Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Batters Southern Region, Leaving Widespread Damage 3

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Chiayi's Budai Township around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall to the southern region. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday.

Sochi medalist Kasai oversees house project

Sochi medalist Kasai oversees house project

TOKYO, Japan - Sochi Olympic ski jump medalist Noriaki Kasai holds a promotional panel for a residential house project that he oversaw in Tokyo on June 17, 2014. Tsuchiya Co. will sell "Tsuchiya Legend Kasai Model 2014."

Ski jumper Kasai speaks before co-workers

Ski jumper Kasai speaks before co-workers

SAPPORO, Japan - Japanese ski jumper Noriaki Kasai, winner of the silver medal in the men's individual large hill and the bronze medal in the team large hill at the Sochi Winter Olympics, speaks before colleagues at his employer Tsuchiya Home in Sapporo on Feb. 21, 2014.

Tokyo couple tie knot on train

Tokyo couple tie knot on train

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuhiko Suzuki (L) and Sayaka Tsuchiya pose for photos on a platform at JR Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2013, ahead of getting aboard a Yamanote Line train entirely reserved for their wedding ceremony while making a circuit on the loop line. Suzuki, 27, and Tsuchiya, 28, were chosen from among couples who applied for a train wedding offered by East Japan Railway Co. About 150 guests took part in the ceremony on the running train.

Tokyo couple tie knot on train

Tokyo couple tie knot on train

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuhiko Suzuki (L) and Sayaka Tsuchiya pose for photos after their wedding ceremony on a running Yamanote Line train in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2013. Suzuki, 27, and Tsuchiya, 28, were chosen from among couples who applied for a train wedding offered by East Japan Railway Co. About 150 guests took part in the ceremony conducted while the train, entirely reserved for the event, made a circuit on the loop line. (Pool photo)

Tokyo couple tie knot on train

Tokyo couple tie knot on train

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuhiko Suzuki (L) and Sayaka Tsuchiya are pictured after their wedding ceremony on a running Yamanote Line train in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2013. Suzuki, 27, and Tsuchiya, 28, were chosen from among couples who applied for a train wedding offered by East Japan Railway Co. About 150 guests took part in the ceremony conducted while the train, entirely reserved for the event, made a circuit on the loop line. (Pool photo)

Sochi medalist Kasai oversees house project

Sochi medalist Kasai oversees house project

TOKYO, Japan - Sochi Olympic ski jump medalist Noriaki Kasai holds a promotional panel for a residential house project that he oversaw in Tokyo on June 17, 2014. Tsuchiya Co. will sell "Tsuchiya Legend Kasai Model 2014." (Kyodo)

Japanese actress Tao Tsuchiya

Japanese actress Tao Tsuchiya

Japanese actress Tao Tsuchiya poses during an event in Tokyo on May 21, 2019, to launch a new TV commercial for an ice cream product of Lotte Co. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo