Search｜Photos & Images & Videos｜KYODO NEWS IMAGES INC

Dominican Republic: Tropical Storm Melissa Batters, Causing Damage and Disruptions 2

Tropical Storm Melissa swept through the Dominican Republic, toppling trees, traffic lights, and triggering small landslides. Authorities closed schools and government offices across several provinces as the storm disrupted water systems and threatened severe flooding. Melissa is expected to strengthen into a Category 4 hurricane this weekend as it lashes the Caribbean with heavy rain and destructive winds.

E

Indonesia: Mt. Lewotobi Erupts, Triggers Highest Alert and Spews Ash High Into Sky

Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki on Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara, erupted late Tuesday, October 15, and again early Wednesday, spewing ash up to 10 kilometers into the sky. Indonesia’s volcanology agency raised the alert to its highest level after detecting deep tremors that signaled possible explosive activity.

E

Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 2

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts.

E

Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 3

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts.

E

US: Severe Weather Warning for Houston Area With Hail, High Winds, Tornado Risk

The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the Houston area until evening of Monday, May 5. It brought hail, damaging winds, flooding, and possible tornadoes.

E

US: Sunset Fire Ignites In Hollywood Hills, Triggering Mandatory Evacuation Orders

A brush fire, dubbed the Sunset Fire, broke out in the Hollywood Hills on Wednesday evening, January 8, triggering mandatory evacuation orders.

E

Philippines: Thunderstorms Hit, Bringing Intense Rainfall To Central Regions

The regions of Visayas, Bicol, Calabarzon, and Mimaropa may experience cloudy skies with scattered rains as isolated thunderstorms hit. According to reports, heavy rainfall of 100 to 200 mm was expected in Northern Samar on Monday.

E

2,500 people take part in Kawasaki Halloween Parade

TOKYO, Japan - Around 2,500 people take part in the annual Kawasaki Halloween Parade, the largest event of its kind in Japan, in the vicinity of JR Kawasaki Station in the city south of Tokyo on Oct. 26, 2014.

E

Ultraman-themed 'monster pub' opens in Kawasaki, Japan

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A Japanese-style "izakaya" pub featuring monsters and aliens from Japan's iconic Ultraman superhero comic series is shown to the press on March 13, 2014, a day before it officially opens near JR Kawasaki Station in Kawasaki, just west of Tokyo. The pub will be open for a limited period of one year.

E

Kan campaigning for upper house election

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, who also serves as president of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, waves to voters in front of JR Kawasaki Station in Kanagawa Prefecture on July 8, 2010, ahead of the July 11 House of Councillors election.

E

Kan campaigning for upper house election

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, who also serves as president of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, gives a stump speech at JR Kawasaki Station in Kanagawa Prefecture on July 8, 2010, ahead of the July 11 House of Councillors election.

E

New flu in Tokyo area prompts firms to take precautionary steps

KAWASAKI, Japan - Many commuters are seen wearing face masks at JR Musashi-Mizonokuchi Station in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, on May 21, a day after two students at a senior high school in the city were confirmed to be infected with the new strain of H1N1 influenza.

E

Yokotas' neighbors in signature drive on abductions

KAWASAKI, Japan - Neighbors of Shigeru Yokota (5th from L) and his wife Sakie (4th from L) began a two-day signature campaign Nov. 2 near JR Kawasaki Station in Kanagawa Prefecture, urging a probe into North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals. The Yokotas' daughter Megumi was abducted by N. Korea in 1977 and later reported dead.

E

Kawasaki city holds chemical weapons attack drill

KAWASAKI, Japan - Firefighters wearing chemical protection suits accompany a man during a mock drill Nov. 22 at an underground shopping complex in JR Kawasaki Station. The city of Kawasaki, southwest of Tokyo, held the chemical weapons attack drill, the first of its kind in Japan following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States.

E

JR Tokai ordered to pay 49 mil. yen over teen's death

NUMAZU, Japan - Yasuo Kawasaki (L) and Nobue Kawasaki, parents of Yusuke Kawasaki, wipe away tears at a news conference in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on March 7 after the Shizuoka District Court ordered Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) to pay them 49 million yen in compensation over a 1995 bullet train accident at Mishima Station on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line. On Dec. 27, 1995, their son Yusuke, 17, died after getting his finger caught in a train door and being dragged for about 150 meters.

E

Logo of ATRE

Keywords : ATRE, atre, JR East Group, station building, commercial facility, company, sign, logo, logo mark = November 15, 2019, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

E

Kawasaki city holds chemical weapons attack drill

KAWASAKI, Japan - Firefighters wearing chemical protection suits accompany a man during a mock drill Nov. 22 at an underground shopping complex in JR Kawasaki Station. The city of Kawasaki, southwest of Tokyo, held the chemical weapons attack drill, the first of its kind in Japan following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States.

E

New flu in Tokyo area prompts firms to take precautionary steps

KAWASAKI, Japan - Many commuters are seen wearing face masks at JR Musashi-Mizonokuchi Station in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, on May 21, a day after two students at a senior high school in the city were confirmed to be infected with the new strain of H1N1 influenza. (Kyodo)

E

Kan campaigning for upper house election

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, who also serves as president of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, gives a stump speech at JR Kawasaki Station in Kanagawa Prefecture on July 8, 2010, ahead of the July 11 House of Councillors election. (Kyodo)

E

Kan campaigning for upper house election

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, who also serves as president of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, waves to voters in front of JR Kawasaki Station in Kanagawa Prefecture on July 8, 2010, ahead of the July 11 House of Councillors election. (Kyodo)

E

2,500 people take part in Kawasaki Halloween Parade

TOKYO, Japan - Around 2,500 people take part in the annual Kawasaki Halloween Parade, the largest event of its kind in Japan, in the vicinity of JR Kawasaki Station in the city south of Tokyo on Oct. 26, 2014. (Kyodo)

E

Yokotas' neighbors in signature drive on abductions

KAWASAKI, Japan - Neighbors of Shigeru Yokota (5th from L) and his wife Sakie (4th from L) began a two-day signature campaign Nov. 2 near JR Kawasaki Station in Kanagawa Prefecture, urging a probe into North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals. The Yokotas' daughter Megumi was abducted by N. Korea in 1977 and later reported dead. (Kyodo)

E

JR Tokai ordered to pay 49 mil. yen over teen's death

NUMAZU, Japan - Yasuo Kawasaki (L) and Nobue Kawasaki, parents of Yusuke Kawasaki, wipe away tears at a news conference in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on March 7 after the Shizuoka District Court ordered Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) to pay them 49 million yen in compensation over a 1995 bullet train accident at Mishima Station on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line. On Dec. 27, 1995, their son Yusuke, 17, died after getting his finger caught in a train door and being dragged for about 150 meters.