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China: Typhoon Bavi Rips Metal Roof Off Residential Building in Shanghai

Typhoon Bavi tore the metal roof off a residential building in Chongming District, Shanghai on July 12, 2026, with footage showing the structure shaking violently before being ripped apart and blown to the ground by powerful gusts.

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NEV Production And Sales - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 14, 2025 shows cars ready for transportation parking at a wharf in Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu Province. China's new energy vehicle (NEV) sector maintained strong momentum in production and sales in the first nine months of the year, according to industry data released Tuesday. NEV production jumped 35.2 percent year on year to 11.24 million units during the first three quarters, as reported by China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). Sales during the same period climbed 34.9 percent year on year to nearly 11.23 million units, accounting for 46.1 percent of total vehicle sales in China, CAAM data showed. Photo by Wang Chun /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NEV Production And Sales - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 4, 2025 shows cars ready for shipment and export at a port area in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province. China's new energy vehicle (NEV) sector maintained strong momentum in production and sales in the first nine months of the year, according to industry data released Tuesday. NEV production jumped 35.2 percent year on year to 11.24 million units during the first three quarters, as reported by China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). Sales during the same period climbed 34.9 percent year on year to nearly 11.23 million units, accounting for 46.1 percent of total vehicle sales in China, CAAM data showed. Photo by Yang Suping /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NEV Production And Sales - China

An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 14, 2025 shows cars ready for transportation parking besides a roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ship at a wharf in Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu Province. China's new energy vehicle (NEV) sector maintained strong momentum in production and sales in the first nine months of the year, according to industry data released Tuesday. NEV production jumped 35.2 percent year on year to 11.24 million units during the first three quarters, as reported by China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). Sales during the same period climbed 34.9 percent year on year to nearly 11.23 million units, accounting for 46.1 percent of total vehicle sales in China, CAAM data showed. Photo by Wang Chun /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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See-off ceremony held for taikonauts of Shenzhou-18 mission

STORY: See-off ceremony held for taikonauts of Shenzhou-18 mission SHOOTING TIME: April 25, 2024 DATELINE: April 25, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:30 LOCATION: JIUQUAN, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony STORYLINE: A see-off ceremony for three taikonauts of the Shenzhou-18 crewed space mission was held on Thursday at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, according to the China Manned Space Agency. At the command of Xu Xueqiang, commander-in-chief of China's manned space program, taikonauts Ye Guangfu, Li Cong, and Li Guangsu set off at 6:10 p.m. (Beijing Time). As of Thursday, the Shenzhou-17 crew has stayed in the orbiting Tiangong space station for nearly six months and is preparing for the arrival of the Shenzhou-18 crew. The Shenzhou-18 spaceship is slated to be launched at 8:59 p.m. Thursday (Beijing Time), and the new crew will stay in orbit for six months. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jiuquan, China. (XHTV)

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Japanese emperor, empress visit quake-hit Ishikawa Pref.

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako bow at a tsunami-hit fishing port in Suzu in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on March 22, 2024, nearly three months after a strong earthquake hit the area on Jan. 1.

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Japanese emperor, empress visit quake-hit Ishikawa Pref.

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (C) and Empress Masako visit a tsunami-hit fishing port in Suzu in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on March 22, 2024, nearly three months after a strong earthquake hit the area on Jan. 1.

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Japanese emperor, empress visit quake-hit Ishikawa Pref.

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (2nd from L) and Empress Masako meet prefectural police and fire department officials at an evacuation center in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on March 22, 2024, nearly three months after a strong earthquake hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area on Jan. 1. (Pool photo)

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Japanese emperor, empress visit quake-hit Ishikawa Pref.

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (C) and Empress Masako visit a tsunami-hit fishing port in Suzu in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on March 22, 2024, nearly three months after a strong earthquake hit the area on Jan. 1.

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Japanese emperor, empress visit quake-hit Ishikawa Pref.

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako bow at a tsunami-hit fishing port in Suzu in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on March 22, 2024, nearly three months after a strong earthquake hit the area on Jan. 1.

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See-off ceremony held for Chinese astronauts of Shenzhou-17 mission

STORY: See-off ceremony held for Chinese astronauts of Shenzhou-17 mission DATELINE: Oct. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:20 LOCATION: JIUQUAN, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the see-off ceremony for three Chinese astronauts of the Shenzhou-17 crewed space mission STORYLINE: A see-off ceremony for three Chinese astronauts of the Shenzhou-17 crewed space mission was held on Thursday morning at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, according to the China Manned Space Agency. At the command of Xu Xueqiang, commander-in-chief of China's manned space program, astronauts Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie, and Jiang Xinlin set off at 8:26 a.m. (Beijing Time). As of Thursday, the Shenzhou-16 crew has stayed in the country's space station for nearly five months, and is preparing for the arrival of the Shenzhou-17 crew. The Shenzhou-17 spaceship is scheduled to be launched at 11:14 a.m. Thursday (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. Xinhua News Agency corresponden

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SAUDI ARABIA-RIYADH-IRAN-EMBASSY-REOPENING

(230606) -- RIYADH, June 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Alireza Bigdeli (Front) and Saudi Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Consular Affairs Ali Al-Yousef (C) attend a ribbon cutting at the opening ceremony of the Iranian embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on June 6, 2023. Iran reopened on Tuesday its embassy in Saudi Arabia after seven years of closure, nearly three months after the two countries agreed to restore bilateral ties under a Chinese-brokered deal. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)

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SAUDI ARABIA-RIYADH-IRAN-EMBASSY-REOPENING

(230606) -- RIYADH, June 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Iranian national flag is hoisted at the opening ceremony of the Iranian embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on June 6, 2023. Iran reopened on Tuesday its embassy in Saudi Arabia after seven years of closure, nearly three months after the two countries agreed to restore bilateral ties under a Chinese-brokered deal. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)

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SAUDI ARABIA-RIYADH-IRAN-EMBASSY-REOPENING

(230606) -- RIYADH, June 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Alireza Bigdeli (1st R) speaks at the opening ceremony of the Iranian embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on June 6, 2023. Iran reopened on Tuesday its embassy in Saudi Arabia after seven years of closure, nearly three months after the two countries agreed to restore bilateral ties under a Chinese-brokered deal. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)

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SAUDI ARABIA-RIYADH-IRAN-EMBASSY-REOPENING

(230606) -- RIYADH, June 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Alireza Bigdeli addresses the opening ceremony of the Iranian embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on June 6, 2023. Iran reopened on Tuesday its embassy in Saudi Arabia after seven years of closure, nearly three months after the two countries agreed to restore bilateral ties under a Chinese-brokered deal. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou)

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94.5 pct of people in Japan feel effects of rising prices: survey

STORY: 94.5 pct of people in Japan feel effects of rising prices: survey DATELINE: May 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Tokyo STORYLINE: A total of 94.5 percent of people in Japan felt that prices had risen compared to one year ago, including 62.8 percent who said they had "risen considerably," according to a recent survey by the Bank of Japan. The nationwide survey was conducted from Feb. 3 to March 1, with 1,981 respondents aged 20 or over. Regarding people's current financial circumstances, 56.0 percent said they had "become worse off," marking the third consecutive quarter when more than 50 percent of respondents felt that way. Nearly half of respondents in the last three surveys said their income had remained the same, while a gradual increase in the number of people said their spending costs had risen. The survey, conducted every three months, showed that most respondents' increased spending went to food, followed by da

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Int'l experts optimistic about China's economic recovery

STORY: Int'l experts optimistic about China's economic recovery DATELINE: Feb. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:59 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of views in China 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HAMID RASHID, Chief of Global Economic Monitoring Branch, Economic Analysis and Policy Division, UN DESA 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PATRICK MWANGI, International affairs analyst in Kenya STORYLINE: Off to a good start in 2023, China's economy is seeing a faster-than-expected recovery. During the seven-day Spring Festival holiday, China saw nearly 2.9 million cross-border trips, up 120.5 percent year on year, and 308 million domestic trips, up 23.1 percent compared with 2022. In January, the purchasing managers' index for China's manufacturing sector came in at 50.1, returning to expansion territory after three consecutive months of contraction. This outstanding performance has won applause from international experts. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HAMID RASHID, Chief of Global Economic Monitoring Branch, E

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U.S. House adjourns after failing to elect speaker in historic political stalemate

STORY: U.S. House adjourns after failing to elect speaker in historic political stalemate DATELINE: Jan. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the U.S. House of Representatives voting to elect the speaker 2. various of exteriors of the U.S. Capitol STORYLINE: The U.S. House of Representatives adjourned on Tuesday evening after its members failed to elect a speaker for the lower chamber. U.S. Congressman Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California, failed to secure enough votes in three ballots earlier in the day after a group of House Republicans voted against him. There will be at least a fourth vote as House members agreed to adjourn until Wednesday noon. McCarthy was reportedly negotiating with fellow Republicans on Tuesday night. The political drama came nearly two months after the 2022 midterm elections, in which Republicans flipped the House and Democrats held onto their majority in the Senate. This was the first time in a century that the

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Japan, N. Korea meet for update on probe into abductees

SHENYANG, China - Song Il Ho (front), North Korea's ambassador for negotiations to normalize relations with Japan, and Junichi Ihara, Japan's top diplomat in charge of Asian affairs, get ready for talks on Sept. 29, 2014, in Shenyang, China. In the meeting, North Korea is to give updates on a fresh investigation it launched nearly three months ago into the fate of Japanese nationals believed to have been abducted in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Japan, N. Korea meet for update on probe into abductees

SHENYANG, China - Song Il Ho (2nd from L), North Korea's ambassador for negotiations to normalize relations with Japan, and Junichi Ihara (far R), Japan's top diplomat in charge of Asian affairs, attend a meeting on Sept. 29, 2014, in Shenyang, China, at which North Korea will give updates on a fresh investigation it launched nearly three months ago into the fate of Japanese nationals believed to have been abducted in the 1970s and 1980s.

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3 months after ferry sinking

SEOUL, South Korea - Bereaved families of victims of the sinking of a passenger ferry off South Korea's southern coast, along with their supporters, demonstrate near the country's parliament in Seoul on July 15, 2014, nearly three months after the April 16 incident, demanding special legislation to investigate it. More than 300 people were killed or remain unaccounted for.

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3 months after ferry sinking

SEOUL, South Korea - Bereaved families of victims of the sinking of a passenger ferry off South Korea's southern coast, along with their supporters, demonstrate near the country's parliament in Seoul on July 15, 2014, nearly three months after the April 16 incident, demanding special legislation to investigate it. More than 300 people were killed or remain unaccounted for.

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Visit to inter-Korean industrial zone

PAJU, South Korea - Photo taken at the inter-Korean transit office in Paju, South Korea, on July 10, 2013, shows vehicles carrying representatives of South Korean companies returning from a joint industrial zone in the North's border town of Kaesong. They visited the zone for maintenance checks on their facilities and to retrieve finished products and raw materials stuck in the zone for nearly three months.

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Visit to inter-Korean industrial zone

PAJU, South Korea - Photo shows vehicles at the inter-Korean transit office in Paju, South Korea, on July 10, 2013, carrying representatives of South Korean companies returning from a joint industrial zone in the North's border town of Kaesong. They visited the zone for maintenance checks on their facilities and to retrieve finished products and raw materials stuck in the zone for nearly three months.

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Inter-Korean industrial zone

PAJU, South Korea - Vehicles are pictured at the inter-Korean transit office in Paju, South Korea, on July 10, 2013, carrying representatives of South Korean companies operating in a joint industrial zone in the North's border town of Kaesong. The representatives plan to visit the industrial zone for maintenance checks on their facilities and to retrieve finished products and raw materials stuck in the zone for nearly three months.

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Disaster-hit hospital

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken June 9, 2011, shows the inside of Shizugawa Hospital in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, nearly three months after the area was devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami.

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Disaster-hit hospital

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken June 9, 2011, shows Shizugawa Hospital in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, nearly three months after the area was devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami.

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3 months since disaster

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the city of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on June 10, 2011, nearly three months after the massive March 11 tsunami.

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3 months since disaster

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 10, 2011, nearly three months after the massive March 11 tsunami. Temporary housing units have been erected on a hill (front).

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3 months since disaster

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the city of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on June 10, 2011, nearly three months after the massive March 11 tsunami. Temporary housing units have been erected on a hill (front).

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Search for disaster victims continues 3 months on

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Members of the Self-Defense Forces continue to engage in search efforts for victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, as well as cleanup activities, in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 9, 2011, nearly three months after the disaster.

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Temporary housing in Minamisanriku

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - Photo shows temporary housing units for people who lost their homes due to the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on the night of June 9, 2011, nearly three months after the disaster. (Photo exposed for two minutes)

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Disaster-hit Ofunato in March and June

OFUNATO, Japan - Combined photo shows an area destroyed by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on March 13, 2011 (top frame), two days after the disaster, and the same area on June 6, 2011 (bottom frame). Damaged houses and debris have been cleared away nearly three months after the disaster.

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Natori being hit by tsunami, and 3 months later

SENDAI, Japan - Combined photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a residential area in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, being struck by a tsunami on March 11, 2011 (top frame), and the same area on June 3, 2011 (bottom frame). Only one house remains nearly three months after the disaster.

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Fujiya products back on Lawson shelves

TOKYO, Japan - Products of confectionary maker Fujiya Co. are put on shelves at an outlet of convenience store operator Lawson Inc. in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on April 17. Lawson resumed selling Fujiya products nearly three months after pulling them from the shelves over revelations the confectioner had used ingredients whose use-by dates had expired.

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100 ASDF replacements for Iraq mission leave for Kuwait

NARITA, Japan - About 100 Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) members prepare to leave Narita airport for Kuwait on March 17 in the first personnel rotation since Japan started deploying Self-Defense Forces troops in Iraq nearly three months ago.

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India lifts ban on rice exports after 3 months

STORY: India lifts ban on rice exports after 3 months DATELINE: Dec. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. shot of India gate 2. shot of government buildings 3. various of rice cultivation fields 4. various of wholesale rice market 5. various of export containers on highway STORYLINE: The Indian government has lifted the ban imposed nearly three months ago on exports of organic non-basmati rice, including broken rice, said an official notification by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) issued late on Tuesday. A part of the Federal Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the DGFT is essentially involved in regulating and promoting foreign trade through regulation. The ban on rice exports was imposed to ensure adequate domestic supplies amid fears of a rice shortage after apprehensions were cast over its lesser yield during the winter crop season. To boost domestic supplies, the federal government had also imposed a 20-percent export duty on non-basmati varieti

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Three Gorges Dam ship locks register record cargo throughput

STORY: Three Gorges Dam ship locks register record cargo throughput DATELINE: Sept. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:32 LOCATION: WUHAN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Three Gorges Dam STORYLINE: The cargo throughput via the five-tier ship locks at the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydropower project in the upper stream of the Yangtze, reached a record high of 102 million tonnes during the first eight months of this year, according to the China Three Gorges Corporation. China's longest river, the Yangtze, an east-west inland waterway, is regarded as the country's "golden shipping route." During the January-August period, nearly 24.5 million tonnes of key materials including coal, diesel, and grain were transported via the Three Gorges Dam, up 6.3 percent year on year, according to the corporation. The Three Gorges project is a multi-functional water-control system, consisting of a 2,309-meter-long and 185-meter-high dam, five-tier ship locks on the north and south sides, and 34 turbo-g

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Afghanistan's export exceeds 400 mln USD in 3 months

STORY: Afghanistan's export exceeds 400 mln USD in 3 months DATELINE: July 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:39 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of trucks transporting coal STORYLINE: The volume of Afghan exports has exceeded 400 million U.S. dollars in the first three months of the solar year of 1401 on the Persian calendar beginning March 21, a local media outlet reported Wednesday. Tolonews quoted Mohammad Yonus Mohmand, chairman of the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment, as saying that the country exported nearly 19,000 tons of fresh fruits and about 1.8 million tons of coal worth more than 400 million dollars over the period. Afghanistan's major exports composed of fresh and dry fruits are mostly exported to India and Pakistan, and coal utterly to Pakistan. Afghanistan has been making efforts to increase its exports to central Asian countries including Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. Afghanistan's export reached more than 1 billion dollars in the solar y

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-COVID-19-INFECTION

(220727) -- SYDNEY, July 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People wearing face masks walk in tram station in Sydney, Australia, on July 27, 2022. Nearly half of all adults in Australia show signs of having had COVID-19 within the past three to six months, according to a new national report. The findings, released on Wednesday, revealed that by mid-June 46.2 percent of people aged 18 to 89 had caught the virus in the preceding months, a huge leap since the previous study in late February when about 17 percent of adults appeared to have recently been infected. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-COVID-19-INFECTION

(220727) -- SYDNEY, July 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A mask-on notice is seen at a train station in Sydney, Australia, on July 27, 2022. Nearly half of all adults in Australia show signs of having had COVID-19 within the past three to six months, according to a new national report. The findings, released on Wednesday, revealed that by mid-June 46.2 percent of people aged 18 to 89 had caught the virus in the preceding months, a huge leap since the previous study in late February when about 17 percent of adults appeared to have recently been infected. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-COVID-19-INFECTION

(220727) -- SYDNEY, July 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People wearing face masks walk in tram station in Sydney, Australia, on July 27, 2022. Nearly half of all adults in Australia show signs of having had COVID-19 within the past three to six months, according to a new national report. The findings, released on Wednesday, revealed that by mid-June 46.2 percent of people aged 18 to 89 had caught the virus in the preceding months, a huge leap since the previous study in late February when about 17 percent of adults appeared to have recently been infected. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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Libyan PM says resumption of oil production to improve economy

STORY: Libyan PM says resumption of oil production to improve economy DATELINE: July 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:16 LOCATION: Tripoli CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference STORYLINE: The recent resumption of oil production and exports would improve the country's economy, Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamed Dbeibah said on Wednesday. Oil exports resumed on Wednesday as an oil tanker loaded 600,000 barrels of crude oil from Libya, the government's spokesman Mohamed Hamuda quoted Dbeibah as saying at a press conference, adding that the production would increase daily. The state-owned National Oil Corporation (NOC) on Friday announced the reopening of the country's oil fields and ports after nearly three months of closure by protesters who demanded Dbeibah hand over power to the government appointed by the parliament in March. Oil and gas constitute a major source of Libya's revenue. However, the sector has suffered over the past years from armed conflict and closures of oil fields and po

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UN chief calls for action to help internally displaced persons

STORY: UN chief calls for action to help internally displaced persons DATELINE: June 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: SOCIETY/POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary-General STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday launched an action agenda to galvanize efforts to help internally displaced persons. Guterres made the remarks in a video message for the launch of the action agenda on internal displacement. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General "Our world is facing a crisis of internal displacement. Record high numbers of people around the world have been displaced within their countries by tragedies such as conflict, disasters and the climate crisis. Many have been uprooted for years, even decades, and often multiple times. Others have been forced to flee more recently. In just three months, the war in Ukraine drove 13 million people out of their homes and communities, nearly two-thirds of whom remain in

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Fujiya products back on Lawson shelves

TOKYO, Japan - Products of confectionary maker Fujiya Co. are put on shelves at an outlet of convenience store operator Lawson Inc. in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on April 17. Lawson resumed selling Fujiya products nearly three months after pulling them from the shelves over revelations the confectioner had used ingredients whose use-by dates had expired. (Kyodo)

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Shazi Dam After Landslide Disaster

Aerial video of the Shazi dam after nearly three months of restoration after the July 21 landslide disaster. Enshi City, Hubei Province, China, 18 October 2020.

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Shazi Dam After Landslide Disaster

Aerial video of the Shazi dam after nearly three months of restoration after the July 21 landslide disaster. Enshi City, Hubei Province, China, 18 October 2020.

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Japanese stocks dive as yuan weakening adds to China worries

A woman walks by an electronic stocks board at a securities company in central Tokyo showing the key Nikkei Stock Average at the Tokyo Stock Exchange dropping 423.98 points, or 2.33 percent, to close at 17,767.34 on Jan. 7, 2016. The index finished below 18,000 for the first time in nearly three months. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Otani back in business after "God-sent" rest

Shohei Otani walks back to the dugout after striking out in his eighth-inning, pinch-hit appearance in the Nippon Ham Fighters' 6-0 loss to the SoftBank Hawks at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka on June 27, 2017. Otani batted for the first time in nearly three months after being sidelined with a thigh-muscle injury. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Temporary housing in Minamisanriku

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - Photo shows temporary housing units for people who lost their homes due to the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on the night of June 9, 2011, nearly three months after the disaster. (Photo exposed for two minutes)(Kyodo)