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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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Panasonic returns to profit

TOKYO, Japan - Hideaki Kawai (R), managing director of Panasonic Corp., answers a reporter's question after releasing the company's earnings results for the nine months through Dec. 31, 2013, at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2014. Panasonic said it posted a group net profit of 243.01 billion yen in the April-December period, a turnaround from a loss of 623.83 billion yen a year earlier.

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Panasonic returns to profit

TOKYO, Japan - Hideaki Kawai, managing director of Panasonic Corp., answers a reporter's question after releasing the company's earnings results for the nine months through Dec. 31, 2013, at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2014. Panasonic said it posted a group net profit of 243.01 billion yen in the April-December period, a turnaround from a loss of 623.83 billion yen a year earlier.

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Panasonic returns to profit

TOKYO, Japan - Hideaki Kawai, managing director of Panasonic Corp., releases the company's earnings results for the nine months through Dec. 31, 2013, at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2014. Panasonic said it posted a group net profit of 243.01 billion yen in the April-December period, a turnaround from a loss of 623.83 billion yen a year earlier.

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Panasonic returns to profit

TOKYO, Japan - Hideaki Kawai, managing director of Panasonic Corp., answers a reporter's question after releasing the company's earnings results for the nine months through Dec. 31, 2013, at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2014. Panasonic said it posted a group net profit of 243.01 billion yen in the April-December period, a turnaround from a loss of 623.83 billion yen a year earlier.

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Man uses human power alone on trips to climb 100 famous mountains

TOKYO, Japan - Yoki Tanaka, seen in this file photo taken in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2014, climbed Japan's 100 famous mountains between April and October of the same year depending on human power alone during trips across the Japanese archipelago.

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LDP Diet member admits sexist heckling at committee meeting

OSAKA, Japan - Sayuri Uenishi, a House of Representatives member from the opposition Japan Restoration Party, speaks to reporters in Osaka on July 4, 2014. Uenishi said Hideo Onishi, a lower house member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, admitted earlier in the day to having heckled her by telling her to "get married and have children," during a Diet committee meeting in April, and apologized to her on the phone.

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LDP Diet member admits sexist heckling at committee meeting

OSAKA, Japan - Sayuri Uenishi, a House of Representatives member from the opposition Japan Restoration Party, speaks to reporters in Osaka on July 4, 2014. Uenishi said Hideo Onishi, a lower house member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, admitted earlier in the day to having heckled her by telling her to "get married and have children," during a Diet committee meeting in April, and apologized to her on the phone.

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Mountain road links Tawang, Bondila in India

TAWANG, India - A mountain road, seen in this photo taken on April 4, 2014, runs between Tawang and Bondila in the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.

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Tawang Monastery in northeastern India

TAWANG, India - Tawang Monastery is seen in this photo taken on April 4, 2014, in the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.

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Sela Pass, northeastern India

SELA PASS, India - People walk through the Sela Pass at an altitude of about 4,200 meters in the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh on April 4, 2014.

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Tiananmen crackdown memorial hall in Hong Kong

HONG KONG, China - A man looks at photos of the Tiananmen Square military crackdown at the June 4 Memorial Museum in Hong Kong on April 20, 2014. It is the first permanent exhibit set up by a democratic-minded group to remember the forcible suppression of pro-democracy protests on June 4, 1989.

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Main stadium for Incheon Asian Games

SEOUL, South Korea - Construction of the main stadium for the 2014 Asian Games in Inchon, South Korea, is well underway on April 10, 2014. The Asian Games will take place from September 19 to October 4, 2014.

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Main stadium for Asian Games in Incheon opens to press

SEOUL, South Korea - The main stadium for the 2014 Incheon Asian Games in South Korea opens to the press on April 10, 2014. The Asian Games will take place from September 19 to October 4, 2014.

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Residents engage in bridge construction in Tawang, India

TAWANG, India - Local residents, including ethnic minorities, engage in work to build a bridge on a mountain road connecting to Tawang, a district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India, on April 4, 2014.

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Mountain road in northeastern India

TAWANG, India - A mountain road connecting to Tawang, a district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India, is pictured on April 4, 2014, at an altitude of around 4,200 meters.

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Cherry blossoms at Imperial Palace

TOKYO, Japan - People view cherry trees along the Inui promenade at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 4, 2014. In commemoration of Emperor Akihito's 80th birthday last December, the Inui promenade was opened to the public for the first time the same day, in time for viewing cherry blossoms in full bloom.

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Cherry blossoms at Imperial Palace

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 4, 2014, shows a promenade flanked by cherry trees at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. The Inui promenade was opened to the public for the first time the same day, in commemoration of Emperor Akihito's 80th birthday last December, in time for viewing cherry blossoms in full bloom. The Inui Gate (front) and the Sakashita Gate (top, C) can be seen.

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Envoy Kennedy

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy speaks at the U.S. Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo on April 4, 2014. A meeting to promote women's activities was held in the base.

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Cherry blossoms at Imperial Palace

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 4, 2014, shows a crowd lining up in front of the Sakashita Gate to the Imperial Palace in Tokyo to walk along a promenade flanked by cherry trees. In commemoration of Emperor Akihito's 80th birthday last December, the Inui promenade was opened to the public for the first time the same day, in time for viewing cherry blossoms in full bloom.

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Actor Keizo Kanie dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in March 1997 shows Japanese actor Keizo Kanie. Kanie, known for his supporting role in a number of movies and TV series, has died from stomach cancer at a hospital in Tokyo, a talent agency representing the actor said April 4, 2014. He was 69 years old.

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Presidential election in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan - A soldier stands guard along a road leading to Kabul on April 4, 2014, a day before the Afghan presidential election is held.

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N. Korean envoy at U.N.

NEW YORK, United States - Ri Tong Il, the North Korean deputy ambassador to the United Nations, holds a press conference at U.N. headquarters in New York on April 4, 2014. Ri said North Korea will carry out a new form of nuclear test.

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Presidential election in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan - Police officers stand guard along a road leading to Kabul on April 4, 2014, a day before the Afghan presidential election is held.

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Japanese textbook on territories

TOKYO, Japan - A Japanese social studies textbook for elementary school pupils mentions the Northern Territories, Takeshima and the Senkaku Islands in a "territorial issue" column. All social studies textbooks for primary school students in Japan will include descriptions of islands at the heart of bilateral frictions with China and South Korea, with some referring to them as Japan's "inherent" territory, the Japanese education ministry said April 4, 2014.

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Paper cutouts image projected on Kochi Castle stone wall

KOCHI, Japan - A colorful paper cutout image is projected on a stone wall at Kochi Castle on April 4, 2014 in Kochi, western Japan, during the Kochi Castle illumination event.

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Security drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Police hold a security drill in Tokyo on April 4, 2014, ahead of a visit by U.S. President Barack Obama.

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Japanese textbook on territories

TOKYO, Japan - A Japanese social studies textbook for elementary school pupils mentions the Northern Territories, Takeshima and the Senkaku Islands in a "territorial issue" column. All social studies textbooks for primary school students in Japan will include descriptions of islands at the heart of bilateral frictions with China and South Korea, with some referring to them as Japan's "inherent" territory, the Japanese education ministry said April 4, 2014.

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Yokozuna wrestlers

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna (from L) Harumafuji, Hakuho and Kakuryu perform a ring entering ceremony at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on April 4, 2014. The top sumo wrestlers are all from Mongolia.

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S. Korea lodges protest over Japanese textbooks

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Cho Tae Yong (R) conveys a protest to Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Koro Bessho (L) at the South Korean Foreign Ministry in Seoul on April 4, 2014, over Japan's move to include its territorial claim to a pair of South Korean-held islets in elementary school textbooks.

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Abe meets Japan, Hamburg cherry blossom beauties

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) meets Japan cherry blossom queen Chihiro Konishi (R) and Hamburg cherry blossom princess Miriam Rossmann at his office in Tokyo on April 4, 2014.

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Japan nuclear deals with Turkey, United Arab Emirates

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's House of Representatives approves civil nuclear pacts with Turkey and the United Arab Emirates during a plenary session in Tokyo on April 4, 2014.

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Ex-lawmaker Tokuda

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Takeshi Tokuda, a former member of the House of Representatives. Prosecutors filed a lawsuit on April 4, 2014, seeking to ban Tokuda from running in a general election for the lower house from a single-seat constituency in Kagoshima Prefecture for five years. Tokuda, a son of major hospital chain Tokushukai founder Torao Tokuda, resigned as a lower house member in February after his illegal election campaign came to light.

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IOC official in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - John Coates (L), chairman of the International Olympic Committee's Coordination Commission, and former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, chairman of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics Organizing Committee, hold a press conference in Tokyo on April 4, 2014, the final day of the commission's three-day visit to Tokyo.

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IOC official in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - John Coates (L), chairman of the International Olympic Committee's Coordination Commission, and former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, chairman of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics Organizing Committee, hold a press conference in Tokyo on April 4, 2014, the final day of the commission's three-day visit to Tokyo.

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IOC official in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - John Coates (L), chairman of the International Olympic Committee's Coordination Commission, and former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, chairman of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics Organizing Committee, hold a press conference in Tokyo on April 4, 2014, the final day of the commission's three-day visit to Tokyo.

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Territorial disputes

TOKYO, Japan - A general meeting of the textbook screening council is held in Tokyo on April 4, 2014. Japan's territorial disputes with China and South Korea over small islets will be mentioned in all social studies textbooks for elementary school students from the next academic year starting in April 2015, the education ministry said the same day.

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Territorial disputes

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman Cho Tai Young issues a statement in Seoul on April 4, 2014. The statement criticized the Japanese government's move to include Tokyo's territorial claim to South Korean-held islands in elementary school textbooks.

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Japan to introduce more foreign construction workers

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga (2nd from R) speaks at a meeting of Cabinet ministers at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 4, 2014. They decided to allow more foreign workers into the construction industry, given growing manpower demand for reconstruction of areas hit by the March 2011 disaster and for building facilities for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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Abe, Obama to hold summit in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photo shows Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama. Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga on April 4, 2014, said Abe and Obama plan to hold a meeting April 24 in Tokyo.

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Indian opposition party chief appears at Facebook event

MUMBAI, India - Arvind Kejriwal, head of India's Aam Aadmi Party, appears at a discussion event organized by Facebook and a TV station on March 4, 2014. India is bracing for general elections in April-May.

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Sake brewer Nihonsakari opens shop at station in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - "Namazake," or unpasteurized Japanese sake, is bottled on the spot at a Nihonsakari Co. shop at the Hankyu Railway's Juso Station in Osaka, western Japan, on March 4, 2014. The shop is open for a limited period through April 3.

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BOJ chief Kuroda

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda holds a press conference after the BOJ policy board decided to maintain its ultraeasy monetary policy, at the central bank's head office in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2013. Kuroda praised the government's decision to raise the nation's sales tax as planned in April 2014.

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BOJ chief Kuroda

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda holds a press conference after the BOJ policy board decided to maintain its ultraeasy monetary policy, at the central bank's head office in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2013. Kuroda praised the government's decision to raise the nation's sales tax as planned in April 2014.