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Fishing ship sinks in Sea of Japan

HAMADA, Japan - A patrol boat of the Japan Coast Guard searches for missing fishermen after the No. 1 Gempuku Maru, a fishing vessel, with a crew of 20 men, sank in the morning on Dec. 24, 2014, in a Sea of Japan area off the city of Hamada, Shimane Prefecture, in western Japan. Two fishermen died and three others remain missing, the Japan Coast Guard said. The photo was taken from a Kyodo News helicopter.

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Torrential rain hits western Japan

HAMADA, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 24, 2013, shows a house destroyed by a mudslide in Hamada, Shimane Prefecture following torrential rain.

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Torrential rain hits western Japan

HAMADA, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 24, 2013, shows a house destroyed by mudslides in Hamada, Shimane Prefecture following torrential rain.