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Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 7

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. This video shows a man trying to save his mowers from the flooding.

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110th anniversary of Japanese soccer international friendlies

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Members of the Yokohama Country & Athletic Club, Japan's oldest sports club formed by foreign residents, and a University of Tsukuba old boys' team pose ahead of a friendly match on Feb. 2, 2014, in the port city of Yokohama. This year marks the 110th anniversary since the club played against the university's antecedent in what is said to be Japan's first international soccer game.

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110th anniversary of Japanese soccer international friendlies

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Members of the Yokohama Country & Athletic Club, Japan's oldest sports club formed by foreign residents, and a University of Tsukuba old boys' team compete for the ball during a friendly match on Feb. 2, 2014, in the port city of Yokohama. This year marks the 110th anniversary since the club played against the university' antecedent in what is said to be Japan's first international soccer game.

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Ivory Coast's popular dish served for school lunch

TSUKUBA, Japan - A student at Nanago Elementary School in Bando, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, holds a plate of school lunch, including a bowl of kedjenou, a chicken-based dish popular in Ivory Coast, on June 11, 2014. Japan is pitted against the African country in its first FIFA World Cup game in Brazil.

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Japanese scientist Shirakawa wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - File photo shows Hideki Shirakawa, one of three scientists who won the 2000 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said Oct. 10 the three won the award for the discovery and development of conductive polymers. Shirakawa, an honorary professor with the University of Tsukuba, northeast of Tokyo, is the ninth Japanese to win a Nobel prize and the country's second person to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry after Kenichi Fukui in 1981.

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U.S. LPGA wins 14th straight Nichirei golf title

The U.S. LPGA squad gains an overwhelming victory over the Japan LPGA team for its 14th straight title in the Nichirei International golf tournament at Tsukuba Country in Ibaraki Prefecture on Nov. 1. The U.S. tour regulars, who began the day with a five-point advantage after the first two days, ran out 24-12 winners over their Japanese tour counterparts. Captain Pat Hurst was named the most valuable player of the 702,000 dollar tournament, in which the winning team earned 450,000 dollars to be divided equally among its 18 members.

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Ivory Coast's popular dish served for school lunch

TSUKUBA, Japan - A student at Nanago Elementary School in Bando, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, holds a plate of school lunch, including a bowl of kedjenou, a chicken-based dish popular in Ivory Coast, on June 11, 2014. Japan is pitted against the African country in its first FIFA World Cup game in Brazil. (Kyodo)

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U.S. LPGA wins 14th straight Nichirei golf title

The U.S. LPGA squad gains an overwhelming victory over the Japan LPGA team for its 14th straight title in the Nichirei International golf tournament at Tsukuba Country in Ibaraki Prefecture on Nov. 1. The U.S. tour regulars, who began the day with a five-point advantage after the first two days, ran out 24-12 winners over their Japanese tour counterparts. Captain Pat Hurst was named the most valuable player of the 702,000 dollar tournament, in which the winning team earned 450,000 dollars to be divided equally among its 18 members.