Japan-U.S.-S. Korea talks in Tokyo

Japan-U.S.-S. Korea talks in Tokyo

(from L) U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau, Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Takehiro Funakoshi and South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon Joo shake hands before their talks in Tokyo on July 18, 2025. (Pool photo)

Japan-U.S.-S. Korea talks in Tokyo

Japan-U.S.-S. Korea talks in Tokyo

(from L) U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau, Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Takehiro Funakoshi and South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon Joo shake hands before their talks in Tokyo on July 18, 2025. (Pool photo)

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.

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.

Japan, China, S. Korea hold talks

Japan, China, S. Korea hold talks

(From L) Japanese Senior Deputy Foreign Minister Takehiro Funakoshi, South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Chung Byung Won and Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Nong Rong pose for photos prior to a high-level meeting in Seoul on Sept. 26, 2023.

Japan, China, S. Korea hold talks

Japan, China, S. Korea hold talks

(From L) Japanese Senior Deputy Foreign Minister Takehiro Funakoshi, South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Chung Byung Won and Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Nong Rong pose for photos prior to a high-level meeting in Seoul on Sept. 26, 2023.

Japan, U.S., S. Korea envoys

Japan, U.S., S. Korea envoys

(From L) Takehiro Funakoshi, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, Kim Gunn, South Korea's special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, and Sung Kim, U.S. special representative for North Korea, pose for photos in Seoul on April 7, 2023.

Trilateral talks on N. Korea

Trilateral talks on N. Korea

(From L) U.S. special representative for North Korea Sung Kim, Takehiro Funakoshi, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, and Kim Gunn, South Korea's special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, pose for photos as they meet in Tokyo for trilateral talks on Sept. 7, 2022. (Pool photo)

Japan, U.S., S. Korea discuss N. Korea issues

Japan, U.S., S. Korea discuss N. Korea issues

(From L) Sung Kim, U.S. special representative for North Korea, Takehiro Funakoshi, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, and Noh Kyu Duk, South Korea's special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, meet in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2021, wearing masks for protection against the coronavirus.