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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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Kansai Electric applies for fresh utilities rate hike

TOKYO, Japan - Kansai Electric Power Co. President Makoto Yagi meets with reporters at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2014, after the company applied for a fresh electricity rate hike, seeking to increase bills for households by 10.23 percent on average from April amid higher fossil fuel costs after its nuclear reactors were idled.

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Panasonic develops nursing-care robot for elderly

TOKYO, Japan - Panasonic Corp. demonstrates a nursing-care robot that it has developed, which helps the elderly walk or get out of bed, in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2014. The company said it plans to start selling the robots to hospitals and nursing-care facilities in the business year starting April 2016.

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100 days after S. Korea ferry sinking

SEOUL, South Korea - Bereaved families of passengers aboard the sunken ferry Sewol march in central Seoul on July 24, 2014, 100 days after the incident off South Korea's southern coast, demanding special legislation to investigate it. More than 300 people were killed or went missing when the ferry sank April 16.

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100 days after S. Korea ferry sinking

SEOUL, South Korea - Bereaved families of passengers aboard the sunken ferry Sewol march in central Seoul on July 24, 2014, 100 days after the incident off South Korea's southern coast, demanding special legislation to investigate it. More than 300 people were killed or went missing when the ferry sank April 16.

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100 days after S. Korea ferry sinking

SEOUL, South Korea - Bereaved families of passengers aboard the sunken ferry Sewol march in central Seoul on July 24, 2014, 100 days after the incident off South Korea's southern coast, demanding special legislation to investigate it. More than 300 people were killed or went missing when the ferry sank April 16.

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Tokyo governor mourns ferry sinking victims

ANSAN, South Korea - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe (L front), on a visit to South Korea, arrives July 24, 2014, at a memorial facility in Ansan, South Korea, for the victims of the sinking of a passenger ferry in April. More than 300 people were killed or went missing when the ferry Sewol sank April 16 off South Korea's southern coast.

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Movements under way to restore lost scenery around Nihombashi bridge

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 24, 2014, shows Nobuo Yoshida (far L), president of Ibasen Co., and Kei Hashimoto (C), owner of Japanese restaurant Nihombashi Toyoda, standing with the Nihombashi bridge in the background in Tokyo's Chuo Ward.

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Tajima Yahei Kyutaku added to UNESCO list

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 24, 2014 shows the ceiling of the Tajima Yahei Kyutaku -- the old residence and farmhouse of Yahei Tajima -- in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, which is said to be the original modern sericulture farm. It was added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in June 2014, along with the Tomioka Silk Mill and other related sites in the prefecture.

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Tajima Yahei Kyutaku added to UNESCO list

MAEBASHI, Japan - Photo taken April 24, 2014 shows the inside of the Tajima Yahei Kyutaku -- the old residence and farmhouse of Yahei Tajima -- in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, which is said to be the original modern sericulture farm. It was added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in June 2014, along with the Tomioka Silk Mill and other related sites in the prefecture.

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Prince Hisahito at elementary school athletic meet

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Hisahito, the 7-year-old son of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko and the third in line to the Japanese throne, takes part in a tug-of-war event at an athletic meet at an elementary school affiliated with Ochanomizu University in Tokyo on May 24, 2014. The athletic meet was open to the media for the first time since Prince Hisahito entered the school in April last year. (Pool photo by Sankei Shimbun)

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Prince Hisahito at elementary school athletic meet

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Hisahito (R), the 7-year-old son of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko and the third in line to the Japanese throne, cheers for his team during a tug-of-war event at an athletic meet at an elementary school affiliated with Ochanomizu University in Tokyo on May 24, 2014. The athletic meet was open to the media for the first time since Prince Hisahito entered the school in April last year. (Pool photo by Sankei Shimbun)

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Prince Hisahito at elementary school athletic meet

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Hisahito (R), the 7-year-old son of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko and the third in line to the Japanese throne, takes part in a tug-of-war event at an athletic meet at an elementary school affiliated with Ochanomizu University in Tokyo on May 24, 2014. The athletic meet was open to the media for the first time since Prince Hisahito entered the school in April last year. (Pool photo by Sankei Shimbun)

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Mural in ancient cave checked in town hit by nuke accident

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Municipal education board member Takamitsu Yoshino examines a mural in an ancient cave on April 24, 2014, in Futaba, a town in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, evacuated since the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear plant disaster.

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Ex-school teacher stays committed to antinuclear movement

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken April 24, 2014 shows the birthplace of Nakae Kariyado (1854-1907), one of the leaders of movements for freedom and human rights in Fukushima Prefecture, surrounded by overgrown trees in Namie in the prefecture. (Photo by Makoto Hori)

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Ex-school teacher stays committed to antinuclear movement

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken April 24, 2014 shows Hidefumi Owada, a former school teacher and antinuclear activist, holding a crane figurine belonging to the abandoned garden of his home in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture. The amount of radiation in the garden remains high, leaving no time for Owada, a devoted gardener, to attend to his once-proud garden. (Photo by Makoto Hori)

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Prominent Chinese journalist Gao's son missing

BEIJING, China - Prominent Chinese journalist Gao Yu is photographed in Beijing in November 2013. Her son is missing, a human rights watch group in Hong Kong reported on May 8, 2014. Gao was detained on April 24, 2014, over her alleged role in disclosing confidential government information.

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Unemployment severely felt in Soweto outside Johannesburg

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Citizens stand in a long line to make unemployment insurance claims at a working assistance center in Soweto, southwest of Johannesburg, South Africa, on April 24, 2014, as there are few jobs available.

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Signboards urge S. Africans to vote for ruling ANC

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Passersby walk past signboards in Johannesburg on April 24, 2014, urging voters to cast ballots for the ruling African National Congress in general elections to be held on May 7, 2014. Voting day comes 20 years after South Africans of all races voted in the nation's first democratic election which brought the ANC to power and made Nelson Mandela the country's first black president. The nation is still smarting from a big gap between the rich and the poor and widespread graft.

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Hotel suite opens at historic palace in Vienna

VIENNA, Austria - A luxurious canopy bed in the Schonbrunn Palace suite, which opened on April 30, 2014, is pictured on April 24, 2014, in Vienna. The Schonbrunn Palace, listed as a World Cultural Heritage site, was once inhabited by Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elisabeth.

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Ukrainian citizens in conflict-ridden Donetsk relax at park

DONETSK, Ukraine - Some local citizens in the conflict-torn eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk enjoy a moment of relaxation at a nearby park on April 24, 2014. Pro-Russian activists have seized government buildings to demand the city's separation and independence from Ukraine.

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Hotel suite opens at historic palace in Vienna

VIENNA, Austria - A Schonbrunn Palace suite in Vienna is shown in a photograph taken on April 24, 2014, ahead of its opening to guests on April 30, 2014. The palace, listed as a World Cultural Heritage site, was once inhabited by Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elisabeth.

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Hotel suite opens at historic palace in Vienna

VIENNA, Austria - The Schonbrunn Palace in Vienna is photographed on April 24, 2014. Austria Trend created an exquisite suite on the fourth floor available from April 30. The palace, listed as a World Cultural Heritage site, was once inhabited by Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elisabeth.

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Tajima Yahei sericulture farm house in Gunma Pref.

MAEBASHI, Japan - The Tajima Yahei sericulture farm house in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, is photographed on April 24, 2014. An advisory panel to UNESCO recently recommended giving World Heritage status to Tomioka Silk Mill and two related sites.

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Hiroshima governor in U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - Hiroshima Gov. Hidehiko Yuzaki is seen while giving a speech at Georgetown University in Washington on April 24, 2014. Yuzaki said the Hiroshima prefectural government will continue working to secure a visit from U.S. President Barack Obama to the city of Hiroshima, one of two Japanese cities devastated by U.S. atomic bombs dropped in 1945 in World War II.

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Obama, Emperor Akihito exchange words at banquet in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and Emperor Akihito exchange words during a banquet hosted by the Japanese monarch in honor of the visiting American leader at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 24, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Nishikori reaches Barcelona Open quarterfinals

BARCELONA, Spain - Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori waves to supporters after winning a match to advance to the quarterfinals of the Barcelona Open in the Spanish city on April 24, 2014. He went on to win the tournament.

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U.S. envoy Kennedy attends banquet for Obama in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy seats herself at a banquet hosted by Japanese Emperor Akihito in honor of visiting U.S. President Barack Obama at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 24, 2014. (Pool photo)

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New Komeito deputy chief speaks at lower house constitution panel

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuo Kitagawa (C), deputy chief of Japan's ruling coalition partner New Komeito party, speaks at a session of the Commission on the Constitution in the House of Representatives in Tokyo on April 24, 2014.

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1st anniversary of Bangladesh sewing factory collapse

DACCA, Bangladesh - A Bangladeshi woman holds a photo of her husband on April 24, 2014, one of more than 1,000 workers killed in the collapse of a garment factory in the suburbs of Dacca a year ago.

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RIKEN chief Noyori meets wife of former Qatar emir

KOBE, Japan - Ryoji Noyori (R), a Nobel laureate and president of RIKEN, Japan's largest scientific think tank, speaks during a meeting with Her Highness Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned, wife of Qatar's former emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, at the government-funded research institute in Kobe, western Japan, on April 24, 2014.

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Wife of former Qatar emir visits RIKEN

KOBE, Japan - Her Highness Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned, wife of Qatar's former emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, exchanges views with RIKEN leaders, including President Ryoji Noyori, a Nobel laureate, at the government-funded research institute in Kobe, western Japan, on April 24, 2014.

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Obama, Empress Michiko chat at banquet in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and Empress Michiko chat during a banquet hosted by Emperor Akihito in honor of the visiting American leader at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 24, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo governor in China

BEIJING, China - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe (L) and former Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan shake hands before talks in Beijing on April 24, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Premier Abe, wife enter hall for Obama banquet in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie proceed to the Homeiden Hall at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo to attend a banquet held in honor of visiting U.S. President Barack Obama on April 24, 2014. (Pool photo)

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1 year after Bangladesh building collapse

DHAKA, Bangladesh - Relatives of victims protest at the site of the collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory building near Dhaka in Bangladesh on April 24, 2014, the first anniversary of the deadly accident.

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Obama in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. President Barack Obama (3rd from L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from R) hold talks at the State Guest House in Tokyo on April 24, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Obama in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands after a joint press conference at the State Guest House in Tokyo on April 24, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Obama in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. President Barack Obama and Japanese Emperor Akihito toast during a banquet at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 24, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Citizens briefed on how to escape from nuke accident

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - The Kagoshima prefectural government and the Izumi municipal office jointly hold a meeting with citizens in the southwestern Japan city on April 24, 2014, to explain an evacuation plan in the event of an accident at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear power plant.

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Obama in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito speaks during a banquet for U.S. President Barack Obama at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 24, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Obama in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (R) speaks during a banquet for U.S. President Barack Obama at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 24, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Device developed to detect insects, hair in processed food

NAGOYA, Japan - A researcher explains an infrared-based device developed to detect insects, hair and other biological foreign substances previously hard to find inside processed food in a demonstration at the Aichi prefectural government office in Nagoya, central Japan, on April 24, 2014.

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Obama in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. President Barack Obama and Japanese Emperor Akihito toast during a banquet at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 24, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Hanyu poses with ANA flight attendants in new uniforms

TOKYO, Japan - Sochi Olympics men's figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu poses with All Nippon Airways flight attendants in new uniforms at Tokyo's Haneda airport on April 24, 2014.

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Trade negotiator Amari greets Obama at welcome event

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Amari, Japan's minister in charge of Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiations, exchanges words with U.S. President Barack Obama at a welcome ceremony for the American leader held at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 24, 2014.

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Tokyo governor in China

BEIJING, China - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe (L) and former Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan hold talks in Beijing on April 24, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo governor in China

BEIJING, China - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe (L) and former Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan shake hands before talks in Beijing on April 24, 2014. (Pool photo)

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China foreign ministry spokesman meets press

BEIJING, China - Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang listens to a reporter's question at a regular press conference in Beijing on April 24, 2014. He reacted sharply to U.S. President Barack Obama's first public statement on defending Japan in the event of a conflict between the country and China over a group of islands in the East China Sea at the heart of a bitter dispute between the two Asian countries.