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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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Bus guides celebrate coming-of-age

TOKYO, Japan - Women dressed in kimono climb aboard a tour bus in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2012, ahead of the Coming-of-Age Day national holiday on Jan. 9. Hato Bus Co., which offers sightseeing bus services mainly around Tokyo and Yokohama, invited 18 of its tour guides who are or will turn 20 years old as of April 1 for a celebration because some of them will be unable to attend ceremonies on the national holiday as they will be at work.

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Bus guides celebrate coming-of-age

TOKYO, Japan - Women pose in front of a tour bus in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2012, ahead of the Coming-of-Age Day national holiday on Jan. 9. Hato Bus Co., which offers sightseeing bus services mainly around Tokyo and Yokohama, invited 18 of its tour guides who are or will turn 20 years old as of April 1 for a celebration because some of them will be unable to attend ceremonies on the national holiday as they will be at work.

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London Olympic Stadium

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken on April 6, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows the Olympic Stadium in London, the main venue for the 2012 Olympic Games.

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Tiananmen protests 'father' Fang Lizhi dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in 1991 shows Fang Lizhi during an interview. The Chinese democracy activist whose ideas on democracy helped inspire protest movements in China in the late 1980s, including at Beijing's Tiananmen Square, died on April 6, 2012, in Tucson, Arizona. He was 76.

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Tiananmen protests 'father' Fang Lizhi dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Kyoto in June 1991 shows Fang Lizhi. The Chinese democracy activist whose ideas on democracy helped inspire protest movements in China in the late 1980s, including at Beijing's Tiananmen Square, died on April 6, 2012, in Tucson, Arizona. He was 76.

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Kitajima wins 200 breaststroke at nat'ls

TOKYO, Japan - Kosuke Kitajima claps his hands after winning the men's 200-meter breaststroke at the national championships in Tokyo on April 6, 2012.

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Ishikawa misses cut at Masters

AUGUSTA, United States - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa reacts after bogeying the seventh hole during the second round of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 6, 2012. Ishikawa carded a 77 to miss the cut by four strokes.

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Kitajima wins 200 breaststroke at nat'ls

TOKYO, Japan - Kosuke Kitajima starts the final of the men's 200-meter breaststroke at the national championships in Tokyo on April 6, 2012. Kitajima won the race in 2 minutes, 8.00 seconds, qualifying for a second event at the London Olympics.

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Matsuyama at Masters

AUGUSTA, United States - Japan's Hideki Matsuyama smiles after birdying on the 17th hole during the second round of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 6, 2012. Matsuyama advanced to the weekend with a 2-over 74 that left him tied for 31st at 1 over for the tournament.

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Hiroshima ace Maeda throws no-hitter vs DeNA

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Hiroshima Carp right-hander Kenta Maeda (L) celebrates with teammates after throwing a no-hitter in the Carp's 2-0 victory against the DeNA BayStars in Yokohama on April 6, 2012. Maeda became the 74th pitcher in Japanese baseball history to throw a no-hitter.

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Palestine's Abbas

RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Ramallah, West Bank, on April 6, 2012.

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Kitajima wins 200 breaststroke at nat'ls

TOKYO, Japan - Kosuke Kitajima swims in the final of the men's 200-meter breaststroke at the national championships in Tokyo on April 6, 2012. Kitajima won the race in 2 minutes, 8.00 seconds, qualifying for a second event at the London Olympics.

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Hiroshima ace Maeda throws no-hitter vs DeNA

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Hiroshima Carp right-hander Kenta Maeda throws a no-hitter as the Carp beat the DeNA BayStars 2-0 in Yokohama on April 6, 2012. Maeda became the 74th pitcher in Japanese baseball history to throw a no-hitter.

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Hiroshima ace Maeda throws no-hitter vs DeNA

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Hiroshima Carp right-hander Kenta Maeda throws a no-hitter as the Carp beat the DeNA BayStars 2-0 in Yokohama on April 6, 2012. Maeda became the 74th pitcher in Japanese baseball history to throw a no-hitter.

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Kitajima wins 200 breaststroke at nat'ls

TOKYO, Japan - Kosuke Kitajima (R) shakes hands with Ryo Tateishi after the final of the men's 200-meter breaststroke at the national championships in Tokyo on April 6, 2012. Kitajima won the race in 2 minutes, 8.00 seconds, with Tateishi coming second in a time of 2:08.17, both qualifying for a second event at the London Olympics.

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Exile in Tokyo Olympics bid poster

TOKYO, Japan - The committee on Tokyo's bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games unveils a poster with the Japanese pop group Exile on April 6, 2012.

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Crown Princess Masako

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken April 19, 2009, in Yokohama shows Crown Princess Masako. The 48-year-old crown princess's health conditions can easily worsen due to fatigue, the head of the Crown Prince's Household said April 6, 2012, quoting a statement released by her medical team.

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Mitsubishi Motors President Masuko in interview

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko is interviewed by Kyodo News in Tokyo on April 6, 2012.

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Tokyo cherry blossoms in full bloom

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 6, 2012, shows Tokyo Sky Tree and cherry blossoms in Tokyo's Sumida Ward. A local observatory said blossoms on the ''someiyoshino'' variety of cherry trees fully bloomed that day in Tokyo, three days later than usual and the same as the previous year.

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Tokyo cherry blossoms in full bloom

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 6, 2012, shows Tokyo Sky Tree and cherry blossoms in Tokyo's Sumida Ward. A local observatory said blossoms on the ''someiyoshino'' variety of cherry trees fully bloomed that day in Tokyo, three days later than usual and the same as the previous year.

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Shizuka Kamei, Akiko Kamei to leave PNP

TOKYO, Japan - Shizuka Kamei (R) announces his decision to leave the People's New Party, the junior coalition partner of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, along with his supporter Akiko Kamei (L), at a press conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on April 6, 2012. Shizuka Kamei was dismissed from the post of party chief and Akiko Kamei from the post of the party's policy chief the previous day due to their opposition to Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's key policy goal of a sales tax hike.

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Tokyo cherry blossoms in full bloom

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 6, 2012, shows cherry blossoms in full bloom at Ueno Park in Tokyo's Taito Ward. A local observatory said blossoms on the ''someiyoshino'' variety of cherry trees were in full bloom that day in Tokyo, three days later than usual and the same as the previous year.

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3 years after earthquake in Italy

L'AQUILA, Italy - Photo taken in L'Aquila, central Italy, on April 5, 2012, shows a cathedral damaged by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake on April 6, 2009. The building has yet to be repaired.

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DPJ, PNP to maintain coalition gov't

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (2nd from R), who heads the Democratic Party of Japan, shakes hands with Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi, the sole Cabinet minister from the People's New Party, after reconfirming that the two parties will maintain their coalition government in talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 6, 2012. Jimi replaced Shizuka Kamei as PNP chief after Kamei and the party's policy chief Akiko Kamei were dismissed from their posts over their opposition to Noda's key policy goal of a sales tax hike.

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3 years after earthquake in Italy

L'AQUILA, Italy - People who lost family members in a magnitude 6.3 earthquake that hit L'Aquila and surrounding areas in central Italy on April 6, 2009, gather in front of a cathedral in the city on the third anniversary of the disaster on April 6, 2012.

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Tokyo cherry blossoms in full bloom

TOKYO, Japan - Cherry trees are in bloom at Yasukuni Shrine in central Tokyo on April 6, 2012. A local observatory said blossoms on the ''someiyoshino'' variety of cherry trees fully bloomed that day in Tokyo, three days later than usual and the same as the previous year.

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Toyota's '86'

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken in Nagoya on April 6, 2012, shows the ''86'' sports car released for the Japanese market by Toyota Motor Corp. the same day. The company co-developed the rear-wheel-drive vehicle with Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.

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U.S. presidential election

MILWAUKEE, United States - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (C) talks with his supporters while campaigning in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on April 2, 2012. Romney is vying for the Republican presidential nomination to challenge Democratic President Barack Obama, who will be seeking a second term, in the Nov. 6, 2012 election.

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U.S. presidential election

MILWAUKEE, United States - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks while campaigning in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on April 2, 2012. Romney is vying for the Republican presidential nomination to challenge Democratic President Barack Obama, who will be seeking a second term, in the Nov. 6, 2012 election.

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Iwaki soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show Yotsukura port in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 6, 2011 (top), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same location on March 3, 2012 (bottom).

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Railroad soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show part of JR Senseki Line rail track in the city of Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 6, 2011 (top), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same location on March 4, 2012 (bottom). Services on the line have been partly resumed.

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Nomura's next president Nagai

TOKYO, Japan - Undated photo shows Koji Nagai, deputy president of Nomura Securities Co. Nomura Holdings Inc. said March 6, 2012, that Nagai will take the helm of its core brokerage unit as president, succeeding Kenichi Watanabe, effective April 1.

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U.S. Marines in Okinawa

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the U.S. Marine Corps arrive at the White Beach U.S. Naval facility in Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, in April 2011, after taking part in Operation Tomodachi to support people affected by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan. On Feb. 6, 2012, Japan and the United States confirmed a policy to move about 4,700 U.S. Marines in Okinawa to Guam, delinking the troops' transfer from a plan to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within the prefecture, Japanese officials said.