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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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CROWN PRINCESS IN OSAKA

Crown Princess Victoria at the Nordic Pavilion and Nordic Arctic Day at Expo 2025 Osaka in Japan, October 11, 2025. Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria is on an official visit to Japan from October 9 to 15.Second person from left: Torsten Nielsen, Denmark's Senior Arctic Official, Kennet Høegh, Chair of Senior Arctic Officials, Katarina Bjelke, Director General of the Swedish Research Council, Viktoria Li, Swedish Ambassador in Japan, Anders Adlercreutz, Finland's Minister for Education and Nordic Cooperation and President of the Nordic Council of Ministers, Crown Princess Victoria, Sweden's Minister of Public Administration Erik Slottner, Karen Ellemann, Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers, Katarina Gårdfeldt, Director General of the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat, Axel Wernhoff, Deputy Director-General, Kalle Kankaanpää, Finland's Senior Arctic Official.Photo: Jessica Gow / TT / Code 10070

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CROWN PRINCESS IN OSAKA

Viktoria Li, Swedish Ambassador to Japan, Anders Adlercreutz, Finnish Minister for Education and Nordic Cooperation and President of the Nordic Council of Ministers, Crown Princess Victoria, Sweden's Minister of Public Administration Erik Slottner and Karen Ellemann, Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers during the visit to the Nordic Pavilion and Nordic Arctic Day at Expo 2025 Osaka in Japan, October 11, 2025. Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria is on an official visit to Japan from October 9 to 15.Photo: Jessica Gow / TT / Code 10070

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CROWN PRINCESS IN OSAKA

Crown Princess Victoria and Sweden's Minister of Public Administration Erik Slottner talking during their visit the Nordic Pavilion and Nordic Arctic Day at Expo 2025 Osaka during their visit to Japan and Korea. On the far left is Anders Adlercreutz, Finnish Minister for Education and Nordic Cooperation and President of the Nordic Council of Ministers and to the right of the Crown Princess are Sweden's Ambassador to Japan, Viktoria Li, and Karen Ellemann, Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers, on Saturday October 11 2025 in Osaka, Japan.Photo: Jessica Gow / TT / Code 10070

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CROWN PRINCESS IN OSAKA

Crown Princess Victoria and Sweden's Minister of Public Administration Erik Slottner are welcomed by Karen Ellemann, Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers, and Anders Adlercreutz, Finnish Minister for Education and Nordic Cooperation and President of the Nordic Council of Ministers during their visit to the Nordic Pavilion and Nordic Arctic Day at Expo 2025 Osaka, Japan on Saturday October 11 2025. Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria is on an official visit to Japan from October 9 to 15.Photo: Jessica Gow / TT / Code 10070

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Executives of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 7 Kyodo - New executives of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party --election strategy chief Keiji Furuya, General Council chair Haruko Arimura, Vice President Taro Aso, President Sanae Takaichi, Secretary General Shunichi Suzuki and policy council chief Takayuki Kobayashi -- pose for a photo at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2025.(Kyodo)

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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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Nobel Peace Prize event in Oslo

OSLO, Norway, Dec. 12 Kyodo - Jiro Hamasumi (far L), who was exposed to radiation while in his mother's womb when the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and a deputy secretary general of Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading atomic bomb survivors group, speaks during an event to share his experience at Kuben high school in Oslo on Dec. 11, 2024, a day after the group received the Nobel Peace Prize. (Kyodo)

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"Decade 2014-2024. Reclaiming Human Rights. Preserving Dignity." Conference n Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 5, 2024 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Ukraine Masashi Nakagome and Secretary General of the Council of Europe Alain Berset (R to L) attend the "Decade 2014-2024. Reclaiming Human Rights. Preserving Dignity." International Human Rights Conference, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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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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Japan's LDP General Council chairman in Beijing

Hiroshi Moriyama (L), chairman of the General Council of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi hold talks in Beijing on July 23, 2024. (Pool photo)

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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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JAPAN-OSAKA-WORLD EXPO 2025-CHINA-PARTICIPATION

(230428) -- TOKYO, April 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Shenfeng (R), commissioner general of the China Pavilion and vice chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, and Hiroyuki Ishige, secretary general of the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition, sign a participation contract for the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, April 27, 2023. China has signed a participation contract for the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, western Japan, indicating that the preparations for China's attendance will be in full swing. TO GO WITH "China signs participation contract for Expo 2025 in Osaka" (Xinhua/Li Guangzheng)

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15 states elected members of UN Human Rights Council

STORY: 15 states elected members of UN Human Rights Council DATELINE: Oct. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:53 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of UNGA Hall 2. various of ballots collecting 3. various of delegates 4. SOUNDBITE (English): DENNIS FRANCIS, President of 78th session of UN General Assembly 5. various of delegates applauding 6. various of delegates congratulating and hugging one another STORYLINE: The UN General Assembly on Tuesday elected 15 states to serve in the 47-member Human Rights Council for a three-year term starting Jan. 1, 2024. SOUNDBITE (English): DENNIS FRANCIS, President of 78th session of UN General Assembly "The following 15 member states have thus been elected as members of the Human Rights Council for a three-year term of office beginning on the first of January 2024: Albania, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burundi, China, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Dominican Republic, France, Ghana, Indonesia, Japan, Kuwait, Malawi, Kingdom of the Netherlands. I congratulate the states w

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China signs participation contract for Expo 2025 in Osaka

STORY: China signs participation contract for Expo 2025 in Osaka DATELINE: April 28, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:33 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the signing ceremony STORYLINE: China has signed a participation contract for the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, western Japan, indicating that the preparations for China's attendance will be in full swing. The document was signed on Thursday between Zhang Shenfeng, commissioner general of the China Pavilion and vice chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, and Hiroyuki Ishige, secretary general of the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition. At the signing ceremony, the architectural design of the large-scale self-built China Pavilion was displayed. The bamboo-yellow structure taking the form of a traditional long scroll of ancient Chinese letters embodies the concept that Chinese culture originates from nature, conforms to nature, and coexists harmoniously with nature. Zhang said the theme of China

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JAPAN-OSAKA-WORLD EXPO 2025-CHINA-PARTICIPATION

(230428) -- TOKYO, April 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Shenfeng (R), commissioner general of the China Pavilion and vice chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, and Hiroyuki Ishige, secretary general of the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition, sign a participation contract for the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, April 27, 2023. China has signed a participation contract for the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, western Japan, indicating that the preparations for China's attendance will be in full swing. TO GO WITH "China signs participation contract for Expo 2025 in Osaka" (Xinhua/Li Guangzheng)

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New public safety chief Izumi hopped political parties with Nikai

TOKYO, Japan - Shinya Izumi, new National Public Safety Commission chairman, speaks at his inaugural press conference on Aug. 27. Izumi is known to have drifted among a number of political parties with his Liberal Democratic Party faction leader Toshihiro Nikai, the new chairman of the LDP's General Council.

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Abe appoints 3 top LDP executives

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd L) poses with three newly appointed top Liberal Democratic Party executives at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 27. From left to right: Taro Aso, LDP secretary general; Abe; Toshihiro Nikai, chairman of the LDP General Council; and Nobuteru Ishihara, chairman of the LDP Policy Research Council.

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Abe appoints top LDP executives

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) poses with five newly appointed senior Liberal Democratic Party executives at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 27. From left to right: Hidehisa Otsuji, head of the LDP House of Councillors caucus; Taro Aso, LDP secretary general; Abe; Toshihiro Nikai, chairman of the LDP General Council; Nobuteru Ishihara, chairman of the LDP Policy Research Council; and Asaaki Yamazaki, secretary general of the LDP House of Councillors caucus.

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Toshihiro Nikai, newly appointed chairman of LDP General Council

TOKYO, Japan - Toshihiro Nikai speaks to the press at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo after he was appointed chairman of the LDP General Council.

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Abe names 3 top LDP executive posts

TOKYO, Japan - Lineup of three top Liberal Democratic Party executives named by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Aug. 27. From left to right: Outgoing Foreign Minister Taro Aso as LDP secretary general; Toshihiro Nikai as chairman of the LDP General Council; and Nobuteru Ishihara as chairman of the LDP Policy Research Council

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Panel calls for new university entrance tests

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 22, 2014, at Japan's education ministry in Tokyo shows a general meeting of the Central Council for Education. The panel proposed a new university entrance test system, under which "evaluation" tests would be conducted multiple times a year so applicants can use the best results for their college entrance.

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Japanese, U.S. business leaders begin annual meeting

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy delivers a speech at a joint general meeting of the Japan-U.S. Business Council and U.S.-Japan Business Council, bilateral business councils based in each country, at a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 13, 2014. Japanese and U.S. business leaders kicked off their 51st annual meeting and will release a statement the following day after discussing political and economic issues.

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Japanese, U.S. business leaders begin annual meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga delivers a speech at a joint general meeting of the Japan-U.S. Business Council and U.S.-Japan Business Council, bilateral business councils based in each country, at a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 13, 2014. Japanese and U.S. business leaders kicked off their 51st annual meeting and will release a statement the following day after discussing political and economic issues.

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PM Abe meets with U.N. chief

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) meets with U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon in New York, the United States, on Sept. 24, 2014, where he called for Ban's support in reforming the U.N. Security Council. Japan is pressing with fellow Group of Four countries Brazil, India and Germany for permanent membership of the council in the future. (Pool photo)

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New LDP General Council chief Nikai

TOKYO, Japan - Toshihiro Nikai, the newly appointed chairman of the General Council of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, holds a press conference at LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014, after the party endorsed the appointment of new executives.

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New LDP leadership launched

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the newly launched leadership of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party join hands for photos at LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014. They are (from L) election strategy chief Toshimitsu Motegi, policy chief Tomomi Inada, Vice President Masahiko Komura, President Shinzo Abe, Secretary General Sadakazu Tanigaki and General Council chief Toshihiro Nikai.

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New LDP General Council chief Nikai

TOKYO, Japan - Toshihiro Nikai, chairman of the House of Representatives Budget Committee, arrives at the headquarters of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo on Sept. 3, 2014. Nikai was appointed as chairman of the LDP General Council later in the day.

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Japan women lawmakers meet S. Korean parliament chief

SEOUL, South Korea - Seiko Noda (3rd from R, front row), chairwoman of the General Council of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and other female Japanese lawmakers meet Chung Ui Hwa (R), speaker of the National Assembly of South Korea, in Seoul on July 21, 2014.

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Japan lawmaker Noda speaks with S. Korea parliament chief

SEOUL, South Korea - Seiko Noda (L), chairwoman of the General Council of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, speaks with Chung Ui Hwa (R), speaker of the National Assembly of South Korea, in Seoul on July 21, 2014.

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Kishida, U.N. assembly president-elect hold talks

TOKYO, Japan - Ugandan Foreign Minister Sam Kutesa (far L), incoming president of the United Nations General Assembly, and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (far R) hold talks at the Foreign Ministry's Iikura Guest House in Tokyo on July 11, 2014. Kishida reiterated Japan's aspiration to become a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council.

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Territorial disputes

TOKYO, Japan - A general meeting of the textbook screening council is held in Tokyo on April 4, 2014. Japan's territorial disputes with China and South Korea over small islets will be mentioned in all social studies textbooks for elementary school students from the next academic year starting in April 2015, the education ministry said the same day.

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Abe, U.N. assembly chief Ashe agree to push Security Council reform

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting U.N. General Assembly President John Ashe (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 2, 2014, prior to their talks. They agreed to push for reform of the Security Council as the United Nations marks its 70th anniversary in 2015.

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U.S. Ambassador Kennedy meets female LDP lawmakers

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (3rd from L) attends a meeting with female lawmakers of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, including Seiko Noda (far R), chairwoman of the LDP's General Council, at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on March 31, 2014. LDP Secretary General Shigeru Ishiba (standing) also attended the meeting.

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LDP General Council meeting

Tokyo, Japan - Seiko Noda (standing), chair of the General Council of the Liberal Democratic Party, speaks at a meeting of the council in Tokyo at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2013. (From front) Sanae Takaichi, head of the LDP Policy Research Council, LDP Secretary General Shigeru Ishiba and Prime Minster Shinzo Abe.

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OECD chief in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from L in front) speaks during a meeting of the government's industrial competitiveness council at his office in Tokyo on April 23, 2013. At right is Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Secretary General Angel Gurria.

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New LDP team

TOKYO, Japan - Seiko Noda speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2012, after she was picked as chief of the General Council of the Liberal Democratic Party.

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New LDP team

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Liberal Democratic Party's new leadership team join hands during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2012, after LDP President Shinzo Abe (3rd from L) formed it. They are (from L) General Council chief Seiko Noda, Vice President Masahiko Komura, President Abe, Secretary General Shigeru Ishiba, policy chief Sanae Takaichi and election strategy chief Takeo Kawamura.

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New LDP team

TOKYO, Japan - Seiko Noda (L) and Sanae Takaichi smile during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2012, after they were picked as chief of the General Council and policy chief of the Liberal Democratic Party.

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Candidates for the Tokyo gubernatorial election -- (from L) Shigefumi Matsuzawa, a former governor of adjacent Kanagawa Prefecture, Kenji Utsunomiya, former president of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, Tokyo Vice Gov. Naoki Inose and Takashi Sasagawa, a retired lawmaker who formerly headed the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party's General Council -- hold a joint press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2012, before official campaigning for the Dec. 16 election begins the following day.

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Candidates for the Tokyo gubernatorial election -- (from L) Shigefumi Matsuzawa, a former governor of adjacent Kanagawa Prefecture, Kenji Utsunomiya, former president of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, Tokyo Vice Gov. Naoki Inose and Takashi Sasagawa, a retired lawmaker who formerly headed the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party's General Council -- hold a joint press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2012, before official campaigning for the Dec. 16 election begins the following day.

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Candidates for the Tokyo gubernatorial election -- (from L) Shigefumi Matsuzawa, a former governor of adjacent Kanagawa Prefecture, Kenji Utsunomiya, former president of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, Tokyo Vice Gov. Naoki Inose and Takashi Sasagawa, a retired lawmaker who formerly headed the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party's General Council -- join hands at a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Nov. 28, 2012, before official campaigning for the Dec. 16 election begins the following day.