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UK: Dazzling Aurora Borealis Lights Up Night Skies 2

The aurora borealis was observed across the UK as a severe geomagnetic storm reached Earth on Thursday, October 10.

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Drifters celebrate Kato's 50th anniv.

Drifters celebrate Kato's 50th anniv.

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Drifters, (From L to R) Takagi Boo, Nakamoto Koji, Kato Cha and Shimura Ken, pose for photos with Kato's trademark gesture at a hotel in Tokyo, where a party was held to celebrate Kato's 50 years as a performer and his 68th birthday on March 1, 2011.

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Kitada claims 3rd title with Sankyo Ladies win

Kitada claims 3rd title with Sankyo Ladies win

NIISATO, Japan - Rui Kitada (R) poses with TV personality Ken Shimura after winning the rain-shortened Sankyo Ladies tournament, her third title of the year, at Akagi Country Club on Oct. 10.

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Exhibition on career of late comedian Ken Shimura

Exhibition on career of late comedian Ken Shimura

An exhibition on the 46-year career of late Japanese comedian Ken Shimura is held in a department store in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Feb. 16, 2022. Shimura died of pneumonia, caused by COVID-19, aged 70 in March 2020.

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Exhibition on career of late comedian Ken Shimura

Exhibition on career of late comedian Ken Shimura

An exhibition on the 46-year career of late Japanese comedian Ken Shimura is held in a department store in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Feb. 16, 2022. Shimura died of pneumonia, caused by COVID-19, aged 70 in March 2020.

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Kitada claims 3rd title with Sankyo Ladies win

Kitada claims 3rd title with Sankyo Ladies win

NIISATO, Japan - Rui Kitada (R) poses with TV personality Ken Shimura after winning the rain-shortened Sankyo Ladies tournament, her third title of the year, at Akagi Country Club on Oct. 10. (Kyodo)

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Statue of late comedian Ken Shimura

Statue of late comedian Ken Shimura

A statue of the late comedian Ken Shimura is unveiled in his hometown of Higashimurayama, western Tokyo, on June 26, 2021. Shimura died in March 2020 due to the new coronavirus.

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Statue of late comedian Ken Shimura

Statue of late comedian Ken Shimura

A statue of the late comedian Ken Shimura is unveiled in his hometown of Higashimurayama, western Tokyo, on June 26, 2021. Shimura died in March 2020 due to the new coronavirus.

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Statue of late comedian Ken Shimura

Statue of late comedian Ken Shimura

A statue of the late comedian Ken Shimura is unveiled in his hometown of Higashimurayama, western Tokyo, on June 26, 2021. Shimura died in March 2020 due to the new coronavirus.

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Drifters celebrate Kato's 50th anniv.

Drifters celebrate Kato's 50th anniv.

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Drifters, (From L to R) Takagi Boo, Nakamoto Koji, Kato Cha and Shimura Ken, pose for photos with Kato's trademark gesture at a hotel in Tokyo, where a party was held to celebrate Kato's 50 years as a performer and his 68th birthday on March 1, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Coronavirus death of Japanese comedian Ken Shimura

Coronavirus death of Japanese comedian Ken Shimura

Photo taken in Osaka on March 30, 2020, shows a screen displaying news that veteran Japanese comedian Ken Shimura died of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus on March 29, at age 70. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coronavirus death of Japanese comedian Ken Shimura

Coronavirus death of Japanese comedian Ken Shimura

Photo taken in Tokyo on March 30, 2020, shows a screen displaying news that veteran Japanese comedian Ken Shimura died of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus on March 29, at age 70. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coronavirus death of Japanese comedian Ken Shimura

Coronavirus death of Japanese comedian Ken Shimura

Flowers are placed on March 30, 2020, in front of the home of veteran Japanese comedian Ken Shimura, who died of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus the previous day at age 70. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coronavirus death of Japanese comedian Ken Shimura

Coronavirus death of Japanese comedian Ken Shimura

Photo taken in Tokyo on March 30, 2020, shows a screen displaying news that veteran Japanese comedian Ken Shimura died of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus on March 29, at age 70. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coronavirus death of Japanese comedian Ken Shimura

Coronavirus death of Japanese comedian Ken Shimura

A man prays on March 30, 2020, in front of the home of veteran Japanese comedian Ken Shimura, who died of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus the previous day at age 70. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coronavirus death of Japanese comedian Ken Shimura

Coronavirus death of Japanese comedian Ken Shimura

People pray on March 30, 2020, in front of the home of veteran Japanese comedian Ken Shimura, who died of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus the previous day at age 70. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coronavirus death of Japanese comedian Ken Shimura

Coronavirus death of Japanese comedian Ken Shimura

Photo taken in Osaka on March 30, 2020, shows a screen displaying news that veteran Japanese comedian Ken Shimura died of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus on March 29, at age 70. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coronavirus death of Japanese comedian Ken Shimura

Coronavirus death of Japanese comedian Ken Shimura

Photo taken in Osaka on March 30, 2020, shows a screen displaying news that veteran Japanese comedian Ken Shimura died of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus on March 29, at age 70. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coronavirus death of Japanese comedian Ken Shimura

Coronavirus death of Japanese comedian Ken Shimura

Photo taken in Tokyo on March 30, 2020, shows a screen displaying news that veteran Japanese comedian Ken Shimura died of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus on March 29, at age 70. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coronavirus death of comedian Ken Shimura

Coronavirus death of comedian Ken Shimura

File photo taken in March 2011 shows Japanese comedian Ken Shimura. Shimura died of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus on March 29, 2020, at age 70. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coronavirus death of comedian Ken Shimura

Coronavirus death of comedian Ken Shimura

File photo taken in March 2011 shows Japanese comedian Ken Shimura. Shimura died of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus on March 29, 2020, at age 70. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golfer Ai Miyazato, comedian Ken Shimura

Golfer Ai Miyazato, comedian Ken Shimura

Photo taken in October 2009 shows Japanese golfer Ai Miyazato (R) posing for a photo with comedian Ken Shimura after winning the Sankyo Ladies Open at Akagi Country Club in Kiryu, Gunma Prefecture. Shimura died of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus on March 29, 2020, at age 70. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coronavirus death of Japanese comedian Ken Shimura

Coronavirus death of Japanese comedian Ken Shimura

Photo taken March 30, 2020, shows a screen near JR Osaka Station displaying news that veteran Japanese comedian Ken Shimura died of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus on March 29, at age 70. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coronavirus death of Japanese comedian Ken Shimura

Coronavirus death of Japanese comedian Ken Shimura

Photo taken March 30, 2020, shows a screen near JR Osaka Station displaying news that veteran Japanese comedian Ken Shimura died of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus on March 29, at age 70. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coronavirus death of Japanese comedian Ken Shimura

Coronavirus death of Japanese comedian Ken Shimura

File photo taken in April 2013 shows veteran Japanese comedian Ken Shimura (R) attending a railway event in Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan. He died of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus on March 29, 2020, at age 70. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coronavirus death of Japanese comedian Ken Shimura

Coronavirus death of Japanese comedian Ken Shimura

File photo taken in March 1974 shows rock band and comedy group the Drifters. Ken Shimura (2nd from L) died of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus on March 29, 2020, at age 70. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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