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Vietnam: Typhoon Kalmaegi Brings Damaging Winds and Heavy Rain to Central Region

Typhoon Kalmaegi made landfall in central Vietnam, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to regions already hit by recent floods. At least one person has died, several are missing, and homes and power lines were damaged. Flooding occurred in Dak Lak and thousands were evacuated as authorities remain on high alert for further floods and landslides.

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Vietnam: Typhoon Kalmaegi Brings Damaging Winds and Heavy Rain to Central Region 2

Typhoon Kalmaegi made landfall in central Vietnam, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to regions already hit by recent floods. At least one person has died, several are missing, and homes and power lines were damaged. Flooding occurred in Dak Lak and thousands were evacuated as authorities remain on high alert for further floods and landslides.

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Coming-of-age rites for Japan Prince Hisahito

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko arrive at a Tokyo hotel on Sept. 6, 2025, for a private banquet for Prince Hisahito, following his coming-of-age rites at the Imperial Palace. (Pool photo)

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Coming-of-age rites for Japan Prince Hisahito

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrive at a Tokyo hotel on Sept. 6, 2025, for a private banquet for Prince Hisahito, following his coming-of-age rites at the Imperial Palace. (Pool photo)

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Coming-of-age rites for Japan Prince Hisahito

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko arrive at a Tokyo hotel on Sept. 6, 2025, for a private banquet for Prince Hisahito, following his coming-of-age rites at the Imperial Palace. (Pool photo)

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Coming-of-age rites for Japan Prince Hisahito

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko arrive at a Tokyo hotel on Sept. 6, 2025, for a private banquet for Prince Hisahito, following his coming-of-age rites at the Imperial Palace. (Pool photo)

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Coming-of-age rites for Japan Prince Hisahito

Japanese Prince Hisahito (far L), accompanied by his father Crown Prince Fumihito, his mother Crown Princess Kiko (2nd from R), and his elder sister Princess Kako, arrives at a Tokyo hotel on Sept. 6, 2025, for a private banquet following a series of coming-of-age rites at the Imperial Palace. (Pool photo)

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Brazilian president in Japan

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (L) shakes hands with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at Imperial Hotel in Tokyo on March 27, 2025, ahead of the president's departure to Brazil following a trip to Japan as a state guest. (Pool photo)

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Brazilian president in Japan

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (L) shakes hands with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at Imperial Hotel in Tokyo on March 27, 2025, ahead of the president's departure to Brazil following a trip to Japan as a state guest. (Pool photo)

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Brazilian president in Japan

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (L) shakes hands with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at Imperial Hotel in Tokyo on March 27, 2025, ahead of the president's departure to Brazil following a trip to Japan as a state guest. (Pool photo)

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Farewell party for former RENGO president Tsuyoshi Takagi

Farewell party for former RENGO President Tsuyoshi Takagi. Photo shows Yoshihiko Noda, Representative of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, reading his eulogy.=January 21,2025,Imperial Hotel Tokyo Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

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Farewell party for former RENGO president Tsuyoshi Takagi

Farewell party for former RENGO President Tsuyoshi Takagi. The photo shows RENGO President Tomoko Yoshino addressing the gathering.=January 21,2025,Imperial Hotel Tokyo Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

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Farewell party for former RENGO president Tsuyoshi Takagi

Farewell party for former RENGO President Tsuyoshi Takagi. Photo shows RENGO President Tomoko Yoshino (center) and others offering flowers.=January 21,2025,Imperial Hotel Tokyo Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

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Three Economic Organizations 2025 New Year's Celebration Party

Keizai Doyukai 2025 New Year's Celebration Party. Pictured is Takeshi Niinami, Representative Director of Keizai Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate Executives).=January 7,2025,Imperial Hotel Tokyo (Uchisaiwai-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)

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Three Economic Organizations 2025 New Year's Celebration Party

Three Economic Organizations 2025 New Year's Celebration Party. Photo shows the guest of honor, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.=January 7,2025,Imperial Hotel Tokyo (Uchisaiwai-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)

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Three economic organizations Press Conference 2025

Three economic organizations press conference 2025. Photo shows (from left) Ken Kobayashi, President of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI), Takeshi Niinami, Representative Secretary of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives (Doyukai), and Masakazu Tokura, Chairman of Keidanren, shaking hands after the press conference.=January 7,2025,Imperial Hotel Tokyo (Uchisaiwai-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)

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Three Economic Organizations 2025 New Year's Celebration Party

Keizai Doyukai 2025 New Year's Celebration Party. Photo shows Takeshi Niinami, Representative Director of Keizai Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate Executives), addressing the guests.=January 7,2025,Imperial Hotel Tokyo (Uchisaiwai-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)

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Three Economic Organizations 2025 New Year's Celebration Party

Keizai Doyukai 2025 New Year's Celebration Party. Photo shows, from right, Takeshi Niinami, Representative Director of Keizai Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate Executives), and guest of honor, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.=January 7,2025,Imperial Hotel Tokyo (Uchisaiwai-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)

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Three Economic Organizations 2025 New Year's Celebration Party

New Year's Celebration Party for the Three Economic Organizations in 2025. Photo shows, from left, Ken Kobayashi, President of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI); Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, guest of honor; Takeshi Niinami, Representative Director of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives (Doyukai); and Masakazu Tokura, Chairman of Keidanren.=January 7,2025,Imperial Hotel Tokyo (Uchisaiwai-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)

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Japanese Princess Yuriko

Japan's Princess Yuriko attends a party to celebrate her 80th birthday and the 88th birthday of her husband Prince Mikasa (L) at a Tokyo hotel on Dec. 6, 2003. Emperor Naruhito's great-aunt, the oldest member of Japan's imperial family, died at a Tokyo hospital on Nov. 15, 2024, at the age of 101.

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UK: Japanese Imperial Couple Wave At Fans Outside London Hotel

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako commenced their 3-day state visit to the UK on Tuesday, June 25. The video shows the imperial couple waving at fans outside Claridge's Hotel in London as they leave the building.

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Novelist Yukio Mishima

TOKYO, Japan, April 24 Kyodo - Novelist Yukio Mishima (C) smiles at a party held at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo in March 1960 to celebrate the completion of a film in which he played the leading role. (Kyodo)

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Visual art exhibition held in Israel

STORY: Visual art exhibition held in Israel DATELINE: Feb. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:49 LOCATION: TEL AVIV, Israel CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of decorated rooms showcased in a hotel in Tel Aviv, Israel STORYLINE: A pop-up art exhibition is being held at an old hotel near the Mediterranean beach in Tel Aviv, Israel. Thirty-seven rooms are decorated with the theme of "Imperial Wonderland." About 50 artists and designers from the fields of visual art, sound, art directors, graffiti, street art, video art, animation, scenery and installations participate in the exhibition, which started on Feb. 9, showcasing their creations to many locals and tourists. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tel Aviv, Israel. (XHTV)

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Tokyo's Imperial Hotel hid 130 mil. yen in income

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Imperial Hotel, a leading luxury hotel in the central Tokyo, Japan. Its operator, Imperial Hotel Ltd., was charged by the taxation authority for underreporting its total income by some 130 million yen for fiscal 2012 by booking yet-to-be-paid construction costs.

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Crown prince, family arrive in Nagano

NAGANO, Japan - (From R) Crown Prince Naruhito, his wife Crown Princess Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko emerge from JR Nagano Station in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on March 24, 2014. The family will be staying at a hotel in the prefecture for several days for a skiing holiday, according to the Imperial Household Agency. The young princess, who graduated from Gakushuin Primary School on March 18, is having her spring break before entering Gakushuin Girls' Junior High School in April. (Pool photo)

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Crown prince, family arrive in Nagano

NAGANO, Japan - (From R) Crown Prince Naruhito, his wife Crown Princess Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko emerge from JR Nagano Station in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on March 24, 2014. The family will be staying at a hotel in the prefecture for several days for a skiing holiday, according to the Imperial Household Agency. The young princess, who graduated from Gakushuin Primary School on March 18, is having her spring break before entering Gakushuin Girls' Junior High School in April. (Pool photo)

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Emperor, empress in London

LONDON, Britain - Japanese Emperor Akihito (front) and Empress Michiko leave a hotel in London where they are staying, to attend a luncheon hosted by Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle on May 18, 2012. The imperial couple were in Britain for the 60th anniversary celebration of the queen's reign. (Pool photo)

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Emperor, empress in London

LONDON, Britain - Japanese Emperor Akihito (front) and Empress Michiko leave a hotel in London where they are staying, to attend a luncheon hosted by Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle on May 18, 2012. The imperial couple were in Britain for the 60th anniversary celebration of the queen's reign. (Pool photo)

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Historic hotel being torn down

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Demolition work begins on Jan. 14, 2011, on the Sanyo Hotel building in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, which used to accommodate guests including members of Japan's imperial family and U.S. baseball legend Babe Ruth.

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Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko to take rest in Karuizawa

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko arrive at JR Tokyo Station on Aug. 24 to leave for the town of Karuizawa in Nagano Prefecture. The imperial couple will stay at a hotel in Karuizawa until Aug. 27.

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Population of tent village for homeless tops 250

TOKYO, Japan - Homeless people line up to get a free lunch at Tokyo's Hibiya Park on Jan. 2. The ''year-crossing temp worker village'' was launched in Hibiya Park in front of the Imperial Hotel, one of the country's most luxurious hotels, to provide free food and shelter for homeless people including laid-off temporary workers who have been forced to leave accommodation provided by their employers.

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Mitsui Fudosan to buy 33% stake in Imperial Hotel

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromichi Iwasa (R), president of Real estate developer Mitsui Fudosan Co., and Tetsuya Kobayashi, president of Imperial Hotel Ltd., shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 28. They announced that Mitsui will acquire a 33.16 percent stake in Imperial Hotel in October for 86.19 billion yen, becoming the top shareholder of the hotel.

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Mitsui Fudosan to buy 33% stake in Imperial Hotel

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromichi Iwasa (R), president of real estate developer Mitsui Fudosan Co., and Tetsuya Kobayashi, president of Imperial Hotel Ltd., hold a joint news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 28. They announced that Mitsui will acquire a 33.16 percent stake in Imperial Hotel in October for 86.19 billion yen, becoming the top shareholder of the hotel.

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Mitsui Fudosan negotiating to buy 33% stake in Imperial Hotel

TOKYO, Japan - Real estate developer Mitsui Fudosan Co. is in the final phase of talks to acquire a stake of about 33 percent in Imperial Hotel Ltd., the operator of Imperial Hotel (photo), one of Tokyo's long-established luxury hotels, for about 90 billion yen, informed sources said Sept. 21.

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Emperor, empress bid farewell to Swedish royal visitors

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko (R) visit King Gustav and Queen Silvia of Sweden at their hotel in Tokyo on March 29 to bid farewell. The Swedish royal couple, in Japan since March 24, will head home on March 31 after a visit to Nagasaki. After bidding farewell to the royal visitors, the emperor and empress headed to the imperial household farm in Tochigi for holiday. (Pool photo)

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Emperor, empress bid farewell to Indonesian President Yudhoyono

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Emperor Akihito (3rd from L) talks with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (L) while Empress Michiko (3rd from R) talks with Indonesian First Lady Kristiani (R) at a hotel in Tokyo on Nov. 29. The imperial couple bid farewell to Yudhoyono and his wife as they wind up their four-day visit to Japan. (Pool photo)

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Princess Kiko is pregnant, birth expected in autumn

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Akishino and Princess Kiko speak with athletes during a party marking the formation of the Japanese delegation to the Turin Olympic Games held at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 22, 2006. Imperial Household Agency sources said on Feb. 7 that the 39-year-old princess is pregnant and is expected to give birth to her third baby around September.

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Princess Sayako marries commoner, leaves royal family

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshiki Kuroda (L) and Sayako Kuroda leave Tokyo's Imperial Hotel on Nov. 15 after their wedding ceremony and reception there. Princess Sayako, the only daughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko relinquished her royal title with her marriage to Yoshiki Kuroda, a Tokyo metropolitan government official. (Pool photo)

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Princess Sayako marries commoner, leaves royal family

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara (standing) makes a speech during a wedding reception for Priness Sayako and Yoshiki Kuroda, a Tokyo metropolitan government official, at Tokyo's Imperial Hotel on Nov. 15. (Pool photo)

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Princess Sayako marries commoner, leaves royal family

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko welcome their daughter Princess Sayako (foreground) at a wedding reception for her and Yoshiki Kuroda at Tokyo's Imperial Hotel on Nov. 15. (Pool photo)

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Princess Sayako marries commoner, leaves royal family

TOKYO, Japan - A wedding reception for Princess Sayako, the only daughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, and Yoshiki Kuroda is held at Tokyo's Imperial Hotel on Nov. 15 after their wedding there. (Pool photo)

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Princess Sayako marries commoner, leaves royal family

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko enter a hall at Tokyo's Imperial Hotel on Nov. 15 to attend a wedding reception for their daughter Princess Sayako and Yoshiki Kuroda. (Pool photo)

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Princess Sayako marries commoner, leaves royal family

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito chats with Empress Michiko during a wedding reception for their daughter Princess Sayako and Toshiki Kuroda, a Tokyo metropolitan government official, at Tokyo's Imperial Hotel on Nov. 15. (Pool photo)

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Princess Sayako marries commoner, leaves royal family

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako and her husband Yoshiki Kuroda raise their glasses during their wedding reception at Tokyo's Imperial Hotel on Nov. 15. (Pool photo)

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Princess Sayako marries commoner, leaves royal family

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako (R) and her husband Yoshiki Kuroda head for their wedding reception hall at Tokyo's Imperial Hotel on Nov. 15. (Pool photo)

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Princess Sayako, Kuroda express hopes in starting new life

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako and her husband Yoshiki Kuroda leave a press conference at Tokyo's Imperial Hotel on Nov. 15 after speaking to reporters about their wedding. (Pool photo)

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Princess Sayako, Kuroda express hopes in starting new life

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako, the only daughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, smiles during a press conference with her husband Yoshiki Kuroda at Tokyo's Imperial Hotel on Nov. 15 after their wedding there. (Pool photo)

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Princess Sayako, Kuroda marry

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako looks at Tokyo metropolitan government employee Yoshiki Kuroda during a press conference after their wedding at the Imperial Hotel on Nov. 15. (Pool photo)

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Princess Sayako, Kuroda express hopes in starting new life

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshiki Kuroda, a Tokyo metropolitan government employee, smiles during a press conference with his wife Princess Sayako at Tokyo's Imperial Hotel on Nov. 15 after their wedding there. (Pool photo)

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Princess Sayako, Kuroda marry

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Sayako and Tokyo metropolitan government employee Yoshiki Kuroda head to a press conference after their wedding at the Imperial Hotel on Nov. 15. (Pool photo)