Power outage stops train in Japan

Power outage stops train in Japan

Commuters crowd the Keikyu Kamata Station in Tokyo after JR train services were suspended due to a power outage between JR Shimbashi and Shinagawa stations, disrupting major rail lines in the Japanese capital on Jan. 16, 2026.

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.

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.

Convenience store combined with karaoke box

Convenience store combined with karaoke box

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows "FamilyMart plus Karaoke DAM" store near JR Kamata Station in Tokyo's Ota Ward on April 17, 2014, its opening day. It is the first hybrid store combining a convenience store and karaoke booths opened by FamilyMart Co. and karaoke business operator Daiichikosho Co.

Upper house election in Japan

Upper house election in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Voters listen to a stump speech by a politician in front of Kamata station in Tokyo on July 20, 2013, the final day of campaigning before the upper house election the following day.

(2)Party leaders conduct last-minute election campaigning

(2)Party leaders conduct last-minute election campaigning

TOKYO, Japan - Naoto Kan, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, holds up his party's manifesto during a campaign speech in front of JR Kamata Station in Tokyo on Nov. 8, the eve of the House of the Representatives election.

(2)Party leaders conduct last-minute election campaigning

(2)Party leaders conduct last-minute election campaigning

TOKYO, Japan - Naoto Kan, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, holds up his party's manifesto during a campaign speech in front of JR Kamata Station in Tokyo on Nov. 8, the eve of the House of the Representatives election. (Kyodo)

Official campaigning kicks off for Tokyo assembly race

Official campaigning kicks off for Tokyo assembly race

Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui, leader of the opposition party Nippon Ishin no Kai, on June 23, 2017, gives a speech in front of Tokyo's JR Kamata station endorsing a candidate running for the party in the metropolitan assembly election, as official campaigning starts for the July 2 election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo