Indonesia: Mount Dukono Erupts, Spewing Volcanic Ash 1,600 Meters High

Mount Dukono, located on Indonesia's Halmahera Island, erupted on June 23, spewing 1,600 meters of volcanic ash into the sky.

Praemium Imperiale award winners in Tokyo

Praemium Imperiale award winners in Tokyo

The winners of the prestigious Praemium Imperiale arts award, (from L) Shigeru Ban, Sophie Calle, Maria Joao Pires, Doris Salcedo and Ang Lee line up for photos in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2024.

US: Tornado-Warned Storm Sweeps Through Houston Area, Leaving Significant Damage 9

An intense, tornado-warned storm of unprecedented scale swept through the Houston metropolitan area on Thursday, May 16. The storm blew out windows of high-rise buildings downtown, leaving a trail of significant damage and hundreds of thousands of people without power. This video shows debris from the windows of high-rise buildings in downtown being blown away by strong winds.

Senior ruling bloc lawmakers discuss collective self-defense

Senior ruling bloc lawmakers discuss collective self-defense

TOKYO, Japan - Senior lawmakers of Japan's ruling bloc attend a meeting on June 20, 2014, in Tokyo to discuss the proposed removal of the self-imposed ban on the right to collective self-defense. (From L) New Komeito party Secretary General Yoshihisa Inoue, New Komeito deputy chief Kazuo Kitagawa, Liberal Democratic Party Vice President Masahiko Komura and LDP Secretary General Shigeru Ishiba were among them.

Ruling bloc apart on collective self-defense

Ruling bloc apart on collective self-defense

TOKYO, Japan - New Komeito party deputy chief Kazuo Kitagawa (L) attends a meeting with Liberal Democratic Party Vice President Masahiko Komura (C) and LDP Secretary General Shigeru Ishiba in Tokyo on June 17, 2014, to discuss the government's drive to lift Japan's self-imposed ban on collective self-defense. The government set out on the day its draft overview of a Cabinet decision that would enable Japan to exercise the right to collective self-defense, but the ruling parties remained divided over Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push for the major policy change.

Cardboard cathedral in New Zealand

Cardboard cathedral in New Zealand

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Japanese architect Shigeru Ban (L) stands on Sept. 2, 2013, in a cardboard cathedral he designed in Christchurch, New Zealand after its completion. The cathedral was constructed near a cathedral damaged by a devastating earthquake that struck the city in February 2011.

Swatch new headquarters

Swatch new headquarters

Japanese architect Shigeru Ban (L) attends a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the completion of the new headquarters he designed for Swiss watchmaker Swatch in Biel, Switzerland, on Oct. 3, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo