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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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Tennis: Kei Nishikori

Photo taken on Sept. 8, 2014, shows Japan's Kei Nishikori in action against Marin Cilic of Croatia in their U.S. Open final in New York. On April 30, 2026, the Japanese tennis icon and former world No. 4 said on social media that he will retire at the end of the season.

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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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Nat'l council to hand down 'washoku' culture to be launched

TOKYO, Japan - Isao Kumakura (C), president of Shizuoka University of Art and Culture, and others in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2014, announce they will establish a national council for passing the tradition and culture of "washoku" Japanese cuisine to the next generation. The council is expected to start its activities in April 2015. Washoku was registered in UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2013.

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World's longest cake roll made in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows the world's longest cake roll, 140.62 meters in length, recognized by Guinness World Records in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on Nov. 8, 2014. The cake, made using 180 liters of fresh cream, 2,400 eggs, 72 kilograms of flour, 400 strawberries and other ingredients, beat the previous record, a 130.68-meter-long cake, made in Tokyo in April 2013.

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World's longest cake roll made in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - People work on making the world's longest cake roll using 180 liters of fresh cream, 2,400 eggs, 72 kilograms of flour, 400 strawberries and other ingredients in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on Nov. 8, 2014. They made a 140.62-meter-long cake, recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's longest cake roll, beating the previous record, a 130.68-meter-long cake, made in Tokyo in April 2013.

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Narita airport to open terminal for LCCs in April

NARITA, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 29, 2014 shows Terminal 3 of Narita airport near Tokyo, under construction to open as an exclusive facility for low-cost carriers on April 8, 2015. It will consist of a three-story building and a two-story satellite and have a total floor area of 66,000 square meters.

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Narita airport to open terminal for LCCs in April

NARITA, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 29, 2014 shows Terminal 3 of Narita airport near Tokyo, under construction to open as an exclusive facility for low-cost carriers on April 8, 2015. It will consist of a three-story building and a two-story satellite and have a total floor area of 66,000 square meters.

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7 mil. visitors expected for rare opening of temple image

TOKYO, Japan - Monks at Zenkoji Temple and tourism officials in Nagano, central Japan, announce at a press conference in Tokyo on July 8, 2014, plans for a rare opening to the public next year of the principal image enshrined at the temple. They expect seven million visitors during the event scheduled for April 5 to May 31, 2015, held once every six years, compared with 6.73 million visitors during the previous opening in 2009.

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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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Reconstruction from Haiyan damage

MARABUT, Philippines - Photo taken on April 11, 2014 in Tacloban City in the Haiyan-hit Philippine island of Leyte shows men working on a permanent housing project for survivors of the typhoon that struck the country on Nov. 8, 2013. Housing and livelihood are among the serious challenges in the rehabilitation process in Haiyan-affected areas six months after the disaster.

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Small 4-blade wind-power generator in operation in Japan

NAGOYA, Japan - A small four-blade wind-power generator is seen in operation in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, in this photo taken on April 8, 2014. The blades, each about 2.5 meters long and 40 cm wide, flutter up and down on a 5-meter pole to produce 350 watts of electricity.

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Security force protects gov't building in Ukrainian city

TOKYO, Japan -KHARKIV, Ukraine - A security force protects a government building in Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, on April 8, 2014.

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Panel discusses Peace Declaration content for 'A Bomb Day'

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Members of a panel gather in Hiroshima, western Japan, on April 8, 2014, to discuss the content of the Peace Declaration to be issued on Aug. 6 designated as the annual "Atomic Bomb Day" anniversary.

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Parties submit bill to change national referendum law

TOKYO, Japan - Representatives of seven ruling and opposition parties jointly hand Makoto Onitsuka (4th from L), secretary general of the House of Representatives, a bill at the Diet on April 8, 2014, to amend the national referendum law.

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Japan's Matsuyama meets press before 2014 Masters golf

AUGUSTA, United States - Hideki Matsuyama speaks at a press conference on April 8, 2014, before the annual Masters Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.

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Nobel laureate Oe speaks against collective defense

TOKYO, Japan - Kenzaburo Oe, the 1994 Nobel laureate in literature, speaks at a rally in Tokyo on April 8, 2014, against exercising the right to collective self-defense.

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Beer Hall Lion marks 80th anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - Customers at Beer Hall Lion at 7 Chome, Ginza, in Tokyo celebrate its 80th anniversary on April 8, 2014. The pub is believed to be the oldest existing beer hall in Japan.

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Inn in Dogo Onsen with sliding doors of water plant design

MATSUYAMA, Japan - An inn in the Dogo Onsen hot springs resort in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, unveils a room with sliding doors of a water plant design used for Arita-yaki porcelain on April 8, 2014, before the opening of the Dogo Onsenart 2014 art festival on April 10.

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A-bomb survivors oppose Japan's nuclear plant exports

NAGASAKI, Japan - Representatives from five groups of atomic bomb survivors in Nagasaki give a press conference at Nagasaki City Hall on April 8, 2014, to voice opposition to Japan's deals to export nuclear power plants.

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100-year-old locomotive to be preserved in Oita town

FUKUOKA, Japan - An about 100-year-old steam locomotive is pictured on April 8, 2014, in Shime Town in Fukuoka Prefecture. The train was going to be scrapped but Kusu Town in Oita Prefecture decided to preserve the train after train enthusiasts across Japan asked the town to save it.

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Ruling coalition endorses energy policy

TOKYO, Japan - The nation's basic energy plan, which recognizes atomic power as an important base-load power source, is officially endorsed at a meeting of senior policymakers of the ruling parties at the Diet on April 8, 2014.

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Shiseido chief Uotani explains new product

TOKYO, Japan - Masahiko Uotani, president of cosmetics maker Shiseido Co., speaks about a new product at a release event in Tokyo on April 8, 2014.

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Kansai Electric to beef up thermal power electricity

OSAKA, Japan - Kansai Electric Power Co. holds a briefing in the city of Osaka on April 8, 2014, for the selection of one or more companies that will sell thermal power electricity to the utility.

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Shiseido chief Uotani shows new product at release event

TOKYO, Japan - Masahiko Uotani, president of cosmetics maker Shiseido Co., shows a new product at a release event in Tokyo on April 8, 2014.

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Hyogo police's new scientific investigation center in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - The Hyogo prefectural police's new scientific investigation support center in Kobe is pictured on April 8, 2014. The police the same day held the opening ceremony for the facility, which was created to strengthen areas of scientific crime investigation, such as analysis of images captured by surveillance cameras and DNA analysis.

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Yakushiji's east pagoda disassembled to 1st layer

NARA, Japan - The three-layer east pagoda of Yakushiji, a Buddhist temple listed as a World Heritage site in Japan's ancient capital of Nara, is disassembled to the roof of the first layer on April 8, 2014, with the central pillar remaining in the middle as the structure undergoes renovation.

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Sony's Yamagata Technology Center opens

YAMAGATA, Japan - An opening ceremony is held for Sony Semiconductor Corp.'s Yamagata Technology Center for manufacturing image sensors in Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 8, 2014.

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Booth to introduce Japanese tourist sites set up in Beijing

BEIJING, China - People visit a booth introducing Japanese tourist sites, including those in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, which was set up at the Japanese ambassador's official residence in Beijing on April 8, 2014.

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People visit Imperial Palace to view cherry blossoms

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows people visiting the Imperial Palace in Tokyo to view cherry trees in bloom along a street where the Inui-mon Gate (front) is located on April 8, 2014, the last day when part of the palace grounds were open to the public.

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Actors in Yoshimoto comedy show at Abeno Harukas

OSAKA, Japan - Medaka Ikeno (C) and fellow actors pose for photos after appearing in a special performance of the Yoshimoto Shinkigeki comedy theatrical troupe held in Abeno Harukas, Japan's tallest building, in Osaka on April 8, 2014.

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Researcher explains equipment at nuclear safety center

HAMAMATSU, Japan - Shoichi Sato, head of the nuclear safety technology research center located on the premises of the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, explains equipment at the center's laboratory building on April 8, 2014.

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Special Yoshimoto comedy show at Abeno Harukas

OSAKA, Japan - A special performance of the Yoshimoto Shinkigeki comedy theatrical troupe is held in Abeno Harukas, Japan's tallest building, in Osaka on April 8, 2014.

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Mitsubishi Electric's new engineering facility in Kobe

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows Mitsubishi Electric Corp.'s new engineering facility in Kobe, western Japan, on April 8, 2014. The facility, aimed at strengthening development capacity for its infrastructure-related businesses by consolidating some 2,000 engineers at one location, will start operating from late April.

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Mitsubishi Electric's new engineering facility in Kobe

OSAKA, Japan - Mitsubishi Electric Corp. shows a work floor in its new engineering facility in Kobe, western Japan, on April 8, 2014.

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Massive tree trunk for pagoda renovation at Yakushiji

NARA, Japan - Hundreds of people take part in a ceremony to transport a 4-ton Japanese cypress log to the East Pagoda at Yakushiji, a Buddhist temple in Nara in western Japan, on April 8, 2014, where it will be used to fill vacuums in the central pillar known as "shimbashira." The pagoda, a national treasure that dates back to the Nara period (710-784), is undergoing major renovation work for the first time in about 110 years.

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PM Abe greets young ASEAN, East Timor footballers

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L, standing) greets a group of young soccer players from elementary and middle schools from East Timor and members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations at his office in Tokyo on April 8, 2014.

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Japanese table tennis pair return after making history

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese pair Mima Ito (L) and Miu Hirano meet reporters at Haneda airport in Tokyo upon their return to Japan on April 8, 2014, after winning the women's final at the German Open on March 30 to become the youngest ever doubles winners in the history of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Tour at the age of 13.

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Seven Stars luxury train for tourists from overseas

FUKUOKA, Japan - Kyushu Railway Co.'s Seven Stars luxury sleeper train travels through Yufu, Oita Prefecture in southwestern Japan, in October 2013. JR Kyushu began a luxury train service exclusively for passengers from overseas on April 8, 2014.

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Wing of MRJ commercial jet transported for assembly

NAGOYA, Japan - The main wing of a Mitsubishi Regional Jet aircraft is transported by trailer through Nagoya in the early hours of April 8, 2014, on its way from a plant in the village of Tobishima to a plant in the town of Toyoyama, both in Aichi Prefecture, for the final stages of assembly. In the background is Nagoya Castle. MRJ is a family of 70-90 seat next-generation aircraft developed by Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp.

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Indian politician joins online networking event

MUMBAI, India - Narendra Modi, candidate for India's prime minister from the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party, takes part in an online networking event on March 8, 2014. India is bracing for general elections in April-May.

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Hitachi Senior Vice President Higashihara to become president

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiaki Higashihara (L), who will be promoted to president and chief operating officer of Hitachi Ltd. from senior vice president on April 1, shakes hands with current President Hiroaki Nakanishi prior to a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2014. Nakanishi will become chairman and chief executive officer, the company said.

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Hitachi Senior Vice President Higashihara to become president

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiaki Higashihara, who will be promoted to president and chief operating officer of Hitachi Ltd. from senior vice president on April 1, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2014. Hiroaki Nakanishi, the current president, will become chairman and chief executive officer, the company said.