Japan: Typhoon Jangmi Lashes Okinawa and Amami Islands With Destructive Winds

Typhoon Jangmi brought heavy rain and damaging winds to Okinawa and Amami islands, southern Japan, as it approached Okinawa's main island on Monday, June 1. All flights to and from Naha Airport were cancelled, while public transport, schools, and businesses were also shut for the day.

Japan: High Waves Pound Yoron Island Shore as Typhoon Jangmi Approaches

Typhoon Jangmi brought strong winds to Okinawa and Amami islands, southern Japan on Monday, June 1 as it approached the Okinawa main island.

China: Guangdong Night Sky Glows in Shade of Purple

On March 31, 2026, in Guangdong, a video captured a breathtaking scene where the night sky suddenly turned a vivid shade of purple.

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.

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 8

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 2

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 3

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 4

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 5

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 6

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 7

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

Ice-breaking tour boat in operation at Lake Akan

Ice-breaking tour boat in operation at Lake Akan

KUSHIRO, Japan - An ice-breaking pleasure boat opens up a route at Lake Akan in Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost prefecture, with Mt. Oakan seen in the background on April 16, 2014.

Olympic skaters perform in Stars on Ice

Olympic skaters perform in Stars on Ice

TOKYO, Japan - Vancouver Olympic silver medalist Mao Asada performs during the U.S. Stars on Ice Japan Tour event at Yoyogi national gymnasium in Tokyo on April 9, 2010.

Olympic skaters perform in Stars on Ice

Olympic skaters perform in Stars on Ice

TOKYO, Japan - Participants in the U.S. Stars on Ice Japan Tour event acknowledge the crowd at Yoyogi national gymnasium in Tokyo on April 9, 2010.

Olympic skaters perform in Stars on Ice

Olympic skaters perform in Stars on Ice

TOKYO, Japan - Vancouver Olympic silver medalist Mao Asada performs during the U.S. Stars on Ice Japan Tour event at Yoyogi national gymnasium in Tokyo on April 9, 2010.

Olympic skaters perform in Stars on Ice

Olympic skaters perform in Stars on Ice

TOKYO, Japan - Vancouver Olympic bronze medalist Daisuke Takahashi performs during the U.S. Stars on Ice Japan Tour event at Yoyogi national gymnasium in Tokyo on April 9, 2010.

Olympic skaters perform in Stars on Ice

Olympic skaters perform in Stars on Ice

TOKYO, Japan - Vancouver Olympic figure skater Akiko Suzuki performs during the U.S. Stars on Ice Japan Tour event at Yoyogi national gymnasium in Tokyo on April 9, 2010.

Olympic skaters perform in Stars on Ice

Olympic skaters perform in Stars on Ice

TOKYO, Japan - Vancouver Olympic figure skater Miki Ando performs during the U.S. Stars on Ice Japan Tour event at Yoyogi national gymnasium in Tokyo on April 9, 2010.

Ice floe watching season begins in Hokkaido

Ice floe watching season begins in Hokkaido

ABASHIRI, Japan - People aboard the icebreaker Aurora enjoy their tour Jan. 19 as the ship sails its way through a vast field of ice floe in the Sea of Okhotsk off Abashiri, eastern Hokkaido. A record number of 171,000 tourists, many from Southeast Asian countries, enjoyed their trip during the last season. Organizers say the record is sure to be broken this season, which will last till April 1.

Mao Asada's ice show kicks off

Mao Asada's ice show kicks off

Vancouver Olympic figure skating silver medalist Mao Asada (L) performs on the first day of an ice show staged by her in the Shiga Prefecture capital of Otsu, western Japan, on Sept. 10, 2022. The show, called "Beyond," will tour over 10 prefectures through March 2023.

Mao Asada's ice show kicks off

Mao Asada's ice show kicks off

Vancouver Olympic figure skating silver medalist Mao Asada (C) performs on the first day of an ice show staged by her in the Shiga Prefecture capital of Otsu, western Japan, on Sept. 10, 2022. The show, called "Beyond," will tour over 10 prefectures through March 2023.

Mao Asada's ice show kicks off

Mao Asada's ice show kicks off

Vancouver Olympic figure skating silver medalist Mao Asada (5th from R) performs on the first day of an ice show staged by her in the Shiga Prefecture capital of Otsu, western Japan, on Sept. 10, 2022. The show, called "Beyond," will tour over 10 prefectures through March 2023.

Mao Asada's ice show kicks off

Mao Asada's ice show kicks off

Vancouver Olympic figure skating silver medalist Mao Asada performs on the first day of an ice show staged by her in the Shiga Prefecture capital of Otsu, western Japan, on Sept. 10, 2022. The show, called "Beyond," will tour over 10 prefectures through March 2023.

Mao Asada's ice show kicks off

Mao Asada's ice show kicks off

Vancouver Olympic figure skating silver medalist Mao Asada performs on the first day of an ice show staged by her in the Shiga Prefecture capital of Otsu, western Japan, on Sept. 10, 2022. The show, called "Beyond," will tour over 10 prefectures through March 2023.

Mao Asada's ice show kicks off

Mao Asada's ice show kicks off

Vancouver Olympic figure skating silver medalist Mao Asada performs on the first day of an ice show staged by her in the Shiga Prefecture capital of Otsu, western Japan, on Sept. 10, 2022. The show, called "Beyond," will tour over 10 prefectures through March 2023.

Mao Asada's ice show kicks off

Mao Asada's ice show kicks off

Vancouver Olympic figure skating silver medalist Mao Asada performs on the first day of an ice show staged by her in the Shiga Prefecture capital of Otsu, western Japan, on Sept. 10, 2022. The show, called "Beyond," will tour over 10 prefectures through March 2023.

Mao Asada's ice show kicks off

Mao Asada's ice show kicks off

Vancouver Olympic figure skating silver medalist Mao Asada (front) performs on the first day of an ice show staged by her in the Shiga Prefecture capital of Otsu, western Japan, on Sept. 10, 2022. The show, called "Beyond," will tour over 10 prefectures through March 2023.

Mao Asada's ice show kicks off

Mao Asada's ice show kicks off

Vancouver Olympic figure skating silver medalist Mao Asada performs on the first day of an ice show staged by her in the Shiga Prefecture capital of Otsu, western Japan, on Sept. 10, 2022. The show, called "Beyond," will tour over 10 prefectures through March 2023.

Mao Asada's ice show kicks off

Mao Asada's ice show kicks off

Vancouver Olympic figure skating silver medalist Mao Asada meets the press after performing on the first day of an ice show staged by her in the Shiga Prefecture capital of Otsu, western Japan, on Sept. 10, 2022. The show, called "Beyond," will tour over 10 prefectures through March 2023.

Mao Asada's ice show kicks off

Mao Asada's ice show kicks off

Vancouver Olympic figure skating silver medalist Mao Asada meets the press after performing on the first day of an ice show staged by her in the Shiga Prefecture capital of Otsu, western Japan, on Sept. 10, 2022. The show, called "Beyond," will tour over 10 prefectures through March 2023.

Drift ice sightseeing on Sea of Okhotsk

Drift ice sightseeing on Sea of Okhotsk

An ice-breaker carrying tourists plows through drift ice on the Sea of Okhotsk northeast of Japan's northernmost major island of Hokkaido on Feb. 26, 2015. The photo was taken from a Kyodo News helicopter above an area off the coast of Abashiri, Hokkaido. The tour will run until April 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Drift ice sightseeing on Sea of Okhotsk

Drift ice sightseeing on Sea of Okhotsk

An ice-breaker carrying tourists plows through drift ice on the Sea of Okhotsk northeast of Japan's northernmost major island of Hokkaido on Feb. 26, 2015. The photo was taken from a Kyodo News helicopter above an area off the coast of Abashiri, Hokkaido. The tour will run until April 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Drift ice sightseeing on Sea of Okhotsk

Drift ice sightseeing on Sea of Okhotsk

An ice-breaker carrying tourists plows through drift ice on the Sea of Okhotsk northeast of Japan's northernmost major island of Hokkaido on Feb. 26, 2015. The photo was taken from a Kyodo News helicopter above an area off the coast of Abashiri, Hokkaido. The tour will run until April 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Olympic skaters perform in Stars on Ice

Olympic skaters perform in Stars on Ice

TOKYO, Japan - Vancouver Olympic silver medalist Mao Asada performs during the U.S. Stars on Ice Japan Tour event at Yoyogi national gymnasium in Tokyo on April 9, 2010. (Kyodo)

Olympic skaters perform in Stars on Ice

Olympic skaters perform in Stars on Ice

TOKYO, Japan - Participants in the U.S. Stars on Ice Japan Tour event acknowledge the crowd at Yoyogi national gymnasium in Tokyo on April 9, 2010. (Kyodo)

Olympic skaters perform in Stars on Ice

Olympic skaters perform in Stars on Ice

TOKYO, Japan - Vancouver Olympic bronze medalist Daisuke Takahashi performs during the U.S. Stars on Ice Japan Tour event at Yoyogi national gymnasium in Tokyo on April 9, 2010. (Kyodo)

Olympic skaters perform in Stars on Ice

Olympic skaters perform in Stars on Ice

TOKYO, Japan - Vancouver Olympic figure skater Akiko Suzuki performs during the U.S. Stars on Ice Japan Tour event at Yoyogi national gymnasium in Tokyo on April 9, 2010. (Kyodo)

Olympic skaters perform in Stars on Ice

Olympic skaters perform in Stars on Ice

TOKYO, Japan - Vancouver Olympic figure skater Miki Ando performs during the U.S. Stars on Ice Japan Tour event at Yoyogi national gymnasium in Tokyo on April 9, 2010. (Kyodo)

Olympic skaters perform in Stars on Ice

Olympic skaters perform in Stars on Ice

TOKYO, Japan - Vancouver Olympic silver medalist Mao Asada performs during the U.S. Stars on Ice Japan Tour event at Yoyogi national gymnasium in Tokyo on April 9, 2010. (Kyodo)

Ice floe watching season begins in Hokkaido

Ice floe watching season begins in Hokkaido

ABASHIRI, Japan - People aboard the icebreaker Aurora enjoy their tour Jan. 19 as the ship sails its way through a vast field of ice floe in the Sea of Okhotsk off Abashiri, eastern Hokkaido. A record number of 171,000 tourists, many from Southeast Asian countries, enjoyed their trip during the last season. Organizers say the record is sure to be broken this season, which will last till April 1.