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.

Funassyi receives award from Chiba police

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.

Japan, S. Korea hold 1st security talks in 5 years

Japan, S. Korea hold 1st security talks in 5 years

SEOUL, April 17 Kyodo - Japanese (R) and South Korean officials meet for high-level security talks for the first time in five years on April 14, 2015, at the South Korean Foreign Ministry in Seoul.

Kabuki actor Kanjaku to succeed to Ganjiro's name

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.

Toshiba president Sasaki in interview

Toshiba president Sasaki in interview

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiba Corp. President Norio Sasaki speaks during an interview in Tokyo on April 14, 2011. He said the company may be forced to revise its plan to win orders to build 39 nuclear reactors around the world by fiscal 2015 following the nuclear power plant accident in Fukushima Prefecture triggered by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster.