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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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Cabinet OKs 3.12 tril. yen extra budget for stimulus steps

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from R) and his ministers attend an extraordinary Cabinet meeting on Jan. 9, 2015, in Tokyo to endorse a 3.12 trillion yen supplementary budget for fiscal 2014 to fund an economic stimulus package aimed at bolstering domestic demand curtailed by the April 1 consumption tax hike and weaker yen.

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Foreign tourist arrivals rise 19% at central Japan airport

NAGOYA, Japan - Central Japan International Airport Co. President Hiroshi Kawakami announces at a press conference in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 9, 2014, a 19% increase to some 590,000 in the number of foreign visitors from April to August this year over the same period a year before.

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Japan protests S. Korea's indictment of Japanese journalist

TOKYO, Japan - A car carrying Kim Won Jin, minister at the South Korean Embassy in Japan, leaves Japan's Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2014, after Junichi Ihara, director general of the Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, lodged a protest over South Korea's indictment of the former Seoul bureau chief of a Japanese newspaper. Seoul prosecutors the previous day indicted Tatsuya Kato, 48, of the Sankei Shimbun, for allegedly defaming President Park Geun Hye in an article about her whereabouts on the day of a deadly ferry accident in April.

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Ex-partners of united Korea table tennis team may meet again

TOKYO, Japan - Ri Bun Hui, a former North Korean table tennis player who formed a united Korea team with Hyung Jung Hwa of South Korea to win the women's doubles event in the World Table Tennis Championships held in Chiba, Japan, in April 1991, poses in Pyongyang on Sept. 9, 2014. The former partners may have a reunion at the Asian Paralympics in Inchon, South Korea, in October with Ri expected to lead the North Korean delegation.

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N Korea's new foreign minister to debut in Asia diplomacy

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - New North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Su Yong waves as he arrives in Myanmar's capital Naypyitaw on Aug. 9, 2014. Ri, who became North Korea's top diplomat in April, will take part on Aug. 10 in the ASEAN Regional Forum, Asia's biggest annual security gathering.

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Nigerians demand rescue of abducted schoolgirls

ABUJA, Nigeria - Demonstrators call in the Nigerian capital Abuja on July 9, 2014, for the rescue of schoolgirls abducted in April by Islamist extremist group Boko Haram.

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Woman demands rescue of abducted schoolgirls in Nigeria

ABUJA, Nigeria - A woman appeals at a demonstration in the Nigerian capital Abuja on July 9, 2014, for the rescue of schoolgirls abducted in April by Islamist extremist group Boko Haram.

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USJ mulls relisting on TSE in FY 2015

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken in March 2014 shows the Universal Studios Japan theme park in Osaka City. USJ Co., which operates the theme park with attractions based on popular Hollywood movies in the western Japan prefecture, is considering relisting on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the next financial year starting April 2015, sources close to the matter said on July 9, 2014.

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USJ mulls relisting on TSE in FY 2015

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken in March 2014 shows the Universal Studios Japan theme park in Osaka City. At top is a new area with attractions reproducing the world of the Harry Potter stories. USJ Co., which operates the theme park with attractions based on popular Hollywood movies in the western Japan prefecture, is considering relisting on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the next financial year starting April 2015, sources close to the matter said on July 9, 2014.

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Obokata's supervisor holds press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Haruko Obokata, a researcher with the government-funded Riken institute, during a press conference in Osaka on April 9, 2014. Yoshiki Sasai, deputy director of the Riken Center for Developmental Biology, who supervised the writing by Obokata of two controversial papers on STAP cells, held a press conference in Tokyo on April 16 to apologize for the confusion, concern and sense of mistrust caused by the papers but expressed confidence about the existence of the STAP phenomenon.

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Obokata issues statement

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Haruko Obokata, a researcher with the government-funded Riken institute, during a press conference in Osaka on April 9, 2014. Obokata, at the center of a controversy involving STAP cells, or stimulus-triggered acquisition of pluripotency cells, issued a statement through her lawyer on April 14, saying she "produced STAP cells almost every day and often a few times in one day."

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Facility in Miyagi Pref. shows info on disaster, recovery

SENDAI, Japan - A new facility in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, shows information about the 2011 disaster in the area, such as tsunami damage and restoration efforts, on April 9, 2014.

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Afghan presidential election board officials tally ballots

KABUL, Afghanistan - Officials of Afghanistan's presidential election board tally ballots brought to their office in Kabul on April 9, 2014.

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A-bomb survivor to deliver English speech to NPDI FMs

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Keiko Ogura is photographed at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on April 9, 2014, before she speaks about her experience of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, at a meeting by foreign ministers of the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative in the city on April 12, 2014.

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Sapporo promotes 2017 Asian Winter Games

BELEK, Turkey - Sapporo Vice Mayor Noriaki Ikushima (L) and delegates promote the 2017 Asian Winter Games to be hosted by the Hokkaido capital at a SportAccord International Convention held in Belek, Turkey, on April 9, 2014.

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Cherry blossoms in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - A tourist takes pictures of cherry blossoms in Washington on April 9, 2014.

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Kim Jong Un, Choe Ryong Hae to lead N. Korea defense body

TOKYO, Japan - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (L) is re-elected as head of the National Defense Commission and Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae is chosen as new vice chairman of the body by parliament in Pyongyang on April 9, 2014.

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Cherry blossoms in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Photo taken April 9, 2014, shows cherry blossoms in Washington. Washington Monument is seen in the background.

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Cherry blossoms in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Photo taken April 9, 2014, shows cherry blossoms in Washington.

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Pro-Russia group members put up banners in Kharkiv, Ukraine

KHARKIV, Ukraine - Members of a pro-Russia group put up banners at a statue of former Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin at a plaza in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on April 9, 2014, demanding a referendum on whether to introduce a federal system.

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Swiss solar-powered plane unveiled in Payerne

PAYERNE, Switzerland - Swiss group Solar Impulse unveils the Solar Impulse 2 plane in Payerne, western Switzerland, on April 9, 2014. The single-seater plane that runs solely on solar energy is set to embark on an around-the-world flight in 2015.

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Choe became vice chairman of defense commission

TOKYO, Japan - North Korea's Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae is seen in this undated file photo. He was elected as vice chairman of the National Defense Commission at the April 9, 2014, session of the Supreme People's Assembly, the country's parliament, in Pyongyang.

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N. Korea convenes parliament session

TOKYO, Japan - The Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea, the country's parliament, is convened in Pyongyang on April 9, 2014.

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N. Korean leader Kim Jong Un at parliament session

TOKYO, Japan - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a session of the Supreme People's Assembly, the country's parliament, in Pyongyang on April 9, 2014.

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N. Korean leader Kim Jong Un at parliament session

TOKYO, Japan - Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea in North Korea, receives applause from the floor during the April 9, 2014, session of the Supreme People's Assembly, the country's parliament, in Pyongyang. Kim was re-elected as first chairman of the National Defense Commission the same day. Standing at right is Choe Ryong Hae, who became vice chairman of the commission.

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Saury-fishing 'hina' dolls displayed in Onagawa

TOKYO, Japan -ONAGAWA, Japan - Saury-fishing "hina" dolls are displayed in the Onagawa town office building in Miyagi Prefecture on April 9, 2014.

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N. Korean leader Kim Jong Un at parliament session

TOKYO, Japan - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) claps during the April 9, 2014, session of the Supreme People's Assembly, the country's parliament, in Pyongyang. Next to him is Kim Yong Nam, president of the presidium of the assembly.

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Notice of end to Windows XP support

TOKYO, Japan -Microsoft Japan Co. posts a notice announcing the end of support for the Windows XP operating system on its website, effective April 9, 2014.

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Kumamoto police shows seized fake guns

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Confiscated imitation guns are shown at a police station in Kumamoto City on April 9, 2014.

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N. Korean leader Kim Jong Un at parliament session

TOKYO, Japan - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stands during the April 9, 2014, session of the Supreme People's Assembly, the country's parliament, in Pyongyang.

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Microsoft ends support for Windows XP

TOKYO, Japan - Shunichi Kajisa, chief technology officer at Microsoft Japan Co., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on April 9, 2014, about the expiry of Microsoft Corp.'s support for its Windows XP operating system, effective the same day.

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Well at Fukushima nuclear plant to pump groundwater

FUKUSHIMA, Japan -The equipment seen in this photo taken on April 9, 2014, pumps groundwater through a well at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant for release into the sea under the so-called groundwater bypass operation. Fukushima Prefecture's safety monitoring council on nuclear power station decommissioning inspected the equipment the same day. (Pool photo)

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Pak Pong Ju remains N. Korean premier

TOKYO, Japan - North Korean premier Pak Pong Ju is seen in this undated file photo. Pak was re-elected to the post at the April 9, 2014, session of the Supreme People's Assembly, the country's parliament, in Pyongyang.

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Aichi Pref. seeks to host 2020 futsal world cup

TOKYO, Japan - Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura (C) hands Kuniya Daini (L), president of the Japan Football Association, in Tokyo on April 9, 2014, a request to invite the 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup to the prefecture. Standing at right is Noboru Suzuki, chairman of the Aichi Football Association.

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TEPCO lets groundwater bypass Fukushima Daiichi plant

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - An official of Tokyo Electric Power Co. explains equipment for the company's so-called groundwater bypass system near a pumping well at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 9, 2014. TEPCO began pumping groundwater from wells as part of an operation to release the water into the sea before it flows underground through the plant and gets highly contaminated.

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Kumamoto signs memorandum with halal certifying body

TOKYO, Japan -KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Kumamoto Mayor Seishi Koyama (R) of Japan shakes hands with Dato Seri Jamil Bidin, chief executive officer of Halal Industry Development Corp. of Malaysia, in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur on April 9, 2014. The mayor signed a memorandum of cooperation with the corporation, the Malaysian government's halal certifying body, the same day.

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Japan to host RockCorps global volunteer movement

TOKYO, Japan - TOKYO, Japan - Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato (L) and Stephen Greene (C), chief executive officer of the pro-social production company RockCorps, pose for photos in Tokyo on April 9, 2014. In RockCorps projects, volunteers who work for four hours to help communities will earn a ticket to a rock concert. In Japan, volunteers will serve for communities affected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Tanks to store groundwater at Fukushima nuclear plant

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Tanks seen in this photo taken on April 9, 2014, are temporarily storing groundwater pumped at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant before releasing it into the sea. (Pool photo)

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New screening gear for carry-on liquids at Narita airport

NARITA, Japan - A new screening device for liquids is demonstrated at a security check area for connecting flights at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on April 9, 2014. The device was put into use from April 10 when the airport eased restrictions on carry-on liquids for passengers arriving from abroad to take connecting international flights.

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Site for new reactors unveiled in Fukui Pref., Japan

TSURUGA, Japan - Japan Atomic Power Co. shows media representatives on April 9, 2014, the site where it plans to build the Nos. 3 and 4 reactors of the Tsuruga nuclear power plant in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, central Japan.

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Panel meets at Boao regional forum session in China

BOAO, China - A panel meeting is under way during a session of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference in Boao, Hainan Province, southern China, on April 9, 2014.

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Ex-Japan PM Fukuda speaks at Boao regional forum in China

BOAO, China - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (back C) speaks at a session of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference in Boao, Hainan Province, southern China, on April 9, 2014.

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JFA official speaks at Asian soccer groups' meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Kozo Tashima, vice president of the Japan Football Association, speaks at a meeting in Tokyo with officials of soccer organizations from Association of Southeast Asian Nations member countries and East Asia on April 9, 2014.

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Cloud-based service for medical practitioners

OSAKA, Japan - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp. shows in Osaka, western Japan, on April 9, 2014, an image of a cloud-based service for medical practitioners in which computed tomography images can be shown on tablet computers and other devices. The company and its partners started offering the service from April 10.

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Fishermen hold tasting event for fish caught in Tokyo Bay

CHIBA, Japan - Members of the Amaha Fisheries Cooperative in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, hold a tasting event for fish caught in Tokyo Bay to publicize their safety in the prefectural city of Futtsu on April 9, 2014. The cooperative had suspended fishing from March 20 due to an oil spill resulting from a collision by two freighters off Miura, Kanagawa Prefecture, but resumed its activities on April 10.

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U.N. rep meets Japan minister on N. Korea's abductions

TOKYO, Japan - U.N. Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in North Korea Marzuki Darusman (R) meets with Keiji Furuya, Japan's minister in charge of the issue of Japanese nationals abducted to North Korea, in Tokyo on April 9, 2014.

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Vets reopen clinic away from home in Fukushima

KORIYAMA, Japan - Veterinarian Michiko Watanabe examines a cat found in the evacuation zone set after the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, on Jan. 9, 2014 at her animal clinic in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture. Together with her vet husband, Watanabe reopened the clinic in April 2012, a year after they evacuated their hometown near the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant following the March 2011 disaster.