Brazil: Flooding Hits Curitiba After Heavy Rainfall 4

Flooding struck Curitiba, southern Brazil, on Tuesday, February 18, after a storm brought heavy rainfall.

Brazil: Flooding Hits Curitiba After Heavy Rainfall 3

Flooding struck Curitiba, southern Brazil, on Tuesday, February 18, after a storm brought heavy rainfall.

Brazil: Flooding Hits Curitiba After Heavy Rainfall 2

Flooding struck Curitiba, southern Brazil, on Tuesday, February 18, after a storm brought heavy rainfall.

Brazil: Flooding Hits Curitiba After Heavy Rainfall

Flooding struck Curitiba, southern Brazil, on Tuesday, February 18, after a storm brought heavy rainfall.

Stadium for 2014 World Cup

Stadium for 2014 World Cup

CURITIBA, Brazil - Photo taken Dec. 14, 2013, shows a stadium under construction in Curitiba, Brazil, which will be one of the venues for the 2014 soccer World Cup.

Japanese garden in Curitiba, Brazil

Japanese garden in Curitiba, Brazil

TOKYO, Japan - A woman walks in a Japanese garden in the city of Curitiba, southern Brazil, on March 6, 2014. The park is a popular place of relaxation for local residents.

3 months before World Cup in Brazil

3 months before World Cup in Brazil

CURITIBA, Brazil - Workers pose at Arena da Baixada stadium, one of the venues for the 2014 World Cup soccer finals, under construction in Curitiba, Brazil, on March 6, 2014, around three months before the start of the event.

Makita named ambassador to Singapore

Makita named ambassador to Singapore

TOKYO, Japan - Three new ambassadors appointed by the Foreign Ministry on Oct. 16. (From L to R) Kunihiko Makita, former Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Director General named as ambassador to Singapore, Jiro Hagi, a Defense Agency bureaucrat, as ambassador to Oman, and Hajime Sasaki, consul general in Curitiba, Brazil, as ambassador to Bolivia.

Japan's new ambassadors to Mozambique, Samoa

Japan's new ambassadors to Mozambique, Samoa

Combined photo shows Toshio Ikeda (L), Japan's consul general in Curitiba, Brazil and Shinya Aoki, consul general in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The Japanese government appointed Ikeda as ambassador to Mozambique and Aoki as envoy to Samoa on March 14, 2017, effective immediately. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo