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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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India's industrial production grows 5.7 pct in July

STORY: India's industrial production grows 5.7 pct in July DATELINE: Sept. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of wheels factory 3. various of factories 4. various of traffic in India STORYLINE: India's factory activity, determined by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), grew 5.7 percent in July, the government data showed Tuesday. For the month, the quick estimates of IIP with the 2011-12 fiscal year's base stand at 142. The indices of industrial production for the mining, manufacturing and electricity sectors in July stand at 111.9, 141.2 and 204 respectively, according to the data of the Ministry of statistics and Program Implementation. As per use-based classification, the indices stand at 141.7 for primary goods, 101.6 for capital goods, 151.8 for intermediate goods and 168.5 for infrastructure and construction goods, said the ministry. In addition, the indices for consumer durables and consumer non-durables stand at 118

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Sunflower field lit up in Wakayama Pref.

A sunflower field is lit up in the Wakayama Prefecture city of Shingu, western Japan, on Sept. 1, 2023, to highlight the region's reconstruction from devastating torrential rain that hit the Kii Peninsula in September 2011, leaving 14 people dead or missing.

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Sunflower field lit up in Wakayama Pref.

A sunflower field is lit up in the Wakayama Prefecture city of Shingu, western Japan, on Sept. 1, 2023, to highlight the region's reconstruction from devastating torrential rain that hit the Kii Peninsula in September 2011, leaving 14 people dead or missing.

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Sunflower field lit up in Wakayama Pref.

A sunflower field is lit up in the Wakayama Prefecture city of Shingu, western Japan, on Sept. 1, 2023, to highlight the region's reconstruction from devastating torrential rain that hit the Kii Peninsula in September 2011, leaving 14 people dead or missing.

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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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Japan nuclear plant gets safety OK

TOKYO, Japan - Shunichi Tanaka, chairman of Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2014, after the NRA approved the final version of its screening report on the Nos. 1 and 2 reactors at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear plant under new regulations imposed following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. With the approval, the two reactors in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, moved closer to becoming the first in the country to be restarted.

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Japan nuclear plant gets safety OK, moves closer to resumption

TOKYO, Japan - Members of Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority hold a meeting in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2014 to discuss the safety of the No. 1 and 2 reactors at the Sendai nuclear power plant of Kyushu Electric Power Co. The five-member panel approved the final version of its screening report on the reactors under the new regulations imposed following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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Kesennuma city before and after 2011 disaster

SENDAI, Japan - An aerial view of Kesennuma (above), Miyagi Prefecture, photographed from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 12, 2011, the day after the devastating earthquake and tsunami hit northeastern Japan, marks a sharp contrast with another photo of the same place (below) taken on Sept. 1, 2014, following the readjustment of tsunami-erased land lots in the area.

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Tragedy of 10-meter-tall breakwater put in sharp focus

SENDAI, Japan - A photograph of the 10-meter-tall coastal breakwater (L) in the Taro district of Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, taken on July 19, 2009, indicates the structure was not high enough prior to the 2011 quake-tsunami disaster as the other picture taken on Sept. 1, 2014, shows most of the nearby houses gone. Part of the breakwater will be kept to show what remained just after the devastating tsunami hit.

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Northern Japan city before and after 2011 disaster

SENDAI, Japan - Two contrasting pictures of an area hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, taken from a Kyodo News helicopter are shown, with the upper photo taken on March 23, 2011, and the lower one on Sept. 1, 2014.

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Town landscape before and after 2011 disaster

SENDAI, Japan - A long conveyer belt to carry earth and sand from the mountains for ground-level-raising purposes is seen from a Kyodo News helicopter in the photo below taken on Sept. 1, 2014, in the 2011 tsunami-devastated city of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, in contrast with the above picture of the same place photographed on March 6, 2013.

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2011 disaster: farmland then and now

SENDAI, Japan - Farmland devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami still appeared unfertile a year and a half later, as shown in the photo (top) taken in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 12, 2012. Most of the same farmland now is planted with crops, as shown in the photo (bottom) taken on Sept. 1, 2014.

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Fukushima gov. tells ministers of acceptance of radioactive waste

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara (C) along with Reconstruction Minister Takumi Nemoto (L) meets with reporters in the northeastern Japanese city of Fukushima on Sept. 1, 2014, after meeting with Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato on a plan to store radioactive waste from decontamination following the March 2011 nuclear disaster for up to 30 years in the prefecture.

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Fukushima gov. tells ministers of acceptance of radioactive waste

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato (far L) meets with reporters in the northeastern Japanese city of Fukushima on Sept. 1, 2014, after telling two Cabinet ministers he will accept a central government plan to store radioactive waste from decontamination following the March 2011 nuclear disaster for up to 30 years in the prefecture.

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in August 2013 shows (from L bottom) the Nos. 4, 3, 2, 1, 5 and 6 reactor buildings at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the plant on Sept. 19 and urged TEPCO to scrap the Nos. 5 and 6 reactors at the crippled plant that avoided meltdowns during the 2011 nuclear crisis. The utility is moving ahead with decommissioning of the Nos. 1 to 4 units.

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in August 2013 shows (from L bottom) the Nos. 4, 3, 2, 1, 5 and 6 reactor buildings at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the plant on Sept. 19 and urged TEPCO to scrap the Nos. 5 and 6 reactors at the crippled plant that avoided meltdowns during the 2011 nuclear crisis. The utility is moving ahead with decommissioning of the Nos. 1 to 4 units.

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show (from R front) the No. 4, No. 3, No. 2 and No. 1 reactor buildings at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Dec. 15, 2011 (top), about nine months after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about two and a half years after the disaster on Sept. 6, 2013 (bottom).

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show the Yoshida area of Watari town, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (L), a day after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about two and a half years later on Sept. 1, 2013 (R), complete with a greenhouse complex to grow strawberries.

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show the Arahama area of Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (top), the day of the Great East Japan Earthquake, and about two and a half years later on Sept. 1, 2013 (bottom).

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show an area around Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 23, 2011 (L), shortly after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about two and a half years later on Sept. 1, 2013 (R). Many pupils and teachers at the school were killed or became unaccounted for in the disaster.

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show Shizugawa High School in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 13, 2011 (L), shortly after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about two and a half years later on Sept. 1, 2013 (R). People still live in temporary housing units (R) on the school ground, where survivors wrote "SOS." (L).

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show the Shishiori area in the city of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (L), the day after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about two and a half years later on Sept. 1, 2013 (R). Work began Sept. 9, 2013, to dismantle the fishing vessel Kyotoku Maru No. 18 (front in both) that was washed ashore by the tsunami and has remained stranded.

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Cardboard cathedral in New Zealand

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Photo taken on Sept. 1, 2013, shows a cardboard cathedral completed in Christchurch, New Zealand, which Japanese architect Shigeru Ban (R) designed. The cathedral was constructed near a cathedral damaged by a devastating earthquake that struck the city in February 2011.

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Cardboard cathedral in New Zealand

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Photo taken on Sept. 1, 2013, shows the inside of a cardboard cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand, after its completion. The cathedral, designed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, was constructed near a cathedral damaged by a devastating earthquake that struck the city in February 2011.

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TEPCO's compensation management center

TOKYO, Japan - Workers inside a ''compensation management center'' in Tokyo run by Tokyo Electric Power Co. confirm the content of compensation claims from individuals for damage caused by the nuclear crisis at the company's Fukushima Daiichi power plant on Dec. 5, 2011. The utility on the same day began accepting the second round of compensation claims for the three-month period from Sept. 1.

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Nishioka to face Marquez in title bout in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS, United States - WBC super bantamweight champion Toshiaki Nishioka of Japan (L) and Mexican challenger Rafael Marquez pose during a press conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Sept. 29, 2011. Nishioka will aim to defend his title for the seventh time in a boxing match in the U.S. city on Oct. 1, 2011.

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Wozniacki loses in 3rd round at Pan Pacific

TOKYO, Japan - Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark returns a shot against Kaia Kanepi of Estonia in a women's singles third-round match at the Pan Pacific Open tennis championships at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2011. The top seed Wozniacki lost to unseeded Kanepi 7-5, 1-6, 6-4.

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Mariners' Ichiro vs. A's

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki hits an infield single in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics at Safeco Field in Seattle on Sept. 26, 2011. Ichiro went 1-for-4 in a 4-2 win for the Mariners.

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Key chain containing radioactive material

CHIBA, Japan - Photo shows a key chain confiscated by the Chiba prefectural police which contains a glow-in-the-dark material that emits radiation around 12 times greater than the legal limit. Police said on Sept. 27, 2011, they sent papers to prosecutors in April concerning a 15-year-old boy suspected of violating laws meant to prevent radiation hazards. The boy allegedly sold the key chains via the Internet at prices ranging from 3,000 to 10,000 yen after purchasing 30 of them online for 1,000 yen each from July to October 2010.

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Nikkei closes at 30-month low

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic signboard in Yaesu, central Tokyo, shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, Japan's key stock index, finishing down 186.13 points, or 2.17 percent, at 8,374.13 on Sept. 26, 2011, its lowest close since April 1, 2009.

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Inter 3-1 Bologna

BOLOGNA, Italy - Inter Milan coach Claudio Ranieri (L) gives instructions to defender Yuto Nagatomo during a Serie A match against Bologna in Bologna, Italy, on Sept. 24, 2011. Inter won the first game under coach Ranieri 3-1.

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Dortmund 2-1 Mainz

MAINZ, Germany - Japan midfielder Shinji Kagawa of Borussia Dortmund controls the ball while Mainz midfielder Eugen Polanski closes in during the first half of a Bundesliga game in Mainz on Sept. 24, 2011. Dortmund won 2-1.

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Chinese fans at AKB48 concert in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, China - A Chinese fan raises a towel at a concert by popular all-female Japanese pop group AKB48 in Shanghai on Sept. 24, 2011. About 1,300 fans gathered for the group's first major concert in China.

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AKB48 took stage in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, China - Members of the Japanese all-female pop group AKB48 perform on stage in Shanghai on Sept. 24, 2011, as part of Shanghai Japan Week 2011, a three-day cultural event. About 1,300 fans gathered for the group's first major concert in China.

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AKB48 took stage in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, China - Members of the Japanese all-female pop group AKB48 perform on stage in Shanghai on Sept. 24, 2011, as part of Shanghai Japan Week 2011, a three-day cultural event. About 1,300 fans gathered for the group's first major concert in China.

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AKB48 took stage in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, China - Members of the Japanese all-female pop group AKB48 perform on stage in Shanghai on Sept. 24, 2011, as part of Shanghai Japan Week 2011, a three-day cultural event. About 1,300 fans gathered for the group's first major concert in China.

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Chinese fans at AKB48 concert in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, China - Chinese fans enter the venue for a concert by popular all-female Japanese pop group AKB48 in Shanghai on Sept. 24, 2011. About 1,300 fans gathered for the group's first major concert in China.

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AKB48 took stage in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, China - Members of the Japanese all-female pop group AKB48 perform on stage in Shanghai on Sept. 24, 2011, as part of Shanghai Japan Week 2011, a three-day cultural event. About 1,300 fans gathered for the group's first major concert in China.

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Mariners' Ichiro vs. Rangers

ARLINGTON, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki hits a run-scoring single to left in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on Sept. 23, 2011. Ichiro went 1-for-4 with an RBI in a 5-3 loss by the Mariners.

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Fried chicken festival

NAKATSU, Japan - Participants pack fried chicken into paper cups during a fried chicken festival in Nakatsu in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 23, 2011. About 1 ton of fried chicken was sold to around 45,000 visitors during the one-day event.

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Japan launches H-2A rocket carrying satellite

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - An H-2A rocket, carrying a Japanese information-gathering satellite, lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, at 1:36 p.m. on Sept. 23, 2011.

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Japan launches H-2A rocket carrying satellite

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - An H-2A rocket, carrying a Japanese information-gathering satellite, lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, at 1:36 p.m. on Sept. 23, 2011.

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Japan launches H-2A rocket carrying satellite

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - An H-2A rocket, carrying a Japanese information-gathering satellite, lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, at 1:36 p.m. on Sept. 23, 2011.

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Nippon Steel, Sumitomo Metal to merge

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Steel Corp. President Shoji Muneoka (L) and Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd. President Hiroshi Tomono shake hands at a hotel in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2011. The two companies announced they have agreed to merge on Oct. 1, 2012, creating the world's second-largest steelmaker.

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BMW's new 1 series

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a new BMW 1 series hatchback model with improved fuel efficiency unveiled by BMW Japan Corp. in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2011.

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Athletics' Matsui vs. Rangers

OAKLAND, United States - Oakland Athletics designated hitter Hideki Matsui singles to left in the fourth inning of a major-league baseball game against the Texas Rangers at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on Sept. 21, 2011. Matsui went 1-for-4 in a 3-2 loss for the A's.

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Nikon unveils its 1st mirrorless cameras

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Nikon 1 V1, one of the two models of Nikon Corp.'s first mirrorless digital cameras unveiled during a press event in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2011. The models are compact but feature interchangeable lenses.

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Nikon unveils its 1st mirrorless cameras

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Nikon 1 J1, one of the two models of Nikon Corp.'s first mirrorless digital cameras unveiled during a press event in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2011. The models are compact but feature interchangeable lenses.

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People in post-Gaddafi Tripoli

TRIPOLI, Libya - A smiling man gestures victory in a sense of celebration after the fall of the Muammar Gaddafi regime at Martyrs' Square, former Green Square, in central Tripoli on Sept. 1, 2011.