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US: Lake-Effect Snow Hits Central New York, Weather Warnings Issued

Lake-effect snow affected central New York on Sunday, January 26. The National Weather Service issued Lake Effect Snow Warnings for the region, forecasting several inches of snow along with breezy winds.

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Indonesia: Ruang Volcano’s April 30 Eruption

Mount Ruang erupted for a second time in two weeks on Tuesday, April 30. Early morning footage show the volcano spewing a tall column of red orange lava high into the sky.

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Donald Keene's love story to be published

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows U.S.-born Japanese literature critic Donald Keene. A Japanese publisher, Shinchosha Publishing Co., said June 26, 2014, it plans to publish by early 2016 a newly discovered novel written by Keene in the summer of 1957.

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Keene granted Japanese nationality

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese literature scholar Donald Keene (L) receives a bouquet from an employee of Tokyo's Kita Ward government at the municipal hall on March 8, 2012, after he was granted Japanese nationality.

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Keene granted Japanese nationality

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese literature scholar Donald Keene shows Japanese characters spelling his name during a press conference at Tokyo's Kita Ward government hall on March 8, 2012, after he was granted Japanese nationality.

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Keene museum to open in Niigata Pref.

NIIGATA, Japan - Donald Keene (R), a renowned scholar of Japanese literature who decided to live permanently in Japan, gives a certificate of donation including his book collection and furniture for the opening of a museum to Yasushi Yoshida, president of confectionery maker Bourbon Corp., in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, on Dec. 3, 2011. The Kashiwazaki-based company became the sponsor of the museum honoring Keene that is expected to open in the city in the fall of 2013 at the earliest.

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Japan scholar Keene in Sendai

SENDAI, Japan - Donald Keene, prominent Japanese literature scholar and professor emeritus at Columbia University in New York, speaks at a press conference in Sendai on Oct. 19, 2011. Keene, who permanently relocated to Japan in September, visited the disaster-hit city to deliver a speech.

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Keene moves to Japan permanently

NARITA, Japan - Donald Keene, a prominent Japanese literature scholar, receives a bouquet as he arrived at Narita airport east of Tokyo from New York on Sept. 1, 2011. Keene, who taught at Columbia University in New York for 56 years, retired in April to move to Japan, where he aims to become a citizen.

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Keene moves to Japan permanently

NARITA, Japan - Donald Keene, a prominent Japanese literature scholar, receives a bouquet as he arrived at Narita airport east of Tokyo from New York on Sept. 1, 2011. Keene, who taught at Columbia University in New York for 56 years, retired in April to move to Japan, where he aims to become a citizen.

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Keene to leave N.Y. for Japan

NEW YORK, United States - Donald Keene, a prominent Japanese literature scholar, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in his apartment in New York on Aug. 22, 2011. Keene said during the interview that he remains convinced his decision to permanently leave New York for Tokyo, where he aims to become a citizen, is the correct one.

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Keene speaks before moving to Japan

NEW YORK, United States - Donald Keene, a prominent Japanese literature scholar, speaks at a farewell event in New York on June 13, 2011. The 88-year-old professor emeritus at Columbia University plans to move permanently to Japan.

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Keene has no doubt Tohoku 'will rise again' after 3/11 disaster

NEW YORK, United States - Donald Keene, an 88-year-old prominent scholar in Japanese literature, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News at Columbia University on April 27, 2011, a day after he taught his final course at the university in preparation for his permanent move to Japan. He strongly believes the Tohoku region will recover from the March 11 disaster, just as Tokyo was rebuilt after World War II.

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Japanese literature prof. Keene gives last lecture at Columbia

NEW YORK, United States - Donald Keene, a renowned scholar of Japanese literature, delivers his last lecture at Columbia University in New York on April 26, 2011. The 88-year-old professor emeritus has decided to move permanently to Japan following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in the country.

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Japanese literature prof. Keene gives last lecture at Columbia

NEW YORK, United States - Donald Keene, a renowned scholar of Japanese literature, receives flowers after delivering his last lecture at Columbia University in New York on April 26, 2011. The 88-year-old professor emeritus has decided to move permanently to Japan following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in the country.

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Scholar of Japanese literature Prof. Keene

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Donald Keene, a prominent scholar of Japanese literature and professor emeritus at Columbia University. Keene, 88, has decided to acquire Japanese citizenship around January 2011, according to sources close to him.

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2 Nobel winners, 4 others receive top cultural awards

TOKYO, Japan - (From left to right) Makoto Kobayashi, a winner of the Nobel physics prize, maestro Seiji Ozawa, novelist Seiko Tanabe, Hironoshin Furuhashi, chairman emeritus of the Japan Swimming Federation, Toshihide Masukawa, a winner of the Nobel physics prize, and Donald Keene, a U.S. scholar in Japanese literature, pose for a photo after receiving the Order of Culture from Emperor Akihito during a Culture Day ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3.

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2 Nobel winners, 4 others receive top cultural awards

TOKYO, Japan - (From left to right) Makoto Kobayashi, a winner of the Nobel physics prize, maestro Seiji Ozawa, novelist Seiko Tanabe, Hironoshin Furuhashi, chairman emeritus of the Japan Swimming Federation, Toshihide Masukawa, a winner of the Nobel physics prize, and Donald Keene, a U.S. scholar in Japanese literature, pose for a photo after receiving the Order of Culture from Emperor Akihito during a Culture Day ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3. (Kyodo)

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Japan scholar Keene in Sendai

SENDAI, Japan - Donald Keene, prominent Japanese literature scholar and professor emeritus at Columbia University in New York, speaks at a press conference in Sendai on Oct. 19, 2011. Keene, who permanently relocated to Japan in September, visited the disaster-hit city to deliver a speech. (Kyodo)

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Keene moves to Japan permanently

NARITA, Japan - Donald Keene, a prominent Japanese literature scholar, receives a bouquet as he arrived at Narita airport east of Tokyo from New York on Sept. 1, 2011. Keene, who taught at Columbia University in New York for 56 years, retired in April to move to Japan, where he aims to become a citizen. (Kyodo)

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Keene moves to Japan permanently

NARITA, Japan - Donald Keene, a prominent Japanese literature scholar, receives a bouquet as he arrived at Narita airport east of Tokyo from New York on Sept. 1, 2011. Keene, who taught at Columbia University in New York for 56 years, retired in April to move to Japan, where he aims to become a citizen. (Kyodo)

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Keene to leave N.Y. for Japan

NEW YORK, United States - Donald Keene, a prominent Japanese literature scholar, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in his apartment in New York on Aug. 22, 2011. Keene said during the interview that he remains convinced his decision to permanently leave New York for Tokyo, where he aims to become a citizen, is the correct one. (Kyodo)

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Keene speaks before moving to Japan

NEW YORK, United States - Donald Keene, a prominent Japanese literature scholar, speaks at a farewell event in New York on June 13, 2011. The 88-year-old professor emeritus at Columbia University plans to move permanently to Japan. (Kyodo)

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Keene has no doubt Tohoku 'will rise again' after 3/11 disaster

NEW YORK, United States - Donald Keene, an 88-year-old prominent scholar in Japanese literature, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News at Columbia University on April 27, 2011, a day after he taught his final course at the university in preparation for his permanent move to Japan. He strongly believes the Tohoku region will recover from the March 11 disaster, just as Tokyo was rebuilt after World War II. (Kyodo)

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Japanese literature prof. Keene gives last lecture at Columbia

NEW YORK, United States - Donald Keene, a renowned scholar of Japanese literature, delivers his last lecture at Columbia University in New York on April 26, 2011. The 88-year-old professor emeritus has decided to move permanently to Japan following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in the country. (Kyodo)

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Japanese literature prof. Keene gives last lecture at Columbia

NEW YORK, United States - Donald Keene, a renowned scholar of Japanese literature, receives flowers after delivering his last lecture at Columbia University in New York on April 26, 2011. The 88-year-old professor emeritus has decided to move permanently to Japan following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in the country. (Kyodo)

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Scholar of Japanese literature Prof. Keene

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Donald Keene, a prominent scholar of Japanese literature and professor emeritus at Columbia University. Keene, 88, has decided to acquire Japanese citizenship around January 2011, according to sources close to him. (Kyodo)

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Keene granted Japanese nationality

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese literature scholar Donald Keene shows Japanese characters spelling his name during a press conference at Tokyo's Kita Ward government hall on March 8, 2012, after he was granted Japanese nationality. (Kyodo)

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Keene granted Japanese nationality

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese literature scholar Donald Keene (L) receives a bouquet from an employee of Tokyo's Kita Ward government at the municipal hall on March 8, 2012, after he was granted Japanese nationality. (Kyodo)

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Donald Keene's love story to be published

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows U.S.-born Japanese literature critic Donald Keene. A Japanese publisher, Shinchosha Publishing Co., said June 26, 2014, it plans to publish by early 2016 a newly discovered novel written by Keene in the summer of 1957. (Kyodo)

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Keene museum to open in Niigata Pref.

NIIGATA, Japan - Donald Keene (R), a renowned scholar of Japanese literature who decided to live permanently in Japan, gives a certificate of donation including his book collection and furniture for the opening of a museum to Yasushi Yoshida, president of confectionery maker Bourbon Corp., in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, on Dec. 3, 2011. The Kashiwazaki-based company became the sponsor of the museum honoring Keene that is expected to open in the city in the fall of 2013 at the earliest. (Kyodo)

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Donald Keene

A memorial service is held in Tokyo on April 10, 2019, for U.S.-born Japanese literature scholar Donald Keene, who died in February at 96. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Donald Keene museum in Japan

Yasushi Yoshida, president of major Japanese confectionery maker Bourbon Corp., poses in a room that has recreated Donald Keene's study in New York at a museum dedicated to the U.S.-born Japanese literature scholar in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on April 1, 2019. The museum, of which Yoshida serves as director, hosts a special exhibition in memory of Keene, an honorary citizen of the city who died in February. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese literature scholar Donald Keene

Photo taken in 2011 in Tokyo shows Donald Keene, a U.S.-born scholar of Japanese literature. Keene, who naturalized as a gesture of solidarity with Japan after the massive earthquake and tsunami in 2011, died of heart failure at age 96 at a hospital in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese literature scholar Donald Keene

Photo taken in March 2016 shows Donald Keene, a U.S.-born scholar of Japanese literature. Keene, who naturalized as a gesture of solidarity with Japan after the massive earthquake and tsunami in 2011, died of heart failure at age 96 at a hospital in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo