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Philippines: Typhoon Kalmaegi Triggers Severe Flooding, Displacing Thousands 2

Severe flooding has submerged towns and displaced hundreds of thousands as Typhoon Kalmaegi battered the central Philippines. Rivers overflowed in Cebu and nearby islands, forcing residents onto rooftops while cars and containers were swept through the streets. Local officials said some evacuation centers were inundated, and many survivors of a recent earthquake had to be evacuated again. More than 380,000 people fled their homes across the Visayas, southern Luzon, and northern Mindanao. Kalmaegi, locally named Tino, made landfall late Monday, November 3 with winds of up to 130 kph before moving toward the South China Sea on Tuesday, November 4.

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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.

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US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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China: Typhoon Wutip Darkens Hainan Skies Ahead of Landfall in Hainan

This is the terrifying moment a massive wall of dark clouds engulfed the skies over Hainan as Typhoon Wutip approached southern China. On June 11, 2025, in Hainan, China, video captured thick, menacing clouds rolling in ahead of Typhoon Wutip's landfall. The sky turned eerily dark as the season’s first typhoon neared, creating a heavy, ominous atmosphere. The storm made landfall around 11 p.m. on June 13 along the coast of Dongfang, a city in Hainan, with winds reaching up to 30 meters per second and a central pressure of 980 hPa. Heavy rain swept through southern parts of the island, with some areas experiencing torrential downpours and localized extreme rainfall. According to China National Radio, by June 15, Typhoon Wutip had weakened into a tropical depression after moving inland into Jiangxi Province, and continued to lose strength. The video ends with the storm clouds blanketing the landscape as residents brace for the typhoon’s impact.

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Japan: Heavy Snowfall Hits Sea Of Japan Coast 4

Heavy snowfall has battered a wide area of Japan, especially the Hokuriku region along the Sea of Japan coast. This video shows blizzard conditions in the city Otaru, Hokkaido.

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US: EF-1 Tornado Touches Down In Athens, AL, Leaving Devastating Damage

The National Weather Service in Huntsville has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in downtown Athens, Alabama, on Saturday night, December 28.

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Philippines: Typhoon Yinxing Makes Landfall In Cagayan, Damaging Infrastructure 3

Typhoon Yinxing, known as Marce in the Philippines, made landfall near Santa Ana, Cagayan, on Thursday afternoon, November 7, forcing more than 21,000 people to evacuate and damaging two domestic airports and homes. Telecommunications and power supplies have remained down due to damaged cables and power lines, severely affecting residents in the affected areas.

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Philippines: Typhoon Yinxing Makes Landfall In Cagayan, Damaging Infrastructure 2

Typhoon Yinxing, known as Marce in the Philippines, made landfall near Santa Ana, Cagayan, on Thursday afternoon, November 7, forcing more than 21,000 people to evacuate and damaging two domestic airports and homes. Telecommunications and power supplies have remained down due to damaged cables and power lines, severely affecting residents in the affected areas.

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Thailand: Overflowing Of Ping River Causes Flooding In Chiang Mai Amid Rainy Season 3

Water levels in the Ping River rose, causing severe flooding across Chiang Mai on September 25 and affecting infrastructure. Small vehicles were stranded on flooded roads, and local shops and stalls were forced to close.

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US: Beryl Causes Widespread Power Outages And Flooding, Leaves Multiple Dead In Texas 4

Beryl has weakened into a tropical storm after making landfall as a category 1 hurricane near Matagorda in Texas, on Monday, July 8, shortly before 4 a.m. local time. The hurricane caused power outages and life-threatening flooding and left multiple dead in Houston and the surrounding areas.

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US: Days-Long Winter Storm Dumps Heavy Snow On Sierra Nevada, Closing Roads, Schools

A days-long winter storm dumped heavy snow on the Sierra Nevada, closing major highways, ski resorts, and schools in parts of California. More than 10 feet of snow and hurricane-force wind gusts of 170 mph-plus were reported.

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US: Strong Winter Storm Brings Blizzard Conditions To Sierra Nevada

A strong winter storm hit the Sierra Nevada on Friday, March 1, bringing heavy snow and high winds. Blizzard Warnings were issued for the Sierra, including Lake Tahoe and eastern Nevada. The Sierra Avalanche Center warned that the danger of avalanches was high. Yosemite National Park and many ski resorts in the region announced they were closing at least for the day.

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JAPAN-TOKYO-RECEPTION-CHINA-PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP-TREATY-45TH ANNIVERSARY

(231023) -- TOKYO, Oct. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Masakazu Tokura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, speaks during a reception commemorating the 45th anniversary of the signing of the China-Japan Treaty of Peace and Friendship in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 23, 2023. The reception was held on Monday in Tokyo, with over 1,000 people from Japanese political and economic circles and friendly organizations attending the event. (Xinhua/Guo Dan)

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(2)Business leaders expect recovery in 2nd half of 2005

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Okuda (R), chairman of the Japan Business Federation, Nobuo Yamaguchi (C), chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Kakutaro Kitashiro (R)), chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, give a joint press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 5. The heads of Japan's three largest business organizations said that they expect to see a domestic economic recovery in the second half of this year.

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Business leaders urge Japan to join Pacific FTA negotiations

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese business leaders (From L to R) -- Masamitsu Sakurai, head of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, Tadashi Okamura, leader of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation -- take part in a meeting hosted by the three organizations in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2010. The participants called on the government to announce its intention to join negotiations for a U.S.-backed multilateral trans-Pacific free trade agreement at an upcoming summit in Japan of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.

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Ex-Keidanren chief Hiraiwa dies at 92

TOKYO, Japan - Gaishi Hiraiwa (seated in a wheelchair), former chairman of the now-defunct Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren), receives a decoration from Emperor Akihito at the Imperial Palace in a photo taken in November 2006. Hiraiwa died on may 22 at age 92.

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Ex-Keidanren chief Hiraiwa dies at 92

TOKYO, Japan - Gaishi Hiraiwa (R), outgoing chairman of the now-defunct Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren), shakes hands with incoming Keidanren Chairman Shoichiro Toyoda in a photo taken in May 1994. Hiraiwa died on may 22 at age 92.

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Ex-Keidanren chief Hiraiwa dies at 92

TOKYO, Japan - A file photo taken in September 2002 shows Gaishi Hiraiwa, former chairman of the defunct Japan Federation of Economic Organizations, or Keidanren, who died on may 22 at age 92. Hiraiwa, a native of Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, was advisor to Tokyo Electric Power Co.

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Wen calls for Japan's business know-how to keep China's growth

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao delivers a speech at a luncheon held by the Japan Business Federation and other business organizations in Tokyo on April 12. Wen said that the expertise and technologies Japan cultivated in the course of the postwar period are essential for China's sustainable economic growth.

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'Shunto' wage negotiations start

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Okuda (C), chairman of the Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (Nippon Keidanren), speaks at a meeting with the Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo) in Tokyo on Jan. 11, which effectively kicked off annual spring wage negotiations, known as Shunto in Japanese.

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'Shunto' wage negotiations start

TOKYO, Japan - Tsuyoshi Takagi (C), chairman of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo), speaks at a meeting with the Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (Nippon Keidanren) in Tokyo on Jan. 11, effectively kicking off annual spring wage negotiations, known as Shunto in Japanese.

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(2)Okuda elected chairman of new Japan Business Federation

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Okuda (C), who was elected May 28 as the first chairman of the newly-established Japan Business Federation (JBF), talks with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) and Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wu Dawei (2nd from R, front) at a reception following the new organization's inaugural meeting. The JBF was created through the merger of the Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren) and the Federation of Employers Associations (Nikkeiren).

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(1)Okuda elected chairman of new Japan Business Federation

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Okuda (at the rostrum), chairman of Toyota Motor Corp. and the last chairman of the Japan Federation of Employers Associations (Nikkeiren), is elected as the first chairman of the newly-established Japan Business Federation (JBF) during the organization's inaugural general meeting in Tokyo on May 28. The organization was created through the merger of Nikkeiren and the Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren).

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Ex-Keidanren head Saito dies of heart failure at 90

TOKYO, Japan - Eishiro Saito (file photo), former chairman of the Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren) and honorary chairman of Nippon Steel Corp., died of heart failure at a Tokyo hospital on April 22, his family said April 23. He was 90.

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Keidanren chief Imai speaks in Jakarta

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Takashi Imai, chairman of the Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren), speaks to reporters in Jakarta on April 6 at the end of a four-nation Southeast Asian visit by Japan's most powerful business lobby. The 11-day mission visited Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore and Indonesia to discuss further development of economic ties between Japan and the region.

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Keidanren approves merger with Nikkeiren

TOKYO, Japan - Takashi Imai (standing), chairman of the Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren), addresses its extraordinary general meeting in Tokyo on Jan. 28. Keidanren formally approved a plan to merge with the Japan Federation of Employers Associations (Nikkeiren) to create the Japan Business Federation in May.

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Business leaders meet the press

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Yotaro Kobayashi, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, Takashi Imai, chairman of the Federation of Economic Organizations, Hiroshi Okuda, chairman of the Japan Federation of Employers' Associations, and Nobuo Yamaguchi, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, meet the press after a New Year party in Tokyo on Jan. 7.

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Panel on war dead to reach decision in 1 year

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda addresses members of a government advisory panel tasked with finding non-controversial ways to honor Japan's war dead who met for the first time dec. 19. The panel agreed to meet monthly before reaching a conclusion in one year. The panel headed by Takashi Imai, chairman of the Federation of Economic Organizations, was set up after Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visit to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine, which honors convicted war criminals along with the nation's war dead, triggered criticism from Japan's Asian neighbors.

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Japanese, S. Korean business officials call for FTA

SEOUL, South Korea - Takashi Imai (3rd from R), chairman of Japan's Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren), leads a group of Japanese business executives at a meeting in Seoul with South Korean counterparts on Nov. 26. Business leaders agreed on the need to urge their governments to conclude a bilateral free-trade agreement (FTA).

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Okuda selected to lead new merged business lobby

TOKYO, Japan - The chairmen of two of Japan's major business groups -- Takashi Imai of the Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren) (L) and Hiroshi Okuda of the Japan Federation of Employers Association (Nikkeiren) -- shake hands at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 12. They announced the two organizations will merge next May into a new entity, the Japan Business Federation, with Okuda, chairman of Toyota Motor Corp., to serve as its first chairman.

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Imai meets with Jiang

BEIJING, China - Takashi Imai (L), chairman of Japan's Federation of Economic Organizations, meets with Chinese President Jiang Zemin in Beijing on Sept. 14.

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Panel unveils guidelines for banks granting debt waivers

TOKYO, Japan - Financial Services Minister Hakuo Yanagisawa addresses a joint study panel of the Japanese Bankers Association and the Federation of Economic Organizations held in Tokyo on June 29. The panel unveiled an interim report, setting guidelines for when a bank forgives loans to a corporate borrower.

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New business body to be launched

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Okuda (L), chairman of the Federation of Employers Associations (Nikkeiren), and Takashi Imai (C), chairman of the Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren), are seated next to each other at a joint meeting of the two organizations in Tokyo on June 20. Keidanren and Nikkeiren agreed to launch a new organization, Japan Business Federation (JBF), through their merger in May 2002.

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Top business leader vows full support for Koizumi's reforms

TOKYO, Japan - Takashi Imai, chairman of the Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren), talks to reporters as he comes out from a meeting with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on May 9. A Keidanren official said the business circle will fully back the premier's plans for administrative and fiscal reforms.

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Kakei, Hiraiwa to improve Foreign Ministry through panel

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Yohei Kono (L) announces members of a committee to improve his ministry's internal operations in Tokyo on Feb. 9. The panel, including lawyer and former Prosecutor General Eiichi Kakei and Federation of Economic Organizations Honorary Chairman Gaishi Hiraiwa, was launched the same day in the wake of allegations that a diplomat embezzled public funds. The panel is expected to review accounting, personnel, organization and auditing systems at the Foreign Minister's Secretariat and suggest changes.

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Business leaders confident about 1.7% growth

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's top four industrial bosses give a joint news conference at a Tokyo hotel Jan. 5. (From L to R) Kosaku Inaba, head of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Takashi Imai, head of the Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren), Hiroshi Okuda, chief of the Japan Federation of Employers Associations (Nikkeiren), and Yotaro Kobayashi, chief of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives (Keizai Doyukai).

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Keidanren, Nikkeiren finalize name of merged body

TOKYO, Japan - The Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren) and the Japan Federation of Employers Associations (Nikkeiren) will merge in 2002 and the new body will be called the Japan Business Federation, Yoshihiro Fujii(C), the head of a special committee preparing the merger, told reporters at a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 20.

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Prime Minister Mori speaks to Keidanren meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori speaks at a meeting of the Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren) in Tokyo on Dec. 13. Mori pledged to exert his leadership in utilizing a 700 bil. yen stimulus package for his ''Japan Birth'' plan, to be included in the budget for fiscal 2001, which starts in April.

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Former Nippon Steel Chairman Saito dies

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Saito, shown in this file photo taken in October 1995, former chairman of Nippon Steel Corp., died of a respiratory disorder at a Tokyo hospital on Oct. 6. He was 80. Saito became the company president in 1987 and served as chairman between 1993 and 1998, during which time he also worked as vice chairman of the Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren), a leading business lobby.

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Putin asks Keidanren to send economic mission to Russia

TOKYO, Japan - Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shares a toast with Takashi Imai, chairman of the Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren), on Sept. 5 at a welcome luncheon hosted by the influential business group. Putin asked Keidanren to send an economic mission to Russia after he completed two days of summit talks with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori without a breakthrough in a long-standing bilateral territorial row.

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Keidanren chief recommends 2% growth before fiscal reform

TOKYO, Japan - Takashi Imai, chairman of the Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren), Japan's most powerful business lobby, is shown during an interview with select media on June 26. He said the new government to be formed after Sunday's general election should wait until the economy starts growing at an annual rate of at least 2% before undertaking fiscal reform.

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Former Keidanren vice chairman Suzuki dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo, taken in May, shows Seiji Suzuki, a former vice chairman of the Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren), who died of heart failure at a Tokyo hospital on June 1. He was 78.

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Mazda eyes domestic output growth of 6.2% for 2000

TOKYO, Japan - James Miller, president of Mazda Motor Corp., said Dec. 9 his company targets a 6.2% rise in domestic output of motor vehicles in 2000 to 825,000 units. He announced the plan at a press conference held at the Keidanren (Federation of Economic Organizations) building in Tokyo.

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Blair greets Keidanren chief

LONDON, England - British Prime Minister Tony Blair (L) greets Takashi Imai, chairman of Japan's Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren) at his Downing 10 office Nov. 11.

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Chinese premier rules out yuan's devaluation

BEIJING, China - Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji on Oct. 20 ruled out the possibility of the yuan currency's devaluation when he met a delegation of the Japan-China Association on Economy and Trade. Photo shows Zhu (R) and Takashi Imai, delegation chief and head of Japan's Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren), in the meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

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Japan business dons pin hope on 2nd-half recovery

The leaders of Japan's top four big-business groups hold a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 5, voicing hope that the nation's economy will be put on a recovery track in the second half of this year, while expressing shock at a series of negative developments at the new year's onset. From left to right are Jiro Ushio, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives (Keizai Doyukai), Takashi Imai, chairman of the Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren), Jiro Nemoto, chairman of the Japan Federation of Employers Associations (Nikkeiren), and Kosaku Inaba, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

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Imai becomes Keidanren chairman

Takashi Imai (2nd from L), chairman of Nippon Steel Corp., assumes the chairmanship of the Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren) on May 26, replacing Shoichiro Toyoda (far R), chairman of Toyota Motor Corp. The photo shows Imai and Toyoda shaking hands at a general meeting of Japan's largest business body at the Keidanren Kaikan Building in downtown Tokyo.

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Okuda selected to lead new merged business lobby

TOKYO, Japan - The chairmen of two of Japan's major business groups -- Takashi Imai of the Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren) (L) and Hiroshi Okuda of the Japan Federation of Employers Association (Nikkeiren) -- shake hands at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 12. They announced the two organizations will merge next May into a new entity, the Japan Business Federation, with Okuda, chairman of Toyota Motor Corp., to serve as its first chairman.

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Panel on war dead to reach decision in 1 year

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda addresses members of a government advisory panel tasked with finding non-controversial ways to honor Japan's war dead who met for the first time dec. 19. The panel agreed to meet monthly before reaching a conclusion in one year. The panel headed by Takashi Imai, chairman of the Federation of Economic Organizations, was set up after Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visit to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine, which honors convicted war criminals along with the nation's war dead, triggered criticism from Japan's Asian neighbors.

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Business leaders meet the press

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Yotaro Kobayashi, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, Takashi Imai, chairman of the Federation of Economic Organizations, Hiroshi Okuda, chairman of the Japan Federation of Employers' Associations, and Nobuo Yamaguchi, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, meet the press after a New Year party in Tokyo on Jan. 7.