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RECAP: Super Typhoon Sinlaku Hammers CNMI and Guam

Super Typhoon Sinlaku, the strongest tropical cyclone on Earth this year, struck the Northern Mariana Islands on Tuesday night, April 14, packing sustained winds of up to 150 mph (240 kph). The storm flipped cars, toppled utility poles, downed power lines, and ripped off roofs across Saipan — a U.S. territory of about 43,000 people. Roads were impassable and widespread power and water outages were reported. Guam was also hit with tropical force winds.

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US: Super Typhoon Sinlaku Slams Northern Marianas and Guam, Prompting Disaster Declarations

Super Typhoon Sinlaku slammed the U.S. Northern Marianas and Guam in the western Pacific Ocean before daybreak on Wednesday, April 15, bringing high winds, storm surge, and flooding rainfall as the planet's strongest tropical cyclone of 2026 so far. President Trump approved emergency disaster declarations for the area.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi views a memorial monument for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II, during a visit to the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026. A Japan-U.S. joint ceremony for the fallen was held the same day.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (2nd from R) attends a Japan-U.S. joint memorial service for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II, held on the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

A Japan-U.S. joint memorial service for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II is held on the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

A Japan-U.S. joint memorial service for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II is held on the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

A Japan-U.S. joint memorial service for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II is held on the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

A Japan-U.S. joint memorial service for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II is held on the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

A Japan-U.S. joint memorial service for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II is held on the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi meets the press after attending a Japan-U.S. joint memorial service for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II, held on the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks during a Japan-U.S. joint memorial service for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II, held on the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

A Japan-U.S. joint memorial service for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II is held on the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

A Japan-U.S. joint memorial service for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II is held on the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026.

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Japan-U.S. ceremony for Battle of Iwojima fallen

A Japan-U.S. joint memorial service for the 29,000 Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima during World War II is held on the Pacific Ocean island, currently called Iwoto Island, on March 28, 2026.

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New SDF base on island for U.S. fighter jet drills

NISHINOOMOTE, Japan, Jan. 13 Kyodo - Video taken from a drone on Jan. 10, 2026, shows Mage Island, located about 990 kilometers southwest of Tokyo in the East China Sea and part of the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Nishinoomote. Construction started in January 2023 for a Japan Self-Defense Forces base to be used as a site for U.S. fighter jet drills relocated from Iwoto Island in the Pacific.

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New SDF base on island for U.S. fighter jet drills

Photo taken from a drone on Jan. 10, 2026, shows Mage Island, located about 990 kilometers southwest of Tokyo in the East China Sea and part of the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Nishinoomote. Construction started in January 2023 for a Japan Self-Defense Forces base to be used as a site for U.S. fighter jet drills relocated from Iwoto Island in the Pacific.

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New SDF base on island for U.S. fighter jet drills

Photo taken from a drone on Jan. 10, 2026, shows Mage Island, located about 990 kilometers southwest of Tokyo in the East China Sea and part of the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Nishinoomote. Construction started in January 2023 for a Japan Self-Defense Forces base to be used as a site for U.S. fighter jet drills relocated from Iwoto Island in the Pacific.

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New SDF base on island for U.S. fighter jet drills

Photo taken from a drone on Jan. 10, 2026, shows Mage Island, located about 990 kilometers southwest of Tokyo in the East China Sea and part of the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Nishinoomote. Construction started in January 2023 for a Japan Self-Defense Forces base to be used as a site for U.S. fighter jet drills relocated from Iwoto Island in the Pacific.

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New SDF base on island for U.S. fighter jet drills

Photo taken from a drone on Jan. 10, 2026, shows Mage Island, located about 990 kilometers southwest of Tokyo in the East China Sea and part of the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Nishinoomote. Construction started in January 2023 for a Japan Self-Defense Forces base to be used as a site for U.S. fighter jet drills relocated from Iwoto Island in the Pacific.

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New SDF base on island for U.S. fighter jet drills

Photo taken from a drone on Jan. 10, 2026, shows Mage Island, located about 990 kilometers southwest of Tokyo in the East China Sea and part of the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Nishinoomote. Construction started in January 2023 for a Japan Self-Defense Forces base to be used as a site for U.S. fighter jet drills relocated from Iwoto Island in the Pacific.

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New SDF base on island for U.S. fighter jet drills

Photo taken from a drone on Jan. 10, 2026, shows Mage Island, located about 990 kilometers southwest of Tokyo in the East China Sea and part of the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Nishinoomote. Construction started in January 2023 for a Japan Self-Defense Forces base to be used as a site for U.S. fighter jet drills relocated from Iwoto Island in the Pacific. ==Kyodo

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Protest against new SDF base for U.S. fighter jet drills

People protest against the construction of a Japan Self-Defense Forces base on Mage Island, located about 990 kilometers southwest of Tokyo in the East China Sea and part of the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Nishinoomote, on Jan. 10, 2026. Construction started in January 2023 for the base, to be used as a site for U.S. fighter jet drills relocated from Iwoto Island in the Pacific.

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Protest against new SDF base for U.S. fighter jet drills

People protest against the construction of a Japan Self-Defense Forces base on Mage Island, located about 990 kilometers southwest of Tokyo in the East China Sea and part of the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Nishinoomote, on Jan. 10, 2026. Construction started in January 2023 for the base, to be used as a site for U.S. fighter jet drills relocated from Iwoto Island in the Pacific.

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Japan defense chief in Hawaii

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (far L) and Adm. Samuel Paparo (far R), commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, hold talks in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Jan. 12, 2026.

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Baseball:veteran pitcher Maeda joins Rakuten Eagles

SENDAI, Japan, Dec. 24 Kyodo - Right-hander Kenta Maeda poses for a photo with fans at Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi in Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 16, 2025, as he holds his first news conference after joining the Pacific League pro baseball team Rakuten Eagles. He returned to Japan after playing for 10 years in the U.S. majors.

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Trump in South Korea

U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO Summit in Gyeongju on Oct. 29, 2025, on the sidelines of an APEC forum meeting in the South Korean city.

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80th anniversary of Japan's WWII surrender

Adm. Samuel Paparo, chief of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, makes a speech during a ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the signing of the document marking Japan's surrender in World War II, held on the pier next to the battleship Missouri in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Sept. 2, 2025. The signing took place on the deck of Missouri in Tokyo Bay on Sept. 2, 1945, with Gen. Douglas MacArthur, supreme commander of the Allied Powers, in attendance.

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Japan emperor, empress meet ex-residents of Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (L) and Empress Masako (2nd from L) invite two former residents of Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean to an annex of an imperial villa in Nasu in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Aug. 26, 2025. The imperial couple visited the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, in April 2025 to commemorate the victims of the Japan-U.S. battle there during the final year of World War II. Currently residents of Nasu, the two, both in their 90s, were ordered to evacuate from the island in 1944.

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Japan emperor, empress meet ex-residents of Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (L) and Empress Masako (2nd from L) invite two former residents of Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean to an annex of an imperial villa in Nasu in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Aug. 26, 2025. The imperial couple visited the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, in April 2025 to commemorate the victims of the Japan-U.S. battle there during the final year of World War II. Currently residents of Nasu, the two, both in their 90s, were ordered to evacuate from the island in 1944.

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80th A-bomb anniversary

TINIAN, United States, Aug. 7 Kyodo - A ceremony is held on the Pacific island of Tinian on Aug. 6, 2025, to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, with a model of the "Little Boy" bomb on Hiroshima on display. The island, part of the U.S. territory of the Northern Mariana Islands, was the launching point for the U.S. bombers that dropped the bombs on the Japanese cities. (Kyodo)

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80th A-bomb anniversary

A woman throws a flower into the sea during a ceremony on the Pacific island of Tinian on Aug. 6, 2025, to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The island, part of the U.S. territory of the Northern Mariana Islands, was the launching point for the U.S. bombers that dropped the bombs on the Japanese cities.

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80th A-bomb anniversary

A ceremony is held on the Pacific island of Tinian on Aug. 6, 2025, to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, with a model of the "Little Boy" bomb on Hiroshima on display. The island, part of the U.S. territory of the Northern Mariana Islands, was the launching point for the U.S. bombers that dropped the bombs on the Japanese cities.

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80th A-bomb anniversary

Tinian Mayor Edwin Aldan (L) offers a wreath during a ceremony on the Pacific island of Tinian on Aug. 6, 2025, to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The island, part of the U.S. territory of the Northern Mariana Islands, was the launching point for the U.S. bombers that dropped the bombs on the Japanese cities.

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80th A-bomb anniversary

Tinian Mayor Edwin Aldan (L) offers a wreath during a ceremony on the Pacific island of Tinian on Aug. 6, 2025, to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The island, part of the U.S. territory of the Northern Mariana Islands, was the launching point for the U.S. bombers that dropped the bombs on the Japanese cities.

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80th A-bomb anniversary

Japanese Consul to Saipan Akiko Tejima delivers a speech during a ceremony on the Pacific island of Tinian on Aug. 6, 2025, to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The island, part of the U.S. territory of the Northern Mariana Islands, served as the launching point for the U.S. bombers that dropped the bombs on the Japanese cities.

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80th A-bomb anniversary

Tinian Mayor Edwin Aldan delivers a speech during a ceremony on the Pacific island of Tinian on Aug. 6, 2025, to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The island, part of the U.S. territory of the Northern Mariana Islands, served as the launching point for the U.S. bombers that dropped the bombs on the Japanese cities.

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Japan emperor, empress visit Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrive at Haneda airport in Tokyo on April 7, 2025, following a one-day trip to Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean. The imperial couple commemorated the victims of the Japan-U.S. battle on the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, during the final year of World War II.

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Japan emperor, empress visit Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrive at Haneda airport in Tokyo on April 7, 2025, following a one-day trip to Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean. The imperial couple commemorated the victims of the Japan-U.S. battle on the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, during the final year of World War II.

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Japan emperor, empress visit Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrive at Haneda airport in Tokyo on April 7, 2025, following a one-day trip to Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean. The imperial couple commemorated the victims of the Japan-U.S. battle on the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, during the final year of World War II.

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apan emperor, empress visit Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrive at Haneda airport in Tokyo on April 7, 2025, following a one-day trip to Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean. The imperial couple commemorated the victims of the Japan-U.S. battle on the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, during the final year of World War II.

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Japan emperor, empress visit Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are pictured after laying flowers on April 7, 2025, at a memorial on Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean created by the Tokyo metropolitan government to commemorate the Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the Japan-U.S. battle on the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, during the final year of World War II. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress visit Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako are pictured after laying flowers at the Peace Cemetery Park on Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean on April 7, 2025, to commemorate the victims of the Japan-U.S. battle on the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, during the final year of World War II. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress visit Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako visit on April 7, 2025, a memorial on Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean created by the Tokyo metropolitan government to commemorate the Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the Japan-U.S. battle on the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, during the final year of World War II. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress visit Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako lay flowers on April 7, 2025, at a memorial on Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean created by the Tokyo metropolitan government to commemorate the Japanese and U.S. soldiers who died in the Japan-U.S. battle on the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, during the final year of World War II. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress visit Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako bow after laying flowers at the Peace Cemetery Park on Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean on April 7, 2025, to commemorate the victims of the Japan-U.S. battle on the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, during the final year of World War II. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress visit Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako lay flowers at the Peace Cemetery Park on Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean on April 7, 2025, to commemorate the victims of the Japan-U.S. battle on the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, during the final year of World War II. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress visit Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako lay flowers at the Peace Cemetery Park on Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean on April 7, 2025, to commemorate the victims of the Japan-U.S. battle on the remote Tokyo island, previously known as Iwojima, during the final year of World War II. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress visit Iwoto Island

A Japanese government plane carrying Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako lands on Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean on April 7, 2025. The imperial couple will commemorate the victims of the Japan-U.S. battle on the island, previously known as Iwojima, during the final year of World War II. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress visit Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrive on Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean on April 7, 2025. The imperial couple will commemorate the victims of the Japan-U.S. battle on the island, previously known as Iwojima, during the final year of World War II. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress visit Iwoto Island

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrive on Iwoto Island in the Pacific Ocean on April 7, 2025. The imperial couple will commemorate the victims of the Japan-U.S. battle on the island, previously known as Iwojima, during the final year of World War II. (Pool photo)