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.

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.

Ex-U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Armitage dies

Ex-U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Armitage dies

Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage makes a speech at Keio University in Tokyo on June 8, 2018. A longtime Asia hand who had close connections with Japan, Armitage died on April 13, 2025, at the age of 79.

Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan erupts

Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan erupts

Photo taken on Feb. 8, 2023, from an unmanned fixed-point camera in Tarumizu, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows an eruption on Sakurajima volcano in the southwestern Japan prefecture. It was the first explosive eruption since April 2018 at the volcano's Showa crater.

Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan erupts

Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan erupts

Photo taken on Feb. 8, 2023, from an unmanned fixed-point camera in Tarumizu, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows an eruption on Sakurajima volcano in the southwestern Japan prefecture. It was the first explosive eruption since April 2018 at the volcano's Showa crater.

Kyoto gubernatorial election

Kyoto gubernatorial election

KYOTO, Japan, April 9 Kyodo - Former bureaucrat Takatoshi Nishiwaki (C) celebrates after winning the gubernatorial election in Kyoto Prefecture on April 8, 2018.

Kyoto gubernatorial election

Kyoto gubernatorial election

KYOTO, Japan, April 9 Kyodo - Kazuhito Fukuyama, a 57-year-old lawyer, speaks in front of his supporters in Kyoto city after losing the gubernatorial election in Kyoto Prefecture on April 8, 2018. Former bureaucrat Takatoshi Nishiwaki won the election, fought between newcomers.