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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.

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Japan's population drops below 125 mln, down for 12th year

STORY: Japan's population drops below 125 mln, down for 12th yearDATELINE: April 14, 2023LENGTH: 00:00:53LOCATION: TokyoCATEGORY: SOCIETYSHOTLIST:1. various of street scenes in Japan2. various of Japanese peopleSTORYLINE:The population in Japan declined to 124.95 million in 2022, marking the 12th consecutive year of decline, government data showed Wednesday. As of Oct. 1 last year, the total population, including foreign residents, saw a decrease of 556,000, or 0.44 percent from the previous year, according to the latest population estimates released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. The number of Japanese nationals, which came in at 122 million, plunged by 750,000, the decline of which has been expanding since 2011, the ministry said in an online report. The figure represented the largest comparable decline since comparable data became available in 1950, Kyodo News reported. The government will address the country's falling birthrate "with the highest priorit

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Hawks clinch 18th league title

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks manager Koji Akiyama (C) and team players celebrate after defeating the Orix Buffaloes 2-1 to clinch the Pacific League championship at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 2, 2014. It was the Hawks' 18th league championship and the first since 2011.

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Man smiles at apartment built for 2011 disaster evacuees

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - A man smiles on the balcony of his public apartment on Oct. 1, 2014, in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, built for evacuees after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami at the start of relocation to dwelling units from shelters in the northeastern Japan city.

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Man checks apartment built for 2011 disaster evacuees

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - A man checks his public apartment on Oct. 1, 2014, in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, built for evacuees after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami at the start of relocation to dwelling units from shelters in the northeastern Japan city.

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Industry minister Obuchi visits Fukushima village

KAWAUCHI, Japan - Industry minister Yuko Obuchi speaks at a meeting with municipal officials and assembly members at the village office of Kawauchi, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 25, 2014, ahead of Kawauchi's exclusion from evacuation areas affected by the 2011 nuclear disaster, effective Oct. 1.

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IAEA report

TOKYO, Japan - Juan Carlos Lentijo (R), director of the International Atomic Energy Agency Division of Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology, hands a report to Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2013. The report said the Japanese government should communicate well with the public that reducing annual individual radiation exposure to 1 millisievert in areas contaminated by the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis is a "long-term goal."

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Children affected by earthquake in eastern Turkey

TOKYO, Japan - Children huddle around a fire to keep warm on Nov. 1, 2011, at a tent site in Van, eastern Turkey, for people affected by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake that hit the area on Oct. 23.

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People in quake-hit eastern Turkey

TOKYO, Japan - People buy fresh food on a street in Van, eastern Turkey, on Nov. 1, 2011, over a week after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake jolted the area on Oct. 23.

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Tosen Jordan wins Emperor's Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Five-year-old Tosen Jordan (L) gallops in the autumn Emperor's Cup at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, Tokyo, on Oct. 30, 2011, with Dark Shadow (R) running next to it. The seventh choice Tosen Jordan won the race, setting a new national record of 1 minute, 56.1 seconds for 2,000 meters, followed by second choice Dark Shadow. (Pool photo)

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Excavation of Koguryo tomb in Pyongyang

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2011, shows a Chinese character (C) on a wall of a stone chamber in the Kosan-dong No. 1 tomb dating back to the early sixth century, one of the Koguryo tombs in Pyongyang, North Korea.

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Excavation of Koguryo tomb in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2011, shows a black tortoise, one of the four guardian deities and the guardian of the north, painted on a stone chamber wall at the Kosan-dong No. 1 tomb, one of the Koguryo tombs in Pyongyang, North Korea, dating back to the early sixth century. The tomb was recently excavated by a team of Japanese and North Korean researchers after being first unearthed in 1936.

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Tosen Jordan wins Emperor's Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Italian jockey Nicola Pinna (R) celebrates on Tosen Jordan after the horse crossed the line 1st in the autumn Emperor's Cup at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu, Tokyo, on Oct. 30, 2011. The 5-year-old Tosen Jordan, the seventh choice, set a new national record of 1 minute, 56.1 seconds for 2,000 meters.

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Excavation of Koguryo tomb in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken Oct. 10, 2011, shows the Kosan-dong No. 1 tomb, one of the Koguryo tombs, in Pyongyang, North Korea, dating back to the early sixth century during the Koguryo dynasty, which was recently excavated by a team of Japanese and North Korean researchers after being first unearthed in 1936. North Korea may file an application with the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization for the No. 1 and two other tombs to be recognized as World Heritage sites.

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Excavation of Koguryo tomb in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Son Su Ho (R), director of North Korea's Archaeological Institute, and Masahiro Saotome, a Japanese archaeologist and professor at the University of Tokyo, on Oct. 8, 2011, probe the Kosan-dong No. 1 tomb, one of the Koguryo tombs in Pyongyang, North Korea, dating back to the early sixth century. The tomb was recently excavated by a team of Japanese and North Korean researchers after being first unearthed in 1936.

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Excavation of Koguryo tomb in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Infrared photo dated Oct. 9, 2011, shows a wall of a stone chamber at the Kosan-dong No. 1 tomb, one of the Koguryo tombs in Pyongyang, North Korea. The tomb, dating back to the early sixth century during the Koguryo dynasty, was recently excavated by a team of Japanese and North Korean researchers after being first unearthed in 1936.

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Excavation of Koguryo tomb in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken Oct. 9, 2011, shows a pair of black tortoises, one of the four guardian deities and the guardian of the north, painted on a stone chamber wall at the Kosan-dong No. 1 tomb, one of the Koguryo tombs in Pyongyang, North Korea. The tomb, dating back to the early sixth century during the Koguryo dynasty, was recently excavated by a team of Japanese and North Korean researchers after being first unearthed in 1936.

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Dortmund 1-1 Stuttgart

STUTTGART, Germany - Japanese striker Shinji Okazaki of Stuttgart (R) chases the ball in the first half of a Bundesliga game against Borussia Dortmund in Stuttgart, Germany, on Oct. 29, 2011. The game ended in a 1-1 draw.

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Dortmund 1-1 Stuttgart

STUTTGART, Germany - Japanese footballer Shinji Kagawa of Borussia Dortmund plays in the first half of a Bundesliga game against Stuttgart in Stuttgart, Germany, on Oct. 29, 2011. Kagawa recorded an assist in a 1-1 draw.

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Cardinals win Game 1 of World Series

ST. LOUIS, United States - St. Louis Cardinals' Allen Craig hits a tiebreaking single during the sixth inning of Game 1 of the World Series against the Texas Rangers at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Oct. 19, 2011. The Cardinals won 3-2.

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Cards, Rangers tied 1-1 after Texas wins Game 2

ST. LOUIS, United States - Allen Craig of the St. Louis Cardinals hits an RBI single in the seventh inning of Game 2 in the World Series against the Texas Rangers at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Oct. 20, 2011. Texas stole a win, 2-1, with two runs in the ninth, tying the best-of-seven series 1-1.

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Ancient Korean archives returned home

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L front) and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (3rd from R) look at ancient Korean archives displayed at the Blue House presidential office in Seoul on Oct. 19, 2011. Noda handed over to Lee five volumes of the archives the same day. The five are part of 1,205 volumes of books that Japan and South Korea had agreed to be transferred to South Korea by Dec. 10, 2011, as they were taken to Japan during its 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Cardinals win Game 1 of World Series

ST. LOUIS, United States - Texas Rangers right fielder Nelson Cruz fails to catch a line drive off the bat of St. Louis Cardinals' Allen Craig during the sixth inning of Game 1 of the World Series at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Oct. 19, 2011. The Cardinals won 3-2.

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Cardinals win Game 1 of World Series

ST. LOUIS, United States - St. Louis Cardinals' Allen Craig lets out a roar on first base after hitting a tiebreaking single during the sixth inning of Game 1 of the World Series against the Texas Rangers at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Oct. 19, 2011. The Cardinals won 3-2.

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Rangers drop relievers Uehara and Tateyama for World Series

ST. LOUIS, United States - The Texas Rangers' Japanese relievers Yoshinori Tateyama (L) and Koji Uehara (R) listen to the U.S. national anthem before Game 1 of the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Oct. 19, 2011. The Rangers left the two off the World Series roster.

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Panasonic to scale down TV business

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in December 2009 shows Panasonic Corp.'s No. 3 plant in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture. The production of plasma television display panels at the factory will be ceased by the end of March 2012 as company sources said on Oct. 20, 2011, that the electronics appliance maker has decided to sharply scale down its money-losing television-making business, reducing production of plasma display panels and cutting over 1,000 jobs.

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Ancient Korean archives returned home

SEOUL, South Korea - Ancient Korean archives are displayed at the Blue House presidential office in Seoul on Oct. 19, 2011. Visiting Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda handed over to South Korean President Lee Myung Bak five volumes of the archives the same day. The five are part of 1,205 volumes of books that Japan and South Korea had agreed to be transferred to South Korea by Dec. 10, 2011, as they were taken to Japan during its 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.

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Ancient Korean archives returned home

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo shows one of the five volumes of ancient Korean archives on display at the Blue House presidential office in Seoul on Oct. 19, 2011. Visiting Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda handed over to South Korean President Lee Myung Bak the archives the same day. The five are part of 1,205 volumes of books that Japan and South Korea had agreed to be transferred to South Korea by Dec. 10, 2011, as they were taken to Japan during its 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.

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Inter 1-0 Lille

LILLE, France - Japan defender Yuto Nagatomo (R) of Inter Milan competes for the ball against midfielder Florent Balmont of Lille in a Champions League game in Lille, France, on Oct. 18, 2011. Inter won 1-0.

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Inter 1-0 Lille

LILLE, France - Japan defender Yuto Nagatomo of Inter Milan plays in a Champions League game against Lille in Lille, France, on Oct. 18, 2011. Inter won 1-0.

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Morita loses in Japan Women's Open quarterfinals

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Ayumi Morita plays against Marion Bartoli of France in the quarterfinals of the Japan Women's Open in Osaka on Oct. 15, 2011. No. 2 seed Bartoli beat Morita 6-2. 6-1.

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Former Soviet nuclear test site in Kazakhstan

SEMEY, Kazakhstan - Soldiers stand in an area more than 1 kilometer from the hypocenter of the former Soviet nuclear test site in Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan, on Oct. 13, 2011.

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Former Soviet nuclear test site in Kazakhstan

SEMEY, Kazakhstan - A man measures radiation levels in an area more than 1 kilometer from the hypocenter of the former Soviet nuclear test site in Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan, on Oct. 13, 2011.

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Fast Retailing eyes Uniqlo expansion in U.S.

NEW YORK, United States - Tadashi Yanai, chairman and president of Japanese casual clothing chain operator Fast Retailing Co., speaks to reporters in New York on Oct. 13, 2011, before its second Uniqlo store in the United States opens on New York's Fifth Avenue the following day. He said the company plans to open more than 1,600 Uniqlo stores in the United States.

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High levels of radiation detected in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - An expert measures radiation in a residential area of Tsurumaki in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, on Oct. 13, 2011. Airborne radiation of up to 3.35 microsieverts per hour, exceeding readings in some evacuation zones around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, was detected at a height of 1 meter in the area in the measurement commissioned by the ward office.

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Rangers 1 win away from World Series return

DETROIT, United States - Texas Rangers right fielder Nelson Cruz (R) celebrates with Mike Napoli (L) and Adrian Beltre (C) after hitting a three-run homer in the 11th inning of Game 4 of the American League Championship Series at Comerica Park in Detroit on Oct. 12, 2011. Texas leads the Detroit Tigers in the best-of-seven series 3-1 after a 7-3 victory.

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High levels of radiation detected in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - An expert measures radiation in a residential area of Tsurumaki in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, on Oct. 13, 2011. Airborne radiation of up to 3.35 microsieverts per hour, exceeding readings in some evacuation zones around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, was detected at a height of 1 meter in the area in the measurement commissioned by the ward office.

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Brewers' Saito vs Cards in NLCS

ST. LOUIS, United States - Takashi Saito of the Milwaukee Brewers pitches against the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Oct. 12, 2011. Saito, who replaced LaTroy Hawkins in the seventh inning, hurled a scoreless inning in a 4-3 loss to St. Louis. The Cardinals took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.

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Rangers 1 win away from World Series return

DETROIT, United States - Japanese pitchers Koji Uehara (R) and Yoshinori Tateyama of the Texas Rangers appear joyous after the Rangers beat the Detroit Tigers 7-3 in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series at Comerica Park in Detroit on Oct. 12, 2011. Texas leads Detroit in the best-of-seven series 3-1 after a 7-3 victory.

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Rangers' Tateyama vs Tigers in ALCS Game 3

DETROIT, United States - Yoshinori Tateyama of the Texas Rangers, who replaced Darren Oliver during the eighth inning, pitches against the Detroit Tigers in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, on Oct. 11, 2011. Tateyama threw two-thirds of a scoreless inning. Texas led the best-of-seven series 2-1 after losing 5-2 to Detroit.

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Rangers' Uehara in loss vs Tigers in ALCS Game 3

DETROIT, United States - Koji Uehara of the Texas Rangers, who replaced Colby Lewis during the sixth inning, pitches against the Detroit Tigers in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, on Oct. 11, 2011. He was charged with 1 run in two thirds of an inning. Texas led the best-of-seven series 2-1 after losing 5-2 to Detroit.

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7th month anniv. of Japan tsunami

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - The gymnasium of an elementary school in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, stands empty on Oct. 11, 2011, after the departure of all of the evacuees who were staying there. Ishinomaki shut down about 20 remaining evacuation centers the same day, including the gymnasium that accommodated over 1,500 evacuees at one point, seven months after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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80% of Toyota hybrid interior to be covered in bioplastic

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows the seats of Toyota Motor Corp.'s redesigned Sai hybrid sedan in Nagoya, central Japan, on Oct. 11, 2011. The automaker said the same day that 80 percent of the interior of the vehicle, to be released on Nov. 1 in Japan, is covered in bioplastic, up from 60 percent in the Sai model currently on sale.

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Nadal advances to final at Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan - Defending champion Rafael Nadal of Spain returns the ball against Mardy Fish of the United States in a singles semifinal match of the Japan Open at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2011. Nadal advanced to the final by beating Fish 7-5, 6-1.

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Church tour in Hakodate

HAKODATE, Japan - Church tour participants listen to hymns at the Russian Orthodox Church in Hakodate, Hokkaido, on Oct. 1, 2011.

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Fish advances to semifinals at Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan - American Mardy Fish plays a shot against Bernard Tomic of Australia in a singles quarterfinal match of the Japan Open at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2011. Fourth-seeded Fish advanced to the semifinals by defeating Tomic 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-1.

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Murray advances to q'finals at Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan - Andy Murray of Britain returns a shot against American Alex Bogomolov Jr. in a second-round match of the Japan Open at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2011. Second-seeded Murray advanced to the quarterfinals with a 6-1, 6-2 victory.

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Mitsubishi's new Delica D:3 minivan

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko stands beside its new compact minivan Delica D:3, which the company will launch on Oct. 27, in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2011. The Delica D:3, which targets large families, comes in a model with three rows of seats to accommodate seven passengers and another with two rows for five. It is priced between 1,879,000 yen and 1,974,000 yen.

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Ito loses in 2nd round of Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Tatsuma Ito reacts during a men's singles second round match at the Japan Open at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 5, 2011. Bernard Tomic of Australia beat Ito 6-7(4), 6-1, 7-5.

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'Hula Girls' in Fukushima Pref.

SENDAI, Japan - ''Hula Girls,'' a team of hula dancers at a Hawaiian-style spa leisure complex in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, resumed their performances in the city on Oct. 1, 2011. They had suspended their activities for nearly seven months after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.