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Symposium on N. Korea's abductions

Takuya Yokota, head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s, speaks at a government-sponsored symposium on the issue in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2025. He called for the early return of abductees including his older sister Megumi, who was abducted by North Korea in 1977 aged 13.

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[Breaking News]Rally of abductees' families

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 4 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a rally in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2025, organized by the families and supporters of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, calling for their early return. Takaichi said that Japan has already conveyed to North Korea its wish to hold a summit with leader Kim Jong Un to resolve the issue. (Kyodo)

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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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Rally of abductees' families

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a rally in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2025, organized by the families and supporters of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, calling for their early return. Takaichi said that Japan has already conveyed to North Korea its wish to hold a summit with leader Kim Jong Un to resolve the issue.

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Rally of abductees' families

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a rally in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2025, organized by the families and supporters of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, calling for their early return. Takaichi said that Japan has already conveyed to North Korea its wish to hold a summit with leader Kim Jong Un to resolve the issue.

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Rally of abductees' families

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a rally in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2025, organized by the families and supporters of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, calling for their early return. Takaichi said that Japan has already conveyed to North Korea its wish to hold a summit with leader Kim Jong Un to resolve the issue.

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Rally of abductees' families

Families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago and their supporters hold a rally in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2025, with about 800 people, including Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, taking part.

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Rally of abductees' families

Families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago and their supporters hold a rally in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2025, with about 800 people, including Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (at the podium), taking part.

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Rally of abductees' families

Takuya Yokota, head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, speaks at a rally in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2025, calling for their early return. Yokota is the younger brother of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korea in 1977 aged 13.

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Families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea

Family members of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, including Sakie Yokota (C), hold a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2025, after meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi earlier in the day.

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Families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea

Family members of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, including Sakie Yokota (C), hold a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2025, after meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi earlier in the day.

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Families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea

Family members of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, including Sakie Yokota (4th from R, back), hold a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2025, after meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi earlier in the day.

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U.S. secretary of state meets with relatives of Japanese abductees

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (front row, 3rd from R) meets with relatives of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s, at the State Guest House in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2025. Takuya Yokota (front row, 2nd from L), head of a group representing the families, attended the meeting with his mother Sakie (front row, 3rd from L), whose daughter, Megumi, was abducted by North Korea in 1977 aged 13. (Pool photo)

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Families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea

Family members of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, including Sakie Yokota (2nd from R), hold a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2025, after meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi earlier in the day.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets kin of abductees

Takuya Yokota (L), head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, and his mother, Sakie, meet the press after attending a meeting with new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2025. Takuya's sister, Megumi, was abducted by North Korea in 1977 aged 13.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets kin of abductees

New Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets with families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, including Takuya Yokota, head of a group representing them, at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2025. Takuya's sister, Megumi, was abducted by North Korea in 1977 aged 13.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets kin of abductees

New Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets with families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, including Takuya Yokota, head of a group representing them, at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2025. Takuya's sister, Megumi, was abducted by North Korea in 1977 aged 13.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets kin of abductees

New Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) meets with families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, including Takuya Yokota, head of a group representing them, at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2025. Takuya's sister, Megumi, was abducted by North Korea in 1977 aged 13.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets kin of abductees

Takuya Yokota (R), head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, and his mother Sakie attend a meeting with new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2025. Takuya's sister, Megumi, was abducted by North Korea in 1977 aged 13.

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Japan PM Takaichi meets kin of abductees

Takuya Yokota, head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, and his mother Sakie attend a meeting with new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2025. Takuya's sister, Megumi, was abducted by North Korea in 1977 aged 13.

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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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U.N. symposium on N. Korea's abductions

Takuya Yokota (R), head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, and Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (C), take part in an online U.N. symposium on the abduction issue from Tokyo on June 26, 2025. Yokota's sister, Megumi, was abducted by North Korea in 1977 aged 13.

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U.N. symposium on N. Korea's abductions

Takuya Yokota, head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, takes part in an online U.N. symposium on the abduction issue from Tokyo on June 26, 2025. Yokota's sister, Megumi, was abducted by North Korea in 1977 aged 13.

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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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Abductees' families hold rally

TOKYO, Japan, May 25 Kyodo - Families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago and their supporters hold a rally in Tokyo on May 24, 2025, with about 800 people, including Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, attending. (Kyodo)

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Abductees' families hold rally

Takuya Yokota, head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, speaks during a rally in Tokyo on May 24, 2025, holding a picture of abductee Keiko Arimoto whose father Akihiro died in February at age 96. Yokota's sister, Megumi, was abducted by North Korea in 1977 aged 13.

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Abductees' families hold rally

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a rally held by the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago and their supporters in Tokyo on May 24, 2025.

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Abductees' families hold rally

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (R) speaks during a rally held by the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago and their supporters in Tokyo on May 24, 2025.

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Abductees' families hold rally

Families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago and their supporters hold a rally in Tokyo on May 24, 2025, with about 800 people, including Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, attending.

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Abductees' families hold rally

Families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago and their supporters hold a rally in Tokyo on May 24, 2025, with about 800 people, including Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, attending.

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Abductees' families meet with PM

Takuya Yokota, head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades earlier, speaks to journalists after he and other group members met with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 22, 2025. Yokota's sister, Megumi, was abducted in 1977 at age 13.

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Abductees' families meet with PM

Members of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades earlier meet with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (2nd from R) at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 22, 2025.

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Relatives of abductees meet with new U.S. ambassador

Takuya Yokota (2nd from R), head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades earlier, and his mother Sakie (C) hold a press conference in Tokyo on May 15, 2025, after they and other group members met with new U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass. Takuya Yokota's sister Megumi was abducted in 1977 at age 13.

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Relatives of abductees meet with new U.S. ambassador

Takuya Yokota (R), head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades earlier, and his mother Sakie hold a press conference in Tokyo on May 15, 2025, after they and other group members met with new U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass. Takuya Yokota's sister Megumi was abducted in 1977 at age 13.

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Relatives of abductees meet with new U.S. ambassador

Sakie Yokota, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, and other members of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by the North, hold a press conference in Tokyo on May 15, 2025, after they met with new U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass.

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Head of abductee families group returns home from Washington

TOKYO, Japan, May 4 Kyodo - Takuya Yokota, head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades earlier, meets the press at Tokyo's Haneda airport on May 4, 2025, following a trip to Washington for meetings with U.S. government officials and lawmakers. Yokota's sister Megumi was abducted in 1977 at age 13. (Kyodo)

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Head of abductee families group returns home from Washington

Takuya Yokota (C), head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades earlier, meets the press at Tokyo's Haneda airport on May 4, 2025, following a trip to Washington for meetings with U.S. government officials and lawmakers. Yokota's sister Megumi was abducted in 1977 at age 13.

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Head of abductee families group returns home from Washington

Takuya Yokota (L), head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades earlier, meets the press at Tokyo's Haneda airport on May 4, 2025, following a trip to Washington for meetings with U.S. government officials and lawmakers. Yokota's sister Megumi was abducted in 1977 at age 13.

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Families of Japanese abductees in Washington

Takuya Yokota (far R), head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea and whose sister was taken in 1977 at age 13, speaks at a press conference in Washington on April 30, 2025, after meeting with U.S. government officials and lawmakers to seek assistance from U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to bring their loved ones home.

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Head of abductee families group departs for Washington

Takuya Yokota, head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades earlier, meets the press at Tokyo's Haneda airport on April 29, 2025, before flying to Washington for meetings with U.S. government officials and lawmakers.

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Head of abductee families group departs for Washington

Takuya Yokota (3rd from L), head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades earlier, meets the press at Tokyo's Haneda airport on April 29, 2025, before flying to Washington for meetings with U.S. government officials and lawmakers. Yokota's sister Megumi was abducted in 1977 at age 13.

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Signature-collecting drive by relatives of abductees

Takuya Yokota (L), head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, holds a signature-collecting drive with other group members in Tokyo's Ginza area on April 26, 2025. Yokota's sister Megumi was taken away in 1977 at age 13.

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Signature-collecting drive by relatives of abductees

Takuya Yokota (C), head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, and other group members meet the press after holding a signature-collecting drive in Tokyo's Ginza area on April 26, 2025. Yokota's sister Megumi was taken away in 1977 at age 13.

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Signature-collecting drive by relatives of abductees

Takuya Yokota (4th from L), head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, holds a signature-collecting drive with other group members in Tokyo's Ginza area on April 26, 2025. Yokota's sister Megumi was taken away in 1977 at age 13.

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Japan PM meet families of abductees

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks at a meeting with families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 20, 2025.

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Japan PM meet families of abductees

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (2nd from R) speaks at a meeting with families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 20, 2025.

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Japan PM meet families of abductees

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (far L) meets with families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 20, 2025. Among them were Takuya Yokota (2nd from L), head of a group representing the families, whose sister Megumi was abducted by the North in 1977 at age 13, and their mother, Sakie (2nd from R).

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Japan PM meet families of abductees

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L) speaks at a meeting with families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 20, 2025. Seen in the foreground is Sakie Yokota, whose daughter, Megumi, was abducted by North Korea at age 13 in 1977.

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Families of abductees slam gov't plan for N. Korea liaison offices

Takuya Yokota (L), head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 16, 2025. The group reaffirmed its opposition to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's plan to set up liaison offices in Tokyo and Pyongyang to resolve the long-standing issue.