Search｜Photos & Images & Videos｜KYODO NEWS IMAGES INC

Vietnam: Typhoon Kajiki Floods Streets of Hanoi, Halts Traffic

Typhoon Kajiki struck northern and central Vietnam, causing at least four deaths, multiple injuries, and extensive damage. Heavy rains and strong winds flooded streets in Hanoi, paralyzed traffic, and damaged thousands of homes and hectares of crops across Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Thai Nguyen, Phu Tho, and Quang Tri provinces. Power outages affected thousands as electricity poles fell, and emergency services were deployed to assist residents and reinforce flood defenses. Flooding and landslide risks remain high, with authorities issuing alerts and evacuation plans in low-lying areas.

E

Kids admire Zaku the combat robot

NAGOYA, Japan - Children take photos of a ''life-sized'' model of the head of Zaku the combat robot from the legendary animated film ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' at Nagoya International Exhibition Hall on July 24. The model was displayed as part of an event titled ''Gundam The First'' to mark 30 years since the TV program featuring a number of distinctive combat robots was aired by Nagoya Broadcasting Network in 1979.

E

TV personality Mikuni dies at 79

TOKYO, Japan - Photo dated March 1986 shows TV personality Ichiro Mikuni, who died Sept. 15 of a malignant lymphoma at a Tokyo hospital at the age of 79. A native of Nagoya, Mikuni entered broadcasting while working in the sales department of Asahi Breweries Ltd. He went on to become a popular emcee on TV shows of Nippon Television Network Corp. and was also known as an actor and essayist.

E

Book recounts lives of shipwrecked sailors in mid-1800s

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshikazu Sano, a former producer of Nagoya Broadcasting Network Co., holds his recently published book, titled 'Sakoku Nippon, Ikoku Mexico' (Closed Japan, Exotic Mexico), about 13 shipwrecked Japanese sailors who were rescued and taken to Mexico by a Spanish ship in the 19th century. The Spanish version of the book, called ''Vida en Mexico de Trece Naufragos Japoneses'' (Life in Mexico of 13 Japanese Castaways) was also published in Mexico in June last year.

E

TV personality Mikuni dies at 79

TOKYO, Japan - Photo dated March 1986 shows TV personality Ichiro Mikuni, who died Sept. 15 of a malignant lymphoma at a Tokyo hospital at the age of 79. A native of Nagoya, Mikuni entered broadcasting while working in the sales department of Asahi Breweries Ltd. He went on to become a popular emcee on TV shows of Nippon Television Network Corp. and was also known as an actor and essayist.

E

Book recounts lives of shipwrecked sailors in mid-1800s+

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshikazu Sano, a former producer of Nagoya Broadcasting Network Co., holds his recently published book, titled 'Sakoku Nippon, Ikoku Mexico' (Closed Japan, Exotic Mexico), about 13 shipwrecked Japanese sailors who were rescued and taken to Mexico by a Spanish ship in the 19th century. The Spanish version of the book, called ''Vida en Mexico de Trece Naufragos Japoneses'' (Life in Mexico of 13 Japanese Castaways) was also published in Mexico in June last year.