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Obokata issues statement

OSAKA, Japan - Hideo Miki, lawyer for Haruko Obokata, a researcher with the government-funded Riken institute, speaks with reporters in Osaka on April 14, 2014. Obokata, at the center of a controversy involving STAP cells, or stimulus-triggered acquisition of pluripotency cells, issued a statement through Miki the same day, saying she "produced STAP cells almost every day and often a few times in one day."

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Takayama Spring Festival in Gifu Pref. features floats

GIFU, Japan - People gather to see colorful floats parade down a street in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, as the Takayama Spring Festival got under way on April 14, 2014, for a two-day run.

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Takayama Spring Festival in Gifu Pref. features floats

GIFU, Japan - Colorful floats parade down a street in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, as the Takayama Spring Festival got under way on April 14, 2014, for a two-day run.

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos show an area of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, which hosts the disaster-struck Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. The top photo was taken on April 14, 2011, about a month after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and the bottom photo on Feb. 28, 2014.

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos show an area of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on April 14, 2011 (top), about a month after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and on March 3, 2014 (bottom).

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Panoramic photos show an area of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on April 14, 2011 (top), about a month after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and on March 3, 2014 (bottom).