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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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Snowboarder Takeuchi gets Guinness title

Japanese snowboarder Tomoka Takeuchi (R), a women's parallel giant slalom silver medalist at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, poses in Tokyo on April 28, 2026, after winning a Guinness World Record title for making the most consecutive Winter Olympic appearances (female). Takeuchi, 42, competed in the Olympics for the seventh consecutive time from 2002 to 2026.

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Snowboarder Takeuchi gets Guinness title

Japanese snowboarder Tomoka Takeuchi (R), a women's parallel giant slalom silver medalist at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, poses in Tokyo on April 28, 2026, after winning a Guinness World Record title for making the most consecutive Winter Olympic appearances (female). Takeuchi, 42, competed in the Olympics for the seventh consecutive time from 2002 to 2026.

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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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Mobile ticketing services in U.S.

NEW YORK, United States - New Jersey Transit's mobile ticketing program is shown on a smartphone in New Jersey on June 1, 2014. Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York announced its plan to provide mobile ticketing for the Metro-North Railroad and Long Island Rail Road on April 28, 2014.

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Buddhist stupa in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan - Children are pictured against the backdrop of a ruined Buddhist stupa in Topdara near Kabul, Afghanistan, on April 28, 2014.

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Cherry blossoms in Washington

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in April 2014 shows cherry blossoms in Washington, with Washington Monument seen in background. On May 28, 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said cherry blossoms near the Potomac River in Washington are reaching their peak bloom date around five days earlier than they were 90 years ago due to global warming.

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Kiev scene

KIEV, Ukraine - Members of a family pose for photos in front of barricades around Independence Square in the Ukrainian capital Kiev on April 28, 2014.

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Chinese authorities putting pressure on churches

WENZHOU, China - Graffiti denouncing the Chinese Communist Party on a wall photographed on April 28, 2014, near a church in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, shows deep conflicts between local municipal authorities and Christians in the east coast province known for having a relatively large number of Christians. Many churches were ordered to remove their crosses for their alleged violation of building codes. The conflicts culminated in the recent demolition of the city's Sanjiang Church, which was about to be completed, by the local authorities.

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Darvish suffers defeat

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish answers a question at a press conference after a game against the Oakland Athletics in Arlington, Texas, on April 28, 2014. Darvish started to yield four runs in 3-1/3 innings, which was his career shortest outing in the major leagues. The Rangers were shut out 4-0 by the A's.

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Darvish suffers defeat

ARLINGTON, United States - Photo shows Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish in the dugout after leaving the mound in a game against the Oakland Athletics at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas, on April 28, 2014. Darvish yielded four runs in 3-1/3 innings, which was his career shortest outing in the major leagues. The Rangers were shut out 4-0 by the A's.

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Darvish suffers defeat

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers starter Yu Darvish pitches against the Oakland Athletics at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas, on April 28, 2014. Darvish left the mound after yielding four runs in 3-1/3 innings, which was his career shortest outing in the major leagues. The Rangers were shut out 4-0 by the A's.

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Darvish suffers defeat

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers starter Yu Darvish pitches against the Oakland Athletics at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas, on April 28, 2014. Darvish left the mound after yielding four runs in 3-1/3 innings, which was his career shortest outing in the major leagues. The Rangers were shut out 4-0 by the A's.

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U.N. starts nuclear non-proliferation meeting

NEW YORK, United States - Nobuo Kishi, Japanese senior vice foreign minister, delivers a speech at the third session of the preparatory committee for the 2015 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty review conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 28, 2014, the opening day of the meeting to be held through May 9.

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Hiroshima, Nagasaki mayors meet U.N. chief

NEW YORK, United States - Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui (R) shakes hands with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 28, 2014. In the center is Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue.

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U.N. starts nuclear non-proliferation meeting

NEW YORK, United States - Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui (2nd row, R) and Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue (2nd row, L) sit in at the third session of the preparatory committee for the 2015 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty review conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 28, 2014, the opening day of the meeting to be held through May 9.

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Hiroshima, Nagasaki mayors meet U.N. chief

NEW YORK, United States - Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui (R) and Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue (L) are pictured with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 28, 2014.

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Professor Yamanaka

KYOTO, Japan - Nobel Prize-winning scientist Shinya Yamanaka holds a press conference in Kyoto on April 28, 2014. The Kyoto University professor refuted doubts raised by some Internet users about images attached to his thesis published in 2000.

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U.N. starts nuclear non-proliferation meeting

NEW YORK, United States - Nobuo Kishi (C), Japanese senior vice foreign minister, delivers a speech at the third session of the preparatory committee for the 2015 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty review conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 28, 2014, the opening day of the meeting to be held through May 9.

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U.N. starts nuclear non-proliferation meeting

NEW YORK, United States - Angela Kane (L), the United Nations' High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, delivers a speech at the third session of the preparatory committee for the 2015 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty review conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 28, 2014, the opening day of the meeting to be held through May 9.

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Professor Yamanaka

KYOTO, Japan - Nobel Prize-winning scientist Shinya Yamanaka holds a press conference in Kyoto on April 28, 2014. The Kyoto University professor refuted doubts raised by some Internet users about images attached to his thesis published in 2000.

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Trilateral environment meeting

DAEGU, South Korea - (From L) Japanese Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara, Chinese Vice Environmental Protection Minister Li Ganjie and South Korean Environment Minister Yoon Seong Kyu join hands after a banquet for a trilateral environment ministers' meeting in Daegu, South Korea, on April 28, 2014.

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Kabukiza theater lit up to mark 1st anniversary of reopening

TOKYO, Japan - The refurbished Kabukiza theater in Tokyo's Ginza district is lit up on April 28, 2014, to commemorate the first anniversary of its reopening after reconstruction.

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Chinese researchers show 'new evidence' of Japan's invasion

CHANGCHUN, China - Researchers show documents as alleged new evidence of Japan's invasion of China during World War II before reporters from Japan and South Korea at an archive in Changchun in the northeastern Chinese province of Jilin on April 28, 2014.

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Panasonic returns to black

TOKYO, Japan - Panasonic Corp. President Kazuhiro Tsuga holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 28, 2014, when the company reported it returned to the black for the first time in three years. For the past business year to March 31, Panasonic posted a group net profit of 120.44 billion yen, the result of restructuring and increased sales by its housing and auto-related businesses.

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Cherry blossoms in full bloom at Hirosaki Park

HIROSAKI, Japan - Visitors look at cherry blossoms in full bloom at Hirosaki Park in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, on April 28, 2014, before the start of a 10-year project to repair Hirosaki Castle's stone walls from this fall.

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Japan minister at Yasukuni

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese administrative reform minister Tomomi Inada (C) visits Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on April 28, 2014.

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Japan environment minister in S. Korea

DAEGU, South Korea - Japanese Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara (L) and South Korean Environment Minister Yoon Seong Kyu leave after meeting in Daegu, South Korea, on April 28, 2014. They were in Daegu for a tripartite environment ministers' meeting also involving China.

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Japan environment minister in S. Korea

DAEGU, South Korea - Japanese Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara (L) and South Korean Environment Minister Yoon Seong Kyu (R) meet in Daegu, South Korea, on April 28, 2014. They were in Daegu for a tripartite environment ministers' meeting also involving China.

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JETRO office in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - Japanese industry minister Toshimitsu Motegi (3rd from L) and Japan External Trade Organization Chairman Hiroyuki Ishige (4th from L) attend a tape-cutting ceremony as JETRO opened an office in the Laotian capital Vientiane on April 28, 2014.

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Japan environment minister in S. Korea

DAEGU, South Korea - Japanese Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara (L) and South Korean Environment Minister Yoon Seong Kyu shake hands in Daegu, South Korea, on April 28, 2014. They were in Daegu for a tripartite environment ministers' meeting also involving China.

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Professor Yamanaka

KYOTO, Japan - Nobel Prize-winning scientist Shinya Yamanaka holds a press conference in Kyoto on April 28, 2014. The Kyoto University professor refuted doubts raised by some Internet users about images attached to his thesis published in 2000.

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Rare fish run upstream in Hokkaido river to lay eggs

SAPPORO, Japan - A pair of Japanese huchen known locally as "ito," Japan's biggest freshwater fish in the salmon family, runs upstream on April 28, 2014, in a river in the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido to lay eggs. The rare species is often called the "phantasmal fish."

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Tokyo governor briefs Abe on trip to China

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe answers a reporter's question after meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the premier's office in Tokyo on April 28, 2014, to brief Abe on his trip to China on April 24-26.

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Japanese defense minister in Australia

PERTH, Australia - Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera answers reporters' questions after talks with his Australian counterpart David Johnston in Perth, Australia, on April 28, 2014.

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Japanese defense minister in Australia

PERTH, Australia - Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera (far L) holds talks with his Australian counterpart David Johnston (far R) in Perth, Australia, on April 28, 2014.

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Empress Michiko visits picture book exhibition

TOKYO, Japan - Empress Michiko (R) attends an exhibition of picture books collected from around the world at a bookstore in Tokyo's Ginza district on April 28, 2014. Children's book promoter Tayo Shima explains about exhibited items. (Pool photo)

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Olympic ski jumpers Kasai, Takanashi meet kids in Iwate town

YAMADA, Japan - Japanese ski jumper Noriaki Kasai (R), who won the silver medal in the men's individual large hill ski jump at the Sochi Olympics, and compatriot female jumper Sara Takanashi (2nd from R) attend a gathering with children at an elementary school in Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 28, 2014.

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Abe visits Meiji Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie visit Meiji Shrine in Tokyo on April 28, 2014.

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Abe visits Meiji Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe leaves after visiting Meiji Shrine in Tokyo on April 28, 2014.

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Abe visits Meiji Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe answers reporters' questions after visiting Meiji Shrine in Tokyo on April 28, 2014.

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U.S., Philippines reach new military deal

TOKYO, Japan - The Subic Bay Freeport Zone in the Philippines where the U.S. Navy used to have a base is seen in this file photo taken in November 2012. The Philippines signed a pact with the United States on April 28, 2014, to give the U.S. military greater access to Philippine bases.

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Dance club operator acquitted

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken Sept. 28, 2013, shows a facility that used to be nightclub "NOON" in Osaka. The nightclub's operator, Masatoshi Kanemitsu, was arrested in April 2012, leading to its closure, but a local court on April 25, 2014, acquitted him of debasing sexual morals by allowing patrons to dance.

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Sanriku Railway

KAMAISHI, Japan - A train on Sanriku Railway Co.'s South Rias line takes a test run in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture on March 28, 2014 before resuming full service on April 5. Parts of the train line were closed after being damaged in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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U.N. assembly chief plans to touch on reform, climate change in Japan

NEW YORK, United States - John Ashe, president of the United Nations General Assembly, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in his office in New York on March 28, 2014, ahead of his visit to Japan from April 1 to 4.

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Daihatsu sales plan for FY 2014

TOKYO, Japan - Tatsuya Kaneko, executive vice president of Daihatsu Motor Co., holds a press conference in Tokyo on March 28, 2014. Daihatsu, the minivehicle-making subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corp., said it aims to sell 660,000 vehicles in fiscal 2014 starting April 1 by introducing a total of six new or renovated models.

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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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Seven & i builds fuel storage base in Saitama Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - Seven & i Holdings Co. unveils its fuel storage base being built in the town of Sugito, Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Feb. 28, 2014. The base for storing fuel needed to deliver products in the event of a major disaster is scheduled for completion in April.

US: Super Typhoon Bavi Slams Guam, Northern Marianas 2

Snowboarder Takeuchi gets Guinness title

Snowboarder Takeuchi gets Guinness title

US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Mobile ticketing services in U.S.

Buddhist stupa in Afghanistan

Cherry blossoms in Washington

Kiev scene

Chinese authorities putting pressure on churches

Darvish suffers defeat

Darvish suffers defeat

Darvish suffers defeat

Darvish suffers defeat

U.N. starts nuclear non-proliferation meeting

Hiroshima, Nagasaki mayors meet U.N. chief

U.N. starts nuclear non-proliferation meeting

Hiroshima, Nagasaki mayors meet U.N. chief

Professor Yamanaka

U.N. starts nuclear non-proliferation meeting

U.N. starts nuclear non-proliferation meeting

Professor Yamanaka

Trilateral environment meeting

Kabukiza theater lit up to mark 1st anniversary of reopening

Chinese researchers show 'new evidence' of Japan's invasion

Panasonic returns to black

Cherry blossoms in full bloom at Hirosaki Park

Japan minister at Yasukuni

Japan environment minister in S. Korea

Japan environment minister in S. Korea

JETRO office in Laos

Japan environment minister in S. Korea

Professor Yamanaka

Rare fish run upstream in Hokkaido river to lay eggs

Tokyo governor briefs Abe on trip to China

Japanese defense minister in Australia

Japanese defense minister in Australia

Empress Michiko visits picture book exhibition

Olympic ski jumpers Kasai, Takanashi meet kids in Iwate town

Abe visits Meiji Shrine

Abe visits Meiji Shrine

Abe visits Meiji Shrine

U.S., Philippines reach new military deal

Dance club operator acquitted

Sanriku Railway

U.N. assembly chief plans to touch on reform, climate change in Japan

Daihatsu sales plan for FY 2014

3 years after quake-tsunami

Seven &amp; i builds fuel storage base in Saitama Pref.

Seven & i builds fuel storage base in Saitama Pref.