Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Topples Archway of Tainan’s Nankunshen Daitian Temple

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Budai Township, Chiayi County around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday. The storm toppled Tainan's iconic archway of Nankunshen Daitian Temple, causing widespread flooding across the neighborhood.

Japanese baseball legend Nagashima dies at 89

Japanese baseball legend Nagashima dies at 89

Yomiuri Giants third baseman Shigeo Nagashima (R) and Nishitetsu Lions pitcher Kazuhisa Inao pose ahead of Game 1 of the 1958 Japan Series at Tokyo's Korakuen Stadium on Oct. 11, 1958. Nagashima, who was a key player on the Giants team that won nine consecutive Central League and Japan Series titles from 1965 to 1973 and later managed the club, died on June 3, 2025, aged 89.

Japanese novelist Mishima

Japanese novelist Mishima

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 11 Kyodo - Japanese novelist Yukio Mishima poses for a photo with his wife Yoko Hiraoka at their wedding in Tokyo on June 1, 1958.

China's luxury auto brand Hongqi opens 1st showroom in Israel

STORY: China's luxury auto brand Hongqi opens 1st showroom in Israel DATELINE: June 30, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:41 LOCATION: Tel Aviv CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the showroom for Hongqi 2. Chinese Ambassador to Israel Cai Run attending the launching ceremony of a showroom for Hongqi 3. SOUNDBITE (English): YANG DAYONG, Managing director of overseas business department of FAW Group STORYLINE: Israeli car dealership Samelet Group on Tuesday opened the first showroom for China's limousine brand Hongqi in the central Israeli city of Tel Aviv. Hongqi, meaning "red flag" in the Chinese language, has grown to be China's iconic marque since its establishment in 1958 through years of limo services for national ceremonial events. This April, the brand entered the Israeli market by launching the flagship model E-HS9, a pure-electric luxury SUV with a length of 5.209 meters and a wheelbase of 3.11 meters. At the opening ceremony of the showroom, Samelet CEO Shay Feldman said the brand is "now achie

(4)Yukio Mishima

(4)Yukio Mishima

TOKYO, Japan - Prizewinning novelist Yukio Mishima and his wife Yoko Mishima at their wedding ceremony. The photo was taken June 1, 1958. (Kyodo)