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.

Japan achieves goal of 10 mil. foreign visitors

Japan achieves goal of 10 mil. foreign visitors

NARITA, Japan - A couple from Thailand, one of whom was the 10 millionth foreign visitor to Japan in 2013, are greeted by Hello Kitty wearing kimono at Narita airport near Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2013.

Tokyo Skytree attracts 6.34 mil. visitors

Tokyo Skytree attracts 6.34 mil. visitors

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Komine (4th from L) and his wife and children pose for photos at Tokyo Skytree in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on May 20, 2013, with Michiaki Suzuki (far L), president of Tobu Tower Skytree Co., the tower's operator, as one of them became the 6.34 millionth visitor to the observation deck of the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters, matching the numerals of its height two days before the first anniversary of its opening.

Millionth visitors to Tokyo Skytree deck

Millionth visitors to Tokyo Skytree deck

TOKYO, Japan - Members of a family from Nagano Prefecture pose for photos in front of the Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcast tower at 634 meters, in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Aug. 1, 2012. They became the one millionth visitors to the tower's 350-meter-high main observation deck.

Grand Front Osaka draws 1 hundred million visitors

Grand Front Osaka draws 1 hundred million visitors

Grand Front Osaka, a large-scale commercial complex, stands near Osaka Station in the city of Osaka, western Japan, in this file photo taken in September 2014. The facility drew its one hundred millionth visitor on April 6, 2015, before marking the 2nd anniversary of its opening, far exceeding the expected number of 73 million visitors in two years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo