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Philippines: Typhoon Kalmaegi Triggers Severe Flooding, Displacing Thousands 2

Severe flooding has submerged towns and displaced hundreds of thousands as Typhoon Kalmaegi battered the central Philippines. Rivers overflowed in Cebu and nearby islands, forcing residents onto rooftops while cars and containers were swept through the streets. Local officials said some evacuation centers were inundated, and many survivors of a recent earthquake had to be evacuated again. More than 380,000 people fled their homes across the Visayas, southern Luzon, and northern Mindanao. Kalmaegi, locally named Tino, made landfall late Monday, November 3 with winds of up to 130 kph before moving toward the South China Sea on Tuesday, November 4.

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China: Tourists and Locals Rescue Yaks from Mud Pit in Qinghai

In Qinghai, China, tourists and locals joined forces with an excavator operator to rescue four yaks stuck in deep mud on September 30, 2025. After spotting the trapped animals, the tourists alerted a herdsman and enlisted help from a nearby construction site. Working for nearly an hour, they freed all four yaks safely. The herdsman said the rescue prevented losses of over RMB 40,000.

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Saori Minami

Saori Minami=Date: November 2, 1971, Place: Japan

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Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura on the set of the movie “Abashiri Prison”=Date : December 10, 1971, Place : Sounkyo, Hokkaido

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Tomisaburo Wakayama

Tomisaburo Wakayama=Place: Akasaka, Japan

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Tetsuko Kuroyanagi

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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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China: Typhoon Wutip Darkens Hainan Skies Ahead of Landfall in Hainan

This is the terrifying moment a massive wall of dark clouds engulfed the skies over Hainan as Typhoon Wutip approached southern China. On June 11, 2025, in Hainan, China, video captured thick, menacing clouds rolling in ahead of Typhoon Wutip's landfall. The sky turned eerily dark as the season’s first typhoon neared, creating a heavy, ominous atmosphere. The storm made landfall around 11 p.m. on June 13 along the coast of Dongfang, a city in Hainan, with winds reaching up to 30 meters per second and a central pressure of 980 hPa. Heavy rain swept through southern parts of the island, with some areas experiencing torrential downpours and localized extreme rainfall. According to China National Radio, by June 15, Typhoon Wutip had weakened into a tropical depression after moving inland into Jiangxi Province, and continued to lose strength. The video ends with the storm clouds blanketing the landscape as residents brace for the typhoon’s impact.

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Japan: Heavy Snowfall Hits Sea Of Japan Coast 4

Heavy snowfall has battered a wide area of Japan, especially the Hokuriku region along the Sea of Japan coast. This video shows blizzard conditions in the city Otaru, Hokkaido.

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US: EF-1 Tornado Touches Down In Athens, AL, Leaving Devastating Damage

The National Weather Service in Huntsville has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in downtown Athens, Alabama, on Saturday night, December 28.

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Philippines: Typhoon Yinxing Makes Landfall In Cagayan, Damaging Infrastructure 3

Typhoon Yinxing, known as Marce in the Philippines, made landfall near Santa Ana, Cagayan, on Thursday afternoon, November 7, forcing more than 21,000 people to evacuate and damaging two domestic airports and homes. Telecommunications and power supplies have remained down due to damaged cables and power lines, severely affecting residents in the affected areas.

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Philippines: Typhoon Yinxing Makes Landfall In Cagayan, Damaging Infrastructure 2

Typhoon Yinxing, known as Marce in the Philippines, made landfall near Santa Ana, Cagayan, on Thursday afternoon, November 7, forcing more than 21,000 people to evacuate and damaging two domestic airports and homes. Telecommunications and power supplies have remained down due to damaged cables and power lines, severely affecting residents in the affected areas.

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Thailand: Overflowing Of Ping River Causes Flooding In Chiang Mai Amid Rainy Season 3

Water levels in the Ping River rose, causing severe flooding across Chiang Mai on September 25 and affecting infrastructure. Small vehicles were stranded on flooded roads, and local shops and stalls were forced to close.

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US: Beryl Causes Widespread Power Outages And Flooding, Leaves Multiple Dead In Texas 4

Beryl has weakened into a tropical storm after making landfall as a category 1 hurricane near Matagorda in Texas, on Monday, July 8, shortly before 4 a.m. local time. The hurricane caused power outages and life-threatening flooding and left multiple dead in Houston and the surrounding areas.

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US: Days-Long Winter Storm Dumps Heavy Snow On Sierra Nevada, Closing Roads, Schools

A days-long winter storm dumped heavy snow on the Sierra Nevada, closing major highways, ski resorts, and schools in parts of California. More than 10 feet of snow and hurricane-force wind gusts of 170 mph-plus were reported.

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US: Strong Winter Storm Brings Blizzard Conditions To Sierra Nevada

A strong winter storm hit the Sierra Nevada on Friday, March 1, bringing heavy snow and high winds. Blizzard Warnings were issued for the Sierra, including Lake Tahoe and eastern Nevada. The Sierra Avalanche Center warned that the danger of avalanches was high. Yosemite National Park and many ski resorts in the region announced they were closing at least for the day.

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Bank of Tokyo-M'bishi UFJ integrates Thai branch with Bank of Ayudhya

BANGKOK, Thailand - Noriaki Goto, president of the Bank of Ayudhya, speaks in a ceremony in Bangkok marking the integration of the bank with the Bangkok branch of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, its Japanese parent bank, on Jan. 5, 2015.

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BTMU's Hirano at Sibos conference

OSAKA, Japan - Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd. President Nobuyuki Hirano speaks with reporters at the Sibos conference of the world's banking and financial leaders in Osaka on Oct. 30, 2012.

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Japan, China start direct currency trading

SHANGHAI, China - Photo shows a dealing room of the Shanghai branch of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ on June 1, 2012, where direct trading in the Japanese and Chinese currencies is conducted. Yen-yuan direct trading began the same day in Tokyo and Shanghai.

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Japan, China to start direct currency trading

SHANGHAI, China - Photo shows a display for the Japanese yen-Chinese yuan exchange rates in a dealing room of the Shanghai branch of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ on June 1, 2012. Direct trading in the Japanese and Chinese currencies began the same day with the yuan fetching 12.33 yen at the outset, bypassing the U.S. dollar in a development expected to boost trade and investment between Asia's two biggest economies.

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BTMU's new president

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuyuki Hirano (R), deputy president of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, and Katsunori Nagayasu, its president, hold a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2012. The leading Japanese bank said the same day that Hirano will be promoted to president on April 1, replacing Nagayasu, who will become chairman.

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BTMU's new president

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Nobuyuki Hirano, deputy president of The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ. The leading Japanese bank said Jan. 30, 2012, that Hirano will be promoted to president on April 1, replacing Katsunori Nagayasu, who will become chairman.

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Former Mitsubishi Bank head Ibuki dies at 89

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuo Ibuki (file photo taken in April, 1988), former president of Mitsubishi Bank, one of the predecessors of the Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ, died of acute pneumonia at his home in Tokyo on Sept. 2, 2009. He was 89.

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Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi's 1st president Takagaki dies at 80

TOKYO, Japan - Tasuku Takagaki (in this May 1996 file photo), the first president of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, died of liver failure at a Tokyo hospital May 24 at the age of 80.

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Credit firms offer gold cards at bargain-basement prices

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi UFJ Nicos Co., a credit card company affiliated with the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, promotes the gold MUFG Card.

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BTMU reports ATM malfunction as it introduces new computer system

TOKYO, Japan - A malfunction prevents transactions by customers using cash cards issued by former Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi branches at automated teller machines at Seven Bank in Tokyo's Marunouchi district on May 12. The trouble occurred as the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ introduced a new computer system integrating the computer systems of its founder banks -- the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi and UFJ Bank -- at some of its branches the same day.

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Nagayasu to head Bank of Tokyo-M'bishi UFJ from April 1

TOKYO, Japan - Katsunori Nagayasu (R), the newly nominated president of Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Nobuo Kuroyanagi (L), the newly nominated chairman, speak to the press in Tokyo on Jan. 16 after the bank announced the top-level management change. Nagayasu is currently vice president, and Kuroyanagi the president. The two will assume their new posts on April 1.

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Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ ordered to suspend part of operations

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuo Kuroyanagi (C), president of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, and other bank executives bow in apology during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 15. The Financial Services Agency ordered the bank to suspend part of its lending operations for a week over earlier improper lending to a man who was recently convicted of embezzlement.

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Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ ordered to suspend part of operations

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuo Kuroyanagi (L), president of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 15 after the Financial Services Agency ordered the bank to suspend part of its lending operations for a week over earlier improper lending to a man who was recently convicted of embezzlement.

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Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ starts merged operation after 3-month delay

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuo Kuroyanagi (L), president of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, speaks to reporters at the bank's head office in Tokyo on Jan. 4 after a ceremony marking the start of the bank's operations following the merger of Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi and UFJ Bank.

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Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ starts merged operation

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuo Kuroyanagi (L), president of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Chairman Shigemitsu Miki (C), and Vice President Takamune Okihara cut the tape during a ceremony marking the start of merged operations at the bank's head office in Tokyo on Jan. 4. The bank made its debut on Jan. 1 with the merger of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi and UFJ Bank.

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BTM temp staffer found embezzling 900 mil. yen, FSA issues warning

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows the head office of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi in Tokyo's Marunouchi district. The Financial Services Agency said on Aug. 26 it has issued the bank a business improvement order after finding a temporary worker there embezzled more than 900 million yen over more than 10 years.

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Tokyo-Mitsubishi, UFJ delay merger

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuo Kuroyanagi (R), president of Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc., and UFJ Bank President Takamune Okihara hold a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 12. They announced the postponement of the merger of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi and UFJ Bank for three months to Jan. 1.

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Sanrio to get 20 bil. yen aid from Tokyo-M'bishi, 4 others

TOKYO, Japan - Sanrio Co. President Shintaro Tsuji (R) tells a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 18 that the company will issue about 20 billion yen worth of new shares to the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi and other firms to prop up its capital base, which has been undermined by an expected 21.9 billion yen extraordinary loss on its theme park facilities in the first half of fiscal 2004.

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Kuroyanagi set to head Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi

TOKYO, Japan - The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi plans to promote Vice President Nobuo Kuroyanagi (file photo) to replace President Shigemitsu Miki, who will become chairman, bank sources said Feb. 27.

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Mitsubishi Securities launched as 4th biggest brokerage

TOKYO, Japan - Akio Utsumi (L), president of Mitsubishi Trust and Banking Corp., Nobuo Nakazawa (2nd from L), president of Mitsubishi Securities Co., Masamichi Yamada, chairman of Mitsubishi Securities Co. (2nd from R) and Shigemitsu Miki, president of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi cut a tape at a ceremony to launch Mitsubishi Securities in Tokyo's Marunouchi district on Sept. 2.

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Engineering weaker yen would anger U.S., Kato warns

TOKYO, Japan - Takatoshi Kato, former vice finance minister for international affairs and now a senior adviser to the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News on Jan. 9. He warned Japan must be cautious in artificially engineering a weaker yen lest the United States balk at such manipulation.

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System trouble downs all ATMs at Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi

NAGOYA, Japan - An official from a branch of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi in Nagoya's Naka Ward informs customers on Oct. 1 that the bank's automated teller machines (ATMs) are experiencing online system trouble. The bank's ATMs at its head office and all branches across the nation became unavailable due to the trouble.

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Ex-BTM exec Nakahara named to BOJ board

TOKYO, Japan - Shin Nakahara (file photo), former vice president of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (BTM), has been appointed to the Policy Board of the Bank of Japan (BOJ), the government announced June 18. Nakahara replaces Susumu Taketomi, whose term expired June 17.

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MTFG revises downward its group net balance projection

TOKYO, Japan - Tadahiko Fujino (L), senior managing director of the Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group (MTFG), and Tatsunori Imagawa, managing director of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, speak at a press conference in Tokyo on April 5. MTFG downgraded its consolidated net balance projection for fiscal 2000 to a 137 billion yen loss, down sharply from the earlier released estimate of a 130 billion yen profit, due to higher-than-expected loan-loss charges.

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(2)New banks, nonlife insurers kick off operations

TOKYO, Japan - Shigemitsu Miki (L), president of Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc., and its chairman Akio Utsumi, cut a ribbon at a ceremony in Tokyo on April 2 to mark the launch of the company, a merged body of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi Trust & Banking Co. and Nippon Trust Bank. Mitsubishi-Tokyo is one of three megabank groups which began operations the same day.

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(1)New banks, nonlife insurers kick off operations

TOKYO, Japan - Hideo Ogasawara, president of UFJ Holding Inc., a holding firm of Sanwa Bank, Tokai Bank and Toyo Trust & Banking Co., speaks at the company's opening ceremony in Tokyo on April 2. Three new megabank groups -- Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., formed by the merger of Sumitomo Bank and Sakura Bank, Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc., a merged body of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi Trust & Banking Co. and Nippon Trust Bank, as well as UFJ Holdings Inc. -- began operations the same day.

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11 firms, banks led by Sony to push electric money payments

TOKYO, Dec. 25 - Tamotsu Iba (C), vice chairman of Sony Corp, and representatives from six other companies join hands at a hotel in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Dec. 25 after announcing their agreement to set up a joint venture in January to promote electric-money services based on prepaid-card technology developed by Sony. Other participants in the joint venture include NTT DoCoMo Inc., Sakura Bank, the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Toyota Motor Corp., Denso Corp., and KDDI.

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Mitsubishi group banks name head of holding firm

TOKYO, Japan - File photos show (from L to R) Shigemitsu Miki, president of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, and Akio Utsumi, president of Mitsubishi Trust & Banking Corp. The two banks and Nippon Trust Bank are due to integrate their operations next April by inaugurating a holding company, Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc. Miki has been tentatively named president and Utsumi chairman of the holding company.

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BTM, Mitsubishi Trust announce alliance plan

TOKYO, Japan - Satoru Kishi (2nd from L), president of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (BTM), and Akio Utsumi (3rd from L), president of Mitsubishi Trust & Banking Corp., along with Tomoaki Hirano (L), president of Nippon Trust Bank, and Hiroshi Hayashi, president of Tokyo Trust Bank, shake hands in Tokyo on April 19 after announcing an agreement to integrate their management under a joint holding company in April 2001. The two banks will create the world's fifth largest and Japan's fourth biggest banking group by assets. Mitsubishi Trust will also absorb two BTM trust subsidiaries, Nippon Trust Bank and Tokyo Trust Bank, in October 2001.

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Mitsubishi Trust, BTM to unify operations

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 18 shows the building where the head office of Mitsubishi Trust and Banking Corp. is located. The bank was reported in the final stage of talks with the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (BTM) to consolidate their operations under a single holding company.

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BTM, Mitsubishi Trust to unify operations

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 18 shows the headquarters of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (BTM), which were reported in talks with Mitsubishi Trust and Banking Corp. on an agreement to unify their operations under a single holding company.

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4 Mitsubishi firms to form alliance

(From L to R) Kokei Higuchi, president of Tokio Marine and Fire Insurance Co., Satoru Kishi, president of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Toyoshi Nakano, president of Mitsubishi Trust and Banking Corp., and Minoru Mochida, president of Meiji Life Insurance Co., shake hands at a news conference Friday Sept. 11 after announcing an agreement to form a financial service alliance.

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Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi

Workers prepare signboards of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi before it starts operations Monday. The new bank was formed between Mitsubishi Bank and the Bank of Tokyo as the world's largest superbank.

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-FOREIGN-FUNDED BANKS-ENTERPRISES-SUPPORT(CN)

(220528) -- SHANGHAI, May 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members pose for a photo at the office of Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (China) in east China's Shanghai, May 27, 2022. Amid the latest resurgence of COVID-19, foreign-funded banks in Shanghai have provided various financial services to enterprises and helped them raise capital and hedge risks. TO GO WITH "Foreign-funded banks support Shanghai's enterprises amid epidemic" (Xinhua)