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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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Antinuclear activity in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 25, 2014, shows Misao Redwolf (holding microphone), an illustrator whose real name is undisclosed, at a rally against nuclear power generation in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo. Redwolf is one of the organizers of the antinuclear rallies which have been held on Friday nights near the premier's office and the Diet building since March 2012, a year after the outbreak on March 11, 2011, of the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in the aftermath of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami.

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Antinuclear activity in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 25, 2014, shows Misao Redwolf, an illustrator whose real name is undisclosed, at a rally against nuclear power generation in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo. Redwolf is one of the organizers of the antinuclear rallies which have been held on Friday nights near the premier's office and the Diet building since March 2012, a year after the outbreak on March 11, 2011, of the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in the aftermath of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami.

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Court nullifies sumo body's dismissal of ex-wrestler

TOKYO, Japan - Former sumo wrestler Sokokurai (front) is surrounded by fans in front of the Tokyo District Court on March 25, 2013, after the court ruled earlier in the day that the Japan Sumo Association's dismissal of Sokokurai of the top-tier makuuchi division in 2011 over match fixing was invalid. The 29-year-old Chinese-born former maegashira, whose real name is Enhetubuxin, had demanded to be reinstated as a wrestler after he was sacked by the JSA in April 2011 for refusing to retire over his alleged involvement in the match-fixing scandal.

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Kirin's beer-flavored drink logs 10 bil.-unit sales

TOKYO, Japan - Kirin Brewery Co. President Koichi Matsuzawa (L) and comedian Tomomitsu Yamaguchi (R) attend an event in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2011 to commemorate cumulative sales of Kirin's Nodogoshi Nama brand of beer-flavored drink surpassing 10 billion units in terms of 350-milliliter cans since its launch in April 2005. Yamaguchi appears in the product's TV commercials.

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Kenyan Nobel Prize winner Maathai dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize winner and environmentalist Wangari Maathai (front R) planting a young tree at a beach in the city of Akita, northeastern Japan, in April 2007. Maathai died at the age of 71 on Sept. 25, 2011, at a hospital in Nairobi while undergoing treatment for cancer, according to her organization the Green Belt Movement.

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Japan to cull livestock in no-go zone near Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on April 25, 2011, shows cows wandering without their owners within a designated no-entry zone in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, near the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Japan has decided to cull livestock and poultry in the no-entry zone within a 20-kilometer radius of the nuclear power plant due to difficulty in feeding them, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said May 12, 2011.

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Chinese paper on J-15 shipborne fighter

BEIJING, China - Photo shows the Chinese paper Global Times' coverage on China's new carrier-borne navy jet fighter, unofficially called the J-15, in its issue published April 25, 2011. The fighter jet is equipped with enlarged folding wings, twin nose wheels and an arresting hook to be utilized on China's first aircraft carrier, according to the paper.

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Athletics' Matsui vs. Angels

ANAHEIM, United States - Oakland Athletics designated hitter Hideki Matsui doubles to left in the second inning of a game against his old team the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on April 25, 2011. Matsui went 2-for-4 in a 5-0 loss.

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Ex-Yomiuri Giants teammates meet in Anaheim

ANAHEIM, United States - The Oakland Athletics' Hideki Matsui (R) and Los Angeles Angels pitcher Hisanori Takahashi, both former players of the Yomiuri Giants in Japan, chat before a game at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on April 25, 2011.

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Japanese appreciation message for U.S. support

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from video footage shows part of a Japanese message for people in the United States expressing appreciation for their support in disaster relief. The 30-second TV commercial went on air on April 25, 2011, on CNN Headline News and CNN Airport Network at airports across the United States. It is scheduled to be shown through May 15.

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Japanese appreciation message for U.S. support

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from video footage shows part of a Japanese message for people in the United States expressing appreciation for their support in disaster relief. The 30-second TV commercial went on air on April 25, 2011, on CNN Headline News and CNN Airport Network at airports across the United States. It is scheduled to be shown through May 15.

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Goverment, TEPCO joint press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Goshi Hosono (4th from front, holding a mike), Prime Minister Naoto Kan's special adviser, speaks during the first joint press conference by the central government and Tokyo Electric Power Co. on the crisis at the utility's nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, in Tokyo on April 25, 2011. The government is aiming to release information on how Japan is dealing with the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in a more unified manner.

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Goverment, TEPCO joint press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Goshi Hosono (L), special adviser to Prime Minister Naoto Kan, listens to a question from a reporter during the first joint press conference by the central government and Tokyo Electric Power Co. on the crisis at the utility's nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, in Tokyo on April 25, 2011. The government is aiming to release information on how Japan is dealing with the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in a more unified manner.

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Apparent tornado strikes Japan

TOKYO, Japan - This photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a prefabricated building and fences lying damaged after what appeared to be a tornado struck Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, on April 25, 2011.

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Cattle in deserted town near Fukushima plant

MINAMISOMA, Japan - Cattle walk in an empty field in the town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 25, 2011. The area has been designated as part of a no-entry zone following the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant triggered by the disaster.

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Search for disaster victims in Namie

MINAMISOMA, Japan - Police officers search for victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in the town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 25, 2011. The area has been designated as part of a no-entry zone following the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant triggered by the disaster.

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Slogan promoting nuclear power near Fukushima plant

MINAMISOMA, Japan - Photo taken April 25, 2011, shows an empty street in the town of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, which has been crippled since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The government has restricted access to areas within a 20-kilometer radius of the plant. The slogan on the gate reads, ''Building an affluent town and society with nuclear power.''

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Cherry blossoms in disaster area

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Cherry blossoms are in full bloom above the rubble in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 25, 2011, following the March 11 quake and tsunami.

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Search for disaster victims in Futaba

MINAMISOMA, Japan - National Police Agency chief Takaharu Ando (L) salutes police officers engaged in search efforts for victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in the town of Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on April 25, 2011. The government has set a no-entry zone covering areas within 20 kilometers of the plant, which has been crippled since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Dog in deserted town near Fukushima plant

MINAMISOMA, Japan - A dog wearing a collar walks on an empty road in the town of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 25, 2011, after the evacuation of residents due to the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant triggered by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The government has restricted access to areas within a 20-kilometer radius of the plant.

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Australian PM in South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard (L) and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak shake hands before their meeting in Seoul on April 25, 2011.

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Evacuated town near Fukushima plant

MINAMISOMA, Japan - National Police Agency chief Takaharu Ando (3rd from R) answers reporters' questions after offering encouragement to police officers searching for missing persons in the town of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station on April 25, 2011. The police official and reporters are wearing protective suits due to high radiation levels.

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Search for disaster victims in Futaba

MINAMISOMA, Japan - Members of the Metropolitan Police Department search for victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in the town of Futaba, around 4.5 kilometers from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, in Fukushima Prefecture on April 25, 2011. The government has restricted access to areas within a 20-km radius of the plant.

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Indonesian nurse starts work in Japan tsunami-hit area

YAMADA, Japan - Indonesian nurse Suwarti (L) holds the hand of an elderly woman who survived the March 11 tsunami, at a high school gymnasium serving as an evacuation center in the town of Yamada in Iwate Prefecture on April 25, 2011. Suwarti, who recently passed Japan's nursing examination, began working the same day in the area as a volunteer, saying she hoped to reciprocate the help Japan had given her country after the 2004 Sumatra quake.

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View of Fukushima Daiichi plant from Namie

MINAMISOMA, Japan - Photo taken from the town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 25, 2011, shows exhaust towers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant crippled by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Part of the town beyond a 20-kilometer radius of the plant is subject to a government evacuation directive following the detection of radioactive materials, while the other part of the town within the radius has been designated as a no-entry zone.

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View of Fukushima Daiichi plant 4.5 km away

MINAMISOMA, Japan - Photo taken from the town of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 25, 2011, shows exhaust towers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, around 4.5 kilometers away, that has been crippled since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The government has restricted access to areas within a 20-km radius of the plant.

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Fans bid farewell to ex-Candies member Tanaka

TOKYO, Japan - Ran Ito, a former member of 1970s pop idol trio Candies, makes a speech during the funeral of actress and fellow member of the group Yoshiko Tanaka in Tokyo on April 25, 2011. Tanaka died on April 21 of breast cancer at age 55. (Pool photo)

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View of Fukushima Daiichi plant from Namie

MINAMISOMA, Japan - Photo taken from the town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 25, 2011, shows exhaust towers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant crippled by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Part of the town beyond a 20-kilometer radius of the plant is subject to a government evacuation directive following the detection of radioactive materials, while the other part of the town within the radius has been designated as a no-entry zone.

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Kan, TEPCO head in Diet

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (front) speaks during a House of Councillors Budget Committee interpellation session in the Diet building in Tokyo on April 25, 2011. Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Masataka Shimizu is seated in the background to the right.

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Ex-U.S. President Carter heads for N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter (2nd from L) smiles at a press conference in Beijing on April 25, 2011, prior to heading for North Korea with former Irish President Mary Robinson (L), former Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Brundtland (2nd from R) and former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari (R) the following day. They are set to pay a three-day visit to the reclusive country in hopes of easing tensions between North and South Korea as well as reviving the stalled six-party talks on the North's nuclear programs. Carter is also expected to seek the release of a U.S. citizen detained there since November 2010.

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Ex-U.S. President Carter heads for N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter speaks at a press conference in Beijing on April 25, 2011, prior to heading for North Korea with three former European leaders the following day. They are set to pay a three-day visit to the reclusive country in hopes of easing tensions between North and South Korea as well as reviving the stalled six-party talks on the North's nuclear programs. Carter said at the press conference that they would like to meet the country's leader Kim Jong Il and his son and heir apparent Kim Jong Un during the trip.

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Use of Fukushima park restricted over high radiation levels

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - A sign advises visitors not to stay for more than an hour a day in this park in Fukushima City on April 25, 2011, due to high radiation levels resulting from the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. The sand pit is covered by a blue sheet to prevent children from playing there.

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Intensive search for tsunami victims in Ishinomaki

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Members of the Self-Defense Forces search for victims of the March 11 tsunami in a flooded area around Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 25, 2011. About 70 percent of the students at the school were killed by the tsunami or remain missing.

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Disaster-hit cars in Ofunato

OFUNATO, Japan - Cars damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami are left in a temporary storage field in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, April 25, 2011.

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Fans bid farewell to ex-Candies member Tanaka

TOKYO, Japan - Fans attend the funeral in Tokyo on April 25, 2011, of actress Yoshiko Tanaka, who was a member of the 1970s pop idol trio Candies. Tanaka died on April 21 of breast cancer at age 55.

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Coastal research whaling ship

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Photo taken April 25, 2011, shows a whaling ship docked at Kushiro port in Hokkaido. The ship's departure from the port for coastal research whaling in waters off Kushiro under the approval of Japan's Fisheries Agency, which was scheduled April 25, was postponed due to bad weather. The whaling site was changed to waters off Hokkaido from off the Sanriku coastline in northeastern Japan after the catastrophic March 11 earthquake and tsunami wrecked whaling ships and related facilities in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, home to one of Japan's key coastal whaling bases.

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Abandoned Fukushima livestock to be culled

MINAMISOMA, Japan - Local officials in protective outfits prepare to enter the no-entry zone set by the central government, within the radius of 20 kilometers from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 25, 2011, to assess the conditions of the livestock and poultry there. The prefectural government has decided to cull animals and birds which are dying without food and water after evacuation of the residents.

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Tokyo-Sendai bullet train service resumed

SENDAI, Japan - A passenger looks at temporary housing units in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture for victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami on April 25, 2011, from the window of a bullet train. The Tohoku Shinkansen Line service between Sendai and Fukushima stations resumed the same day for the first time since the March 11 disaster devastated a wide area of northeastern and eastern Japan, linking Tokyo and Sendai, the Miyagi capital.

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Families mark 6th anniv. of fatal derailment

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Bereaved families of the victims of a 2005 train derailment visit the accident site in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, to commemorate the victims on April 25, 2011, the sixth anniversary of the tragedy in which 106 passengers and the driver were killed while 562 people were injured.

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JR West president on 6th anniv. of fatal derailment

AMAGASAKI, Japan - West Japan Railway Co. President Takayuki Sasaki speaks to reporters after offering flowers at the fatal train accident site in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 25, 2011, the sixth anniversary of the accident in which 106 passengers and the driver were killed while 562 people were injured. Sasaki vowed to improve safety of his company's train operations in his speech during a memorial ceremony.

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New Kanagawa governor Kuroiwa

YOKOHAMA, Japan - New Kanagawa Gov. Yuji Kuroiwa arrives at the prefectural government office in Yokohama on April 25, 2011, for the first time since he was elected to the post earlier in the month. Kuroiwa, a former news anchor, said he wants to promote solar energy in his speech before prefectural officials.

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Higashikokubaru forms political group

TOKYO, Japan - Former Miyazaki Gov. Hideo Higashikokubaru speaks to reporters at a hotel in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2011. Higashikokubaru, who set up a political organization the same day, said he will decide whether to run in the April 10 Tokyo gubernatorial election by around March 10.

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Warm spell sweeps through Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Women and toddlers are playing at Tokyo's Hibiya Park on Feb. 25, 2011. A warm spell swept across a wide area of Japan the same day, with temperatures in many regions rising to levels normally seen in April or May.

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Shiki troupe promotes 'Wicked' in Fukuoka

FUKUOKA, Japan - The main cast members of the musical ''Wicked'' pose for photos with Shiki Theatre Co. vice chairman Norio Sasaki (L) at a press conference in Fukuoka on Oct. 25, 2010. The musical troupe announced it will perform the popular Broadway musical from April through August 2011 in Fukuoka.