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Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 2

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts.

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Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 3

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts.

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Icebreaker Shirase approaches Showa Station in Antarctica

ANTARCTIC SEA, Dec. 20 Kyodo - Adelie penguins are seen walking about 200 meters from Japan's icebreaker Shirase in the Antarctic Sea. The ship carrying Japan's Antarctic research team was about 90 kilometers from Showa Station, a Japanese permanent research station in the Antarctica.

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Japanese icebreaker Shirase leaves for Antarctica

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese icebreaker Shirase leaves Tokyo's Harumi Pier on Nov. 11, 2014, for Showa Station to assist the Antarctic research expedition, while family members of the crew see the ship off.

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Adelie penguins around south pole

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Jan. 6, 2011, shows Adelie penguins and abandoned eggs near Showa Base, a Japanese station in the Antarctic. Researchers there reported that increasing numbers of penguin parents have been abandoning their eggs recently. (Pool Photo)

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Icebreaker Shirase leaves for Antarctica

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese icebreaker Shirase leaves Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2010, for a mission in Antarctica. The icebreaker of the Maritime Self-Defense Force is expected to arrive at Japan's Showa Station in Antarctica around late December to help the country's observation expedition.

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Icebreaker Shirase leaves for Antarctica

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese icebreaker Shirase leaves Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2010, for a mission in Antarctica. The icebreaker of the Maritime Self-Defense Force is expected to arrive at Japan's Showa Station in Antarctica around late December to help the country's observation expedition.

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Icebreaker Shirase leaves for Antarctica

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese icebreaker Shirase leaves Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2010, for a mission in Antarctica. The icebreaker of the Maritime Self-Defense Force is expected to arrive at Japan's Showa Station in Antarctica around late December to help the country's observation expedition.

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Japanese Antarctic research team visits China's Zhongshan Station

ANTARCTICA, Antarctica - Members of the Japanese and Chinese Antarctic research expedition teams pose for photos at the Chinese Antarctic Zhongshan Station on Feb. 26, 2010. The Japanese researchers, who are on their way back to Japan, visited the Chinese station located 1,500 kilometers east of Japan's main Antarctic base Showa Station, to celebrate the 21st anniversary of the Chinese base. (Pool photo)

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Benthic moss pillars in Antarctic lake

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows colonies of Benthic moss pillars (Koke Bouzu) discovered at the bottom of ''Nagaike'' lake, some 40 kilometers south of Japan's Showa Station in the Antarctic. Members of the Japanese Antarctic expedition team found the moss pillars measuring 20-50 centimeters high at a depth of eight meters on Jan. 22, 2010. (Pool photo)

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Benthic moss pillars in Antarctic lake

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows colonies of Benthic moss pillars (Koke Bouzu) discovered at the bottom of ''Nagaike'' lake, some 40 kilometers south of Japan's Showa Station in the Antarctic. Members of the Japanese Antarctic expedition team found the moss pillars measuring 20-50 centimeters high at a depth of eight meters on Jan. 22, 2010. (Pool photo)

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Benthic moss pillars in Antarctic lake

TOKYO, Japan - A diver works near Benthic moss pillars on the bottom of a lake around 40 kilometers south of Japan's Showa Station in Antarctica on Jan. 22, 2010. Members of the Japanese Antarctic expedition team found the moss pillars measuring 20-50 centimeters high at a depth of eight meters. (Pool photo)

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'Green flash' seen in Antarctic

SHOWA STATION, Antarctic - A ''green flash'' is observed in the Antarctic on Jan. 15, 2010. The natural phenomenon can only be seen when several conditions are met such as air transparency, temperature and humidity. (Pool photo)

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Icebreaker Shirase arrives at Showa Base in Antarctica

SHOWA BASE, Antarctica - Japanese icebreaker Shirase sprays water as it plows through the Antarctic ice sheet near Japan's main Antarctic base, Showa Station, on Jan 10, 2010. The Shirase arrived at the Showa Station six days behind schedule as it encountered thick ice and snow. (Pool photo)

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Japanese icebreaker arrives at Antarctic base

SHOWA BASE, Antarctica - Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force members walk on the ice bed to drive in the anchor of the Japanese icebreaker Shirase on Jan. 10, 2010, after reaching Japan's main Antarctic base, Showa Station. The ship reached the base six days behind schedule because of the unusually thick ice and snow that detained the ship's advance in the Antarctic Ocean. (Pool photo)

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Japan icebreaker proceeds in Antarctic

ANTARCTIC, Antarctic - The Japanese icebreaker Shirase makes its way through the Antarctic Ocean ice, 20 kilometers from Japan's main Antarctic base, Showa Station, on Jan. 9, 2010. (Pool photo)

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'Mochi' pounding at Showa Base in Antarctica

ANTARCTICA, Antarctica - Members of Japan's Antarctic expedition team pound a 'mochi' rice cake at the Showa Station in Antarctica on Dec. 27, 2009, in preparation for the new year. (Pool photo)

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Penguins dive into Antarctic sea

ANTARCTICA, Antarctica - Adelie penguins dive into water near the Japanese icebreaker Shirase in Antarctica on Dec. 15, 2009. The appearance of around 50 penguins excited those aboard, including members of a research expedition team, as they arrived in the waters, 70 kilometers from Japan's Showa Station, after a 17-day voyage from a port in Australia. (Pool photo)

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March of penguins in Antarctica

ANTARCTICA, Antarctica - Adelie penguins slide on sea ice near the Japanese icebreaker Shirase in Antarctica on Dec. 15, 2009. The appearance of around 50 penguins excited those aboard, including members of a research expedition team, as they arrived in the waters, 70 kilometers from Japan's Showa Station, after a 17-day voyage from a port in Australia. (Pool photo by Kyodo)

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Penguins cozy up in Antarctica

ANTARCTICA, Antarctica - An emperor penguin and an Adelie penguin cozy up on sea ice 70 kilometers from Japan's Showa Station in Antarctica on Dec. 15, 2009. The appearance of the bigger penguin among around 50 Adelie penguins excited members of a research expedition team and others aboard the Japanese icebreaker Shirase, which left a port in Australia on Nov. 29. (Pool photo by Kyodo)

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New icebreaker Shirase leaves Australia for Antarctic

FREMANTLE, Australia - Members of an Antarctic expedition team on board the new Japanese icebreaker Shirase wave as they leave the Western Australia port city of Fremantle on Nov. 29, 2009, on their Antarctic mission. The Shirase is expected to pass through a storm zone before arriving at Japan's Showa Station in Antarctica in mid-December. (Pool photo)

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Japan's Showa Station in Antarctica

Part of the 63rd Japanese Antarctic research expedition are greeted by members (L) of the 62nd expedition at Japan's Showa Station in Antarctica on Dec. 16, 2021 upon their arrival via helicopter from the Japanese icebreaker Shirase.

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Japan's Showa Station in Antarctica

Photo taken Dec. 16, 2021, shows Japan's Showa Station in Antarctica. The Japanese icebreaker Shirase carrying members of the 63rd Japanese Antarctic research expedition came close to the station, with some of them having arrived there via helicopter.

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Showa Shell Sekiyu Kinshicho SS stores

Logo = Showa Shell Sekiyu Kinshicho SS, Koto-bashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, November 28, 2018; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Showa Shell Sekiyu Kinshicho SS stores

Logo = Showa Shell Sekiyu Kinshicho SS, Koto-bashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, November 28, 2018; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Showa Shell Sekiyu Kinshicho SS stores

Logo = Showa Shell Sekiyu Kinshicho SS, Koto-bashi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, November 28, 2018; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Go to the Disaster Area: Niigata Earthquake, Second Report

The city is caved in and covered in mud after the Niigata earthquake. The government launches a full-scale rescue operation. <Caption> The entire city is on fire after the Niigata earthquake, people fleeing, firefighting, cracks in the ground, railroad tracks suspended in midair, the collapsed Hakusan station, victims washing their clothes in muddy water because there is no water, boats washed ashore, etc. Self-Defense Forces rescue activities, relief supplies being sent from all over, Minister of Finance Kakuei Tanaka arriving by helicopter, Self-Defense Forces repairing collapsed buildings and broken levees, etc. a train departs from a temporary platform four days later, shooting date unknown, release date: June 26, 1964.

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Shirase leaves for Antarctica

The icebreaking vessel Shirase leaves on Nov. 16, 2015, for Antarctica from a port in Yokosuka, southwest of Tokyo. The ship is expected to arrive at the Showa Base, a Japanese research station in Antarctica, by early January, and return home in mid-April. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese Antarctic research team visits China's Zhongshan Station

ANTARCTICA, Antarctica - Members of the Japanese and Chinese Antarctic research expedition teams pose for photos at the Chinese Antarctic Zhongshan Station on Feb. 26, 2010. The Japanese researchers, who are on their way back to Japan, visited the Chinese station located 1,500 kilometers east of Japan's main Antarctic base Showa Station, to celebrate the 21st anniversary of the Chinese base. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Adelie penguins around south pole

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Jan. 6, 2011, shows Adelie penguins and abandoned eggs near Showa Base, a Japanese station in the Antarctic. Researchers there reported that increasing numbers of penguin parents have been abandoning their eggs recently. (Pool Photo)(Kyodo)

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'Snow' bird broods in Antarctic

ANTARCTIC, Antarctic - A snow petrel and an egg are seen in its nest set between rocks at a point some 25 kilometers south of Japan's Showa Station in the Antarctic on Dec. 19, 2009. The birds, which only inhabit the Antarctic, were busy breeding in the summertime. (Pool photo by Kyodo News) (Kyodo)

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Benthic moss pillars in Antarctic lake

TOKYO, Japan - A diver works near Benthic moss pillars on the bottom of a lake around 40 kilometers south of Japan's Showa Station in Antarctica on Jan. 22, 2010. Members of the Japanese Antarctic expedition team found the moss pillars measuring 20-50 centimeters high at a depth of eight meters. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Benthic moss pillars in Antarctic lake

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows colonies of Benthic moss pillars (Koke Bouzu) discovered at the bottom of ''Nagaike'' lake, some 40 kilometers south of Japan's Showa Station in the Antarctic. Members of the Japanese Antarctic expedition team found the moss pillars measuring 20-50 centimeters high at a depth of eight meters on Jan. 22, 2010. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Benthic moss pillars in Antarctic lake

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows colonies of Benthic moss pillars (Koke Bouzu) discovered at the bottom of ''Nagaike'' lake, some 40 kilometers south of Japan's Showa Station in the Antarctic. Members of the Japanese Antarctic expedition team found the moss pillars measuring 20-50 centimeters high at a depth of eight meters on Jan. 22, 2010. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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'Green flash' seen in Antarctic

SHOWA STATION, Antarctic - A ''green flash'' is observed in the Antarctic on Jan. 15, 2010. The natural phenomenon can only be seen when several conditions are met such as air transparency, temperature and humidity. (Pool photo by Kyodo News) (Kyodo)

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Icebreaker Shirase arrives at Showa Base in Antarctica

SHOWA BASE, Antarctica - Japanese icebreaker Shirase sprays water as it plows through the Antarctic ice sheet near Japan's main Antarctic base, Showa Station, on Jan 10, 2010. The Shirase arrived at the Showa Station six days behind schedule as it encountered thick ice and snow. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Icebreaker Shirase leaves for Antarctica

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese icebreaker Shirase leaves Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2010, for a mission in Antarctica. The icebreaker of the Maritime Self-Defense Force is expected to arrive at Japan's Showa Station in Antarctica around late December to help the country's observation expedition. (Kyodo)

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Icebreaker Shirase leaves for Antarctica

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese icebreaker Shirase leaves Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2010, for a mission in Antarctica. The icebreaker of the Maritime Self-Defense Force is expected to arrive at Japan's Showa Station in Antarctica around late December to help the country's observation expedition. (Kyodo)

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Icebreaker Shirase leaves for Antarctica

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese icebreaker Shirase leaves Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2010, for a mission in Antarctica. The icebreaker of the Maritime Self-Defense Force is expected to arrive at Japan's Showa Station in Antarctica around late December to help the country's observation expedition. (Kyodo)

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Japanese icebreaker arrives at Antarctic base

SHOWA BASE, Antarctica - Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force members walk on the ice bed to drive in the anchor of the Japanese icebreaker Shirase on Jan. 10, 2010, after reaching Japan's main Antarctic base, Showa Station. The ship reached the base six days behind schedule because of the unusually thick ice and snow that detained the ship's advance in the Antarctic Ocean. (Pool photo by Kyodo News) (Kyodo)

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Japan icebreaker proceeds in Antarctic

ANTARCTIC, Antarctic - The Japanese icebreaker Shirase makes its way through the Antarctic Ocean ice, 20 kilometers from Japan's main Antarctic base, Showa Station, on Jan. 9, 2010. (Pool photo by Kyodo News) (Kyodo)

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Videophone class for Japanese students conducted at Antarctica

Members of a Japanese Antarctic observation team, including a junior high school teacher, give a videophone class on Feb. 7, 2017, from Showa Station, Antarctica, to junior high school students in the northeastern Japan city of Kesennuma. About 150 students, teachers and local people attended it. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scenes of Antarctic

Mountains in Antarctica and ice (front) floating in the Antarctic Sea are seen in this photo taken Dec. 17, 2016, from a helicopter of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force carrying people and supplies to Showa Station, a Japanese research facility on the Antarctica, from the icebreaker Shirase. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scenes of Antarctic

The sun never sets in the Antarctic between late November and late January as the area has the midnight sun phenomenon in summer months. Photo conflates 24 shots of the sun taken with a fish-eye lens every hour from 9:06 p.m. on Dec. 26, 2016, from Showa Station, a Japanese research facility at the South Pole. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shirase icebreaker in Antarctic Sea

The icebreaker Shirase approaches Japan's Showa Station research facility at the South Pole on Dec. 29, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shirase icebreaker in Antarctic Sea

Members of Japan's Antarctic observation team pose for a photo on Dec. 29, 2019, aboard the icebreaker Shirase as it approaches Japan's Showa Station research facility at the South Pole. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Penguins in Antarctica

Penguins are seen from the icebreaker Shirase as it approaches Japan's Showa Station research facility at the South Pole on Dec. 29, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gas stop-pizza shop in Japan

Photo taken Dec. 13, 2018, shows a Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. gas station in Tokyo, with a pizza shop to attract more consumers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese icebreaker Soya

File photo taken in December 1957 shows Japanese icebreaker Soya leaving Tokyo's Harumi pier on Japan's second Antarctic research expedition. The Soya failed to reach Japan's Showa Station due to thick sea ice. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Icebreaker Shirase departs for Antarctica

People wave during the send-off ceremony for the Japanese icebreaker Shirase as it departs from Tokyo's Harumi pier on Nov. 10, 2018. The icebreaker, carrying 71 members, is scheduled to arrive at Showa Station in the Antarctica at the end of this year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo