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China: Man Narrowly Escapes Lightning Strike in Shanghai

A man filming farmland under darkening skies in Shanghai on July 9, 2026, captured the moment a bolt of lightning struck the ground directly in front of him. The flash lit up the scene in a startling close call just before an incoming storm.

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Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji celebrates 3rd birthday at U.S. zoo

STORY: Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji celebrates 3rd birthday at U.S. zoo DATELINE: Aug. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:20 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the panda cub 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JAMIE QUICK, Visitor from Virginia Beach 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BRANDIE SMITH, Director of Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute 4. various of the panda cub STORYLINE: Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji celebrated his third birthday at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C. on Monday. Animal care staff presented Xiao Qi Ji with a special panda-friendly fruitsicle cake made by the zoo's nutritionists in the morning. Keepers crafted the multi-tiered cake and "3" topper using frozen diluted apple and pineapple juices and decorated the tiers with apples, sweet potatoes, carrots and bamboo sprigs. Many visitors came to the giant panda habitat early in the morning for Xiao Qi Ji's birthday celebration and sang the birthday song together as the male cub ate the cak

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Vegetable "hina" dolls featuring celebrities

AOMORI, Japan, Feb. 27 Kyodo - Japanese "hina" dolls made from about 50 vegetables and fruits depict celebrities at a roadside station in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, on Feb. 27, 2017. Among them are U.S. President Donald Trump (L in top row), Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (R in top row) and Piko Taro (3rd from L in 3rd row), known for his song, "Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen." Hina dolls are traditionally displayed at the girls' festival on March 3.

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"PPAP" sets Guinness record as shortest song to enter Billboard 100

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 28 Kyodo - Piko Taro (L), a Japanese comedian and singer-songwriter, attends a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2016. His song "Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen," lasting just 45 seconds, was recognized as the shortest song to enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart by Guinness World Records the same day.

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'Apple Song' singer Namiki dies at 79

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows popular singer Michiko Namiki performing in Tokyo in October, 2000. Namiki, best known for singing ''Ringo no Uta'' (The Apple Song), died of heart failure April 7 at her home in Tokyo. She was 79.

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Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji celebrates 2nd birthday in U.S.

STORY: Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji celebrates 2nd birthday in U.S. DATELINE: Aug. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:51 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of preparation 2. various of Xiao Qi Ji STORYLINE: Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji celebrated his second birthday at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C. on Sunday. The outside area of the renowned giant panda habitat was packed with visitors, who came to wish Xiao Qi Ji a happy birthday in the morning. Keepers made a cake with frozen diluted apple and pineapple juices for the cute cub, and decorated it with a red "2" as well as the cub's favorite treats -- sweet potato, apple, carrot, pear, sugar cane, banana, and bamboo. Xiao Qi Ji walked to the cake and began breaking and devouring it with joyful fans and visitors spontaneously singing together the birthday song for him and filming the moment. Mei Xiang, Xiao Qi Ji's mother, turned 24 years old last month and Tian Tian, the cub's biological father, will mark his 25th

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'Apple Song' singer Namiki dies at 79

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows popular singer Michiko Namiki performing in Tokyo in October, 2000. Namiki, best known for singing ''Ringo no Uta'' (The Apple Song), died of heart failure April 7 at her home in Tokyo. She was 79.

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PPAP star Piko Taro to visit U.N. headquarters to promote development goals

Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and Piko Taro, a Japanese YouTube star known for hit song "Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen," shake hands at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on July 12, 2017. Piko Taro will travel with Kishida to U.N. headquarters in New York to promote the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PPAP star Piko Taro to visit U.N. headquarters to promote development goals

Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and Piko Taro, a Japanese YouTube star known for hit song "Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen," pose with their fingers making the figure 17 at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on July 12, 2017. Piko Taro will travel with Kishida to U.N. headquarters in New York to promote the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals, which set numerical targets to be reached by 2030 in 17 fields including poverty, health and education. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PPAP star Piko Taro to visit U.N. headquarters to promote development goals

Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and Piko Taro, a Japanese YouTube star known for hit song "Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen," pose with their fingers making the figure 17 at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on July 12, 2017. Piko Taro will travel with Kishida to U.N. headquarters in New York to promote the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals, which set numerical targets to be reached by 2030 in 17 fields including poverty, health and education. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Vegetable "hina" dolls featuring celebrities

Japanese "hina" dolls made from about 50 vegetables and fruits depict celebrities at a roadside station in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, on Feb. 27, 2017. Among them are U.S. President Donald Trump (L in top row), Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (R in top row) and Piko Taro (3rd from L in 3rd row), known for his song, "Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen." Hina dolls are traditionally displayed at the girls' festival on March 3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Vegetable "hina" dolls featuring celebrities

Japanese "hina" dolls made from about 50 vegetables and fruits depict celebrities at a roadside station in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, on Feb. 27, 2017. Among them are U.S. President Donald Trump (L in top row), Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (R in top row) and Piko Taro (3rd from L in 3rd row), known for his song, "Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen." Hina dolls are traditionally displayed at the girls' festival on March 3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"PPAP" sets Guinness record as shortest song to enter Billboard 100

Piko Taro, a Japanese comedian and singer-songwriter, attends a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2016. His song "Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen," lasting just 45 seconds, was recognized as the shortest song to enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart by Guinness World Records the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"PPAP" sets Guinness record as shortest song to enter Billboard 100

Piko Taro (L), a Japanese comedian and singer-songwriter, attends a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2016. His song "Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen," lasting just 45 seconds, was recognized as the shortest song to enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart by Guinness World Records the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"PPAP" sets Guinness record as shortest song to enter Billboard 100

Japanese comedian and singer-songwriter Piko Taro (R) receives a certificate from a Guinness World Records representative during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2016, after his song "Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen," lasting just 45 seconds, was recognized as the shortest song to enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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'Apple Song' singer Namiki dies at 79

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows popular singer Michiko Namiki performing in Tokyo in October, 2000. Namiki, best known for singing ''Ringo no Uta'' (The Apple Song), died of heart failure April 7 at her home in Tokyo. She was 79.