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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.

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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.

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Service suspension on Tokyo's Yamanote loop line

People walk at around ticket gates of JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on May 23, 2025. Train services on the busy Yamanote Line in downtown Tokyo resumed in the morning after operations were suspended following problems with some pantographs the previous night.

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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.

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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.

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Fatal stabbing of young woman on Tokyo street

TOKYO, Japan, May 15 Kyodo - A cross mark on the map shows the site of a fatal stabbing of a 22-year-old woman near JR Takadanobaba Station in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward. A 42-year-old man, Kenichi Takano, was arrested on March 11, 2025, over his alleged stabbing of Airi Sato while she was livestreaming on a street earlier in the day. The man was quoted by investigative sources as saying the woman had failed to repay debts to him.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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General election in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 26, 2024, shows voters gathering in front of JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo for a stump speech by a Conservative Party of Japan candidate on the eve of the general election.

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Signboard at JR Shinjuku Station

Signboard at JR Shinjuku Station. ＝May 17, 2024, Tokyo, Japan

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Signboard at JR Shinjuku Station

Signboard at JR Shinjuku Station. ＝May 17, 2024, Tokyo, Japan

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Mobile Suica glitch in eastern Japan

A notice is posted on a ticket machine at JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on June 24, 2023, after a glitch in East Japan Railway Co.'s Mobile Suica electronic train fare system prevented passengers from charging their travel cards.

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Mobile Suica glitch in eastern Japan

A passenger passes a notice near ticket gates at JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on June 24, 2023, after a glitch in East Japan Railway Co.'s Mobile Suica electronic train fare system prevented passengers from charging their travel cards.

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Mobile Suica glitch in eastern Japan

Photo taken on June 24, 2023, at JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo shows a notice on a smartphone screen after a glitch in East Japan Railway Co.'s Mobile Suica electronic train fare system prevented passengers from charging their travel cards.

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Giant 3D cat billboard in Tokyo

Photo taken on May 24, 2023, shows a giant 3D calico cat appearing on an 8-by-19-meter digital billboard near JR Shinjuku Station's east exit in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward.

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New coronavirus

TOKYO, Japan, May 14 Kyodo - People wearing face masks walk near JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on May 14, 2020, ahead of the scheduled lifting later in the day of a coronavirus pandemic state of emergency in 39 of Japan's 47 prefectures.

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Man sets himself on fire in central Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows police and fire department officials on a bridge girder near the South Exit of JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo after a man set himself on fire on June 29, 2014. The middle-aged man, wearing a suit, used a megaphone to voice his opposition to the Japanese government's planned security policy change before pouring what appeared to be gasoline on himself and setting light to it. Fire services extinguished the blaze but the man was seriously injured.

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Man sets himself on fire in central Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows police and fire department officials on a bridge girder near the South Exit of JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo after a man set himself on fire on June 29, 2014. The middle-aged man, wearing a suit, used a megaphone to voice his opposition to the Japanese government's planned security policy change before pouring what appeared to be gasoline on himself and setting light to it. Fire services extinguished the blaze but the man was seriously injured.

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Man sets himself on fire in central Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an area near the South Exit of JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo after a man set himself on fire on a bridge girder (left bottom) on June 29, 2014. The middle-aged man, wearing a suit, used a megaphone to voice his opposition to the Japanese government's planned security policy change before pouring what appeared to be gasoline on himself and setting light to it. Fire services extinguished the blaze but the man was seriously injured.

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Tokyo wins 2020 Olympic bid

TOKYO, Japan - Extra edition copies of a newspaper are given to passers-by outside JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2013, after Tokyo was chosen as the host city of the 2020 Summer Olympics at the International Olympic Committee's general session in Buenos Aires.

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo gubernatorial election candidate Naoki Inose, vice Tokyo governor, makes a stump speech in front of JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2012, as official campaigning began that day for the Dec. 16, 2012, election.

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Typhoon hits Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A man runs into JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo amid heavy rain on the evening of June 19, 2012, as Typhoon Guchol hits the Japanese archipelago.

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Typhoon hits Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A woman runs holding a broken umbrella amid strong winds near JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on the evening of June 19, 2012, as Typhoon Guchol hits the Japanese archipelago.

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Major disaster drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Aerial photo shows participants in a disaster drill walking home from a park near JR Ikebukuro train station in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2012. The drill, under the assumption that a large number of people have become stranded due to a magnitude 7.3 earthquake that has paralyzed Tokyo's public transportation system, involved 10,000 people in all and was conducted simultaneously in areas surrounding three of the Japanese capital's major train stations -- Shinjuku, Tokyo and Ikebukuro.

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Major disaster drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Participants in a disaster drill acting as people who have become unable to return home due to a magnitude 7.3 earthquake that has paralyzed Tokyo's public transportation system, receive emergency food from JR Shinjuku train station staff inside the station on Feb. 3, 2012. The drill, involving 10,000 people in all, was conducted simultaneously in areas surrounding three of the Japanese capital's major train stations -- Shinjuku, Tokyo and Ikebukuro.

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Major disaster drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Aerial photo shows participants in a disaster drill walking home from a park near JR Ikebukuro train station in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2012. The drill, under the assumption that a large number of people have become stranded due to a magnitude 7.3 earthquake that has paralyzed Tokyo's public transportation system, involved 10,000 people in all and was conducted simultaneously in areas surrounding three of the Japanese capital's major train stations -- Shinjuku, Tokyo and Ikebukuro.

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Major disaster drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Participants in a disaster drill gather in front of JR Shinjuku train station in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2012. The drill, under the assumption that a large number of people have become stranded due to a magnitude 7.3 earthquake that has paralyzed Tokyo's public transportation system, involved 10,000 people in all and was conducted simultaneously in areas surrounding three of the Japanese capital's major train stations -- Shinjuku, Tokyo and Ikebukuro.

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Major disaster drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Evacuation information is displayed on a large screen in front of JR Shinjuku train station in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2012, during a disaster drill. The drill, under the assumption that a large number of people have become unable to return home due to a magnitude 7.3 earthquake that has paralyzed Tokyo's public transportation system, involved 10,000 people in all and was conducted simultaneously in areas surrounding three of the Japanese capital's major train stations -- Shinjuku, Tokyo and Ikebukuro.

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Typhoon Roke hits Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Commuters swarm at JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on the evening of Sept. 21, 2011, as Typhoon Roke paralyzed train services in the capital during the evening rush hour.

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Typhoon Roke hits Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Commuters sit down on a staircase and wait for the resumption of train services at JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on the evening of Sept. 21, 2011. Typhoon Roke paralyzed train services in the capital during the evening rush hour.

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Typhoon Roke hits Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Commuters sit down on the ground and wait for the resumption of train services at JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on the evening of Sept. 21, 2011. Typhoon Roke paralyzed train services in the capital during the evening rush hour.

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Typhoon Roke hits Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Commuters sit down on the ground and wait for the resumption of train services at JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on the evening of Sept. 21, 2011. Typhoon Roke paralyzed train services in the capital during the evening rush hour.

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Lights turned down in Tokyo on blackout warning

TOKYO, Japan - Buildings in Tokyo turn down the lights on March 17, 2011, as part of electricity saving efforts to avoid massive power outages. Left front is JR Shinjuku Station. Power demand in the region has increased due to cold temperatures amid substantial power shortages following a massive earthquake and tsunami which crippled some power plants.

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Train runs cut on blackout warning in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - People wait in lines to board trains at JR Shinjuku Station on March 17, 2011, as the number of train services have been cut as part of electricity saving efforts to avoid massive power outages. Power demand in the region has increased due to cold temperatures amid substantial power shortages following a massive earthquake and tsunami which crippled some power plants.

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Train runs cut on blackout warning in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - People wait in lines to board trains at JR Shinjuku Station on March 17, 2011, as the number of train services have been cut as part of electricity saving efforts to avoid massive power outages. Power demand in the region has increased due to cold temperatures amid substantial power shortages following a massive earthquake and tsunami which crippled some power plants.

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Shii in general election campaigning

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii waves after giving a stump speech near JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Aug. 18. Shii is among candidates seeking reelection as a House of Representatives member. Official campaigning started the same day for the Aug. 30 lower house election.

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People listen to LDP presidential candidate's speech in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - People gather in front of JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo to listen to a speech by a candidate in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election on Sept. 22, one day before the election.

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Common IC fare card Pasmo debuts for Tokyo trains, buses

TOKYO, Japan - A tape-cutting ceremony to mark the launch of the Pasmo card is held March 18 at Keio Corp.'s Shinjuku station in Tokyo, with JR and private railway executives attending. The new card can be used for most train, subway and bus lines in the Tokyo metropolitan area.

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Police boost security ahead of election on terror fears

TOKYO, Japan - A riot policeman stands on guard at JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Sept. 7. Police have tightened security at railway stations, busy streets and elsewhere across Japan to guard against possible terrorist attacks before the House of Representatives election on Sept. 11.

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(1)Asahara found guilty on all charges, sentenced to death

TOKYO, Japan - Pedestrians walking near JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo look at TV footage showing Shoko Asahara, the founder of the AUM Shinrikyo cult, who was sentenced to death at the Tokyo District Court on Feb. 27.

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Singer Sugi performs in memorial concert for Li Su Hyon

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese singer Ryotaro Sugi sings in a memorial concert in Seoul on March 18 for Li Su Hyon, a 26-year-old South Korean who was killed while jumping onto the tracks and trying to pull a drunken man to safety at JR Shin-Okubo Station in Tokyo's Shinjuku district in January 2001.

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(2)Powerful typhoon to strike Tokyo, flights canceled

TOKYO, Japan - A woman fights for control of her umbrella amid strong winds caused by powerful Typhoon Higos near Tokyo's JR Shinjuku Station on Oct. 1.

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NGO appeals to stop harassment of Koreans in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Members of Peace Boat, a Tokyo-based nongovernmental organization (NGO), hand leaflets to pedestrians near JR Shinjuku Station on Sept. 19, calling for an end to threats and harassment against pro-Pyongyang schools and Korean residents of Japan following revelation that eight Japanese abducted to North Korea are dead.

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Families, supporters of alleged abductees rally in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Sakie Yokota (center), 66, rallies outside JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Aug. 31 calling for the return of Japanese nationals allegedly abducted to North Korea, including her daughter Megumi who went missing from Niigata in 1977.

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Memorial service held in Tokyo for 2 train heroes

TOKYO, Japan - A joint memorial service is held in Tokyo on Jan. 26 for Lee Su Hyon, a 26-year-old South Korean student (L) and, Shiro Sekine, a 47-year-old Japanese photographer (R) who were killed by an oncoming train a year ago when they attempted to rescue a man who had fallen off the platform of a Tokyo train station. About 400 citizens and Japanese government officials, including Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka, attended the ceremony to mark the first anniversary of the accident, which occurred on the tracks at JR Shin-Okubo Station in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward.

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S. Korean train hero honored at 1-year memorial service

PUSAN, South Korea - A memorial ceremony for Lee Su Hyon, who was killed last year when he tried to rescue a man who had fallen onto the tracks at JR Shin-Okubo Station in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward, is held in Pusan on Jan. 26, the first anniversary of his death.

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Train platform safety improved substantially

TOKYO, Japan - Ninety percent of major train stations in Japan have installed or are in the process installing escape mechanisms to reduce fatal accidents on tracks, the government said Jan. 25. The effort follows the deaths of three passengers in January last year at JR Shin-Okubo Station in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward. Photo shows escape space completed at JR Shin-Okubo Station.

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JR East introduces new automatic ticket gates

TOKYO, Japan - JR East introduced Nov. 18 new automatic ticket gates at Tokyo's Shinjuku Station and 423 other stations in the capital and surrounding areas. Passengers can pass through the gates by touching a sensor with a card that contains a microchip.

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Koizumi makes final pitch on eve of upper house poll

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi makes a last-minute bid for votes near JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on July 28, the final day of the 17-day campaign for the July 29 House of Councillors election that is expected to render a public verdict on his reform program.