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.

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.

Urasoe mayor accepts transfer of U.S. military port facilities from Naha

Urasoe mayor accepts transfer of U.S. military port facilities from Naha

NAHA, Japan, April 27 Kyodo - Mayor Tetsuji Matsumoto of Urasoe, Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan, holds a press conference at the municipal government office on April 20, 2015, to announce his decision to accept the transfer of U.S. military port facilities from the prefectural capital of Naha. Matsumoto won a mayoral election in February 2013 on a pledge to oppose the transfer.

Managing officer Yasunaga named as new Mitsui president

Managing officer Yasunaga named as new Mitsui president

TOKYO, Japan - Tatsuo Yasunaga, a 54-year-old Mitsui & Co. managing officer who will become the company's new president in April, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 20, 2015.

Two-time Olympic judo champion Saito dies at age 54

Two-time Olympic judo champion Saito dies at age 54

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken April 1985 shows Hitoshi Saito (R) competing with Yasuhiro Yamashita during the All-Japan judo championship in Tokyo. Saito, a two-time Olympic judo champion and head of the All Japan Judo Federation's committee for enhancement, died of intrahepatic bile duct cancer in Osaka on Jan. 20, 2015.

Ochi to become Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings' new president

Ochi to become Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings' new president

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Hitoshi Ochi, a board member of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings plans to have Ochi, 62, replace Yoshimitsu Kobayashi, 68, as new president in April 2015, company sources said Dec. 20, 2014.

Fukushima Pref. team aims to join BCL baseball

Fukushima Pref. team aims to join BCL baseball

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Tomiyuki Ogiya (R), representative of the preparatory office to promote the establishment of a Fukushima Prefecture team for the Baseball Challenge League, attends a press conference at Fukushima prefectural government office in Fukushima, northeastern Japan, on May 20, 2014. Fukushima team is looking to join the BC League from April 2015.