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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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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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Mobile Suica glitch in eastern Japan

Notices are posted on ticket machines at JR Shimbashi 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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(3)Yokozuna Takanohana quits sumo

TOKYO, Japan - A pedestrian in front of Tokyo's Japan Railway Shimbashi station on Jan. 20 reads a flash one-page newspaper edition reporting Yokozuna Takanohana's retirement from sumo the same day.

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Ceremony to mark 150th anniv. of Japan's 1st railway

A ceremony marking the 150th anniversary of the launch of Japan's first railway is held at JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2022. Japan's first railway opened on Oct. 14, 1872, between Shimbashi and Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture.

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150th anniversary of Japanese railways

A commemorative train leaves JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2022, marking the 150th anniversary of the launch of Japan's first railway.

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150th anniversary of Japanese railways

A commemorative train leaves JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2022, marking the 150th anniversary of the launch of Japan's first railway.

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Shimbashi SL square is popular rendezvous spot

People flock to the open space known as "SL (steam locomotive) Hiroba" in front of JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo for rendezvous on March 28, 2015. The first railway service in Japan debuted between Shimbashi and Yokohama in 1872. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Last trains in Tokyo area leave earlier amid pandemic

People head into JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo on the night of Jan. 20, 2021. East Japan Railway Co. and other major railway companies in the capital region the same day began running final trains each night earlier in an effort to stem the spread of the resurgent coronavirus.

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JR East to bring forward last train departures

A small number of pedestrians are seen in front of JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo in the early hours of Oct. 21, 2020. East Japan Railway Co. plans to bring forward last train departure times on 17 lines in the Tokyo metropolitan area by a maximum of 37 minutes from the spring of 2021, due to the declining trend of late-night passengers amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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JR East to bring forward last train departures

A small number of pedestrians are seen at JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo in the early hours of Oct. 21, 2020. East Japan Railway Co. plans to bring forward last train departure times on 17 lines in the Tokyo metropolitan area by a maximum of 37 minutes from the spring of 2021, due to the declining trend of late-night passengers amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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JR East to bring forward last train departures

A small number of pedestrians are seen in front of JR Shimbashi Station in Tokyo in the early hours of Oct. 21, 2020. East Japan Railway Co. plans to bring forward last train departure times on 17 lines in the Tokyo metropolitan area by a maximum of 37 minutes from the spring of 2021, due to the declining trend of late-night passengers amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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(3)Yokozuna Takanohana quits sumo

TOKYO, Japan - A pedestrian in front of Tokyo's Japan Railway Shimbashi station on Jan. 20 reads a flash one-page newspaper edition reporting Yokozuna Takanohana's retirement from sumo the same day. (Kyodo)