Building fire in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan, Aug. 19 Kyodo - Video taken on Aug. 18, 2025, shows a fire in a building located in Osaka's Dotombori shopping district. Two firefighters died when part of the seven-story building collapsed while they were inside attempting to extinguish the blaze. (Kyodo)

Building fire in Osaka

Building fire in Osaka

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 18, 2025, shows a fire in a building located in Osaka's Dotombori shopping district. Two firefighters died when part of the seven-story building collapsed while they were inside attempting to extinguish the blaze.

Building fire in Osaka

Building fire in Osaka

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 18, 2025, shows a fire in a building located in Osaka's Dotombori shopping district. Two firefighters died when part of the seven-story building collapsed while they were inside attempting to extinguish the blaze.

Building fire in Osaka

Building fire in Osaka

Photo taken on Aug. 18, 2025, shows a fire in a building located in Osaka's Dotombori shopping district. Two firefighters died when part of the seven-story building collapsed while they were inside attempting to extinguish the blaze.

Building fire in Osaka

Building fire in Osaka

Photo taken on Aug. 18, 2025, shows a fire in a building located in Osaka's Dotombori shopping district. Two firefighters died when part of the seven-story building collapsed while they were inside attempting to extinguish the blaze.

1st anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

1st anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

A bouquet is placed near a seven-story building, now being demolished, in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 1, 2025, exactly one year after a powerful earthquake hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area.

1st anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

1st anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

Demolition work is under way at a seven-story building in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 1, 2025, exactly one year after a powerful earthquake hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area.

1st anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

1st anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

Demolition work is under way at a seven-story building in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 1, 2025, exactly one year after a powerful earthquake hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area.

1st anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

1st anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

Demolition work is under way at a seven-story building in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 1, 2025, exactly one year after a powerful earthquake hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area.

Nearly 1 year after Jan. 1 quake in Ishikawa Pref.

Nearly 1 year after Jan. 1 quake in Ishikawa Pref.

Photo taken on Dec. 1, 2024, shows the demolition of a seven-story building under way in Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, ahead of the first anniversary on Jan. 1 of a powerful earthquake in the region.

A Courtyard House Complex on the Top of a Seven-story Building in Nanning

A Courtyard House Complex on the Top of a Seven-story Building in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - APRIL 26, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on April 26, 2024 shows a courtyard house complex located on the top of a seven-story building in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region.

A Courtyard House Complex on the Top of a Seven-story Building in Nanning

A Courtyard House Complex on the Top of a Seven-story Building in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - APRIL 26, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on April 26, 2024 shows a courtyard house complex located on the top of a seven-story building in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region.

A Courtyard House Complex on the Top of a Seven-story Building in Nanning

A Courtyard House Complex on the Top of a Seven-story Building in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - APRIL 26, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on April 26, 2024 shows a courtyard house complex located on the top of a seven-story building in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region.

A Courtyard House Complex on the Top of a Seven-story Building in Nanning

A Courtyard House Complex on the Top of a Seven-story Building in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - APRIL 26, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on April 26, 2024 shows a courtyard house complex located on the top of a seven-story building in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region.

A Courtyard House Complex on the Top of a Seven-story Building in Nanning

A Courtyard House Complex on the Top of a Seven-story Building in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - APRIL 26, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on April 26, 2024 shows a courtyard house complex located on the top of a seven-story building in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region.

A Courtyard House Complex on the Top of a Seven-story Building in Nanning

A Courtyard House Complex on the Top of a Seven-story Building in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - APRIL 26, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on April 26, 2024 shows a courtyard house complex located on the top of a seven-story building in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region.

A Courtyard House Complex on the Top of a Seven-story Building in Nanning

A Courtyard House Complex on the Top of a Seven-story Building in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - APRIL 26, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on April 26, 2024 shows a courtyard house complex located on the top of a seven-story building in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region.

A Courtyard House Complex on the Top of a Seven-story Building in Nanning

A Courtyard House Complex on the Top of a Seven-story Building in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - APRIL 26, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on April 26, 2024 shows a courtyard house complex located on the top of a seven-story building in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region.

A Courtyard House Complex on the Top of a Seven-story Building in Nanning

A Courtyard House Complex on the Top of a Seven-story Building in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - APRIL 26, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on April 26, 2024 shows a courtyard house complex located on the top of a seven-story building in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region.

A Courtyard House Complex on the Top of a Seven-story Building in Nanning

A Courtyard House Complex on the Top of a Seven-story Building in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - APRIL 26, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on April 26, 2024 shows a courtyard house complex located on the top of a seven-story building in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region.

A Courtyard House Complex on the Top of a Seven-story Building in Nanning

A Courtyard House Complex on the Top of a Seven-story Building in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - APRIL 26, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on April 26, 2024 shows a courtyard house complex located on the top of a seven-story building in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region.

A Courtyard House Complex on the Top of a Seven-story Building in Nanning

A Courtyard House Complex on the Top of a Seven-story Building in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - APRIL 26, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on April 26, 2024 shows a courtyard house complex located on the top of a seven-story building in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region.

A Courtyard House Complex on the Top of a Seven-story Building in Nanning

A Courtyard House Complex on the Top of a Seven-story Building in Nanning

NANNING, CHINA - APRIL 26, 2024 - Aerial photo taken on April 26, 2024 shows a courtyard house complex located on the top of a seven-story building in Nanning, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region.

Expo'70: Venue

Expo'70: Venue

The venue of Expo'70, at the end of the street, is the seven-story tower of the Furukawa Pavilion. ==Date: 1970, Place: Suita City, Osaka

16 confirmed dead in Bangladeshi commercial building explosion: official

STORY: 16 confirmed dead in Bangladeshi commercial building explosion: official DATELINE: March 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:10 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of rescue efforts at the blast site 2. various of crowds 3. various of a hospital STORYLINE: At least 16 people were killed and many others injured in a massive explosion that took place in a commercial building in the old part of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on Tuesday, an official said. Mominur Rahman, Dhaka district's administration chief, told Xinhua that "16 bodies have been brought to Dhaka Medical College Hospital from the explosion site." At least 20 people with critical injuries were admitted to the hospital, he added. Because of the explosion, officials said two buildings -- one seven-story and the other one five-story -- were damaged at the Siddique Bazar area in old Dhaka. The incident occurred around 4:50 p.m. local time on Tuesday, the fire service control room said. The blast occurred at the seven-floor building whic

Osaka multi-tenant building fire kills 15

Osaka multi-tenant building fire kills 15

OSAKA, Japan - A predawn fire breaks out in a video house on the first floor of a seven-story building in Osaka's Naniwa Ward in Osaka on Oct. 1. The fire killed 15 people and seriously injured three others. The fire was put out in about an hour and a half after burning some 30 square meters of the floor.

3 people rescued from atop 7-story Tokyo condo building after fire

3 people rescued from atop 7-story Tokyo condo building after fire

TOKYO, Japan - A 65-year-old man and two female family members were rescued Nov. 9 from the rooftop of a seven-story condominium building in Tokyo's Minato Ward about two hours after a fire broke out in the man's top floor residence, firefighters said. Photo shows a helicopter rescuing one of the three from roof of the building, located about 400 meters southwest of JR Hamamatsucho Station.

'Little Hong Kong' created in Tokyo seaside shopping mall

'Little Hong Kong' created in Tokyo seaside shopping mall

TOKYO, Japan - A Tokyo shopping mall aimed to recreate the atmosphere of Hong Kong is opened to journalists Dec. 1, one day before it begins commercial operations. Dubbed ''Little Hong Kong,'' the mall occupies the sixth and seventh floors of the new seven-story Island Mall annex of the Decks Tokyo Beach seaside shopping center in Tokyo's Odaiba.

Cliff collapses in Yokohama

Cliff collapses in Yokohama

A seven-story apartment building (Lower L) in Yokohama stands threatened by dirt piled up to the third floor Thursday Feb. 18 following a collapse overnight a part of the 50-meter-high cliff behind. The cliff is part of an area used by the U.S. military for housing. One person was injured in the cave-in.

Todaiji's lost 7-story pagoda

Todaiji's lost 7-story pagoda

File photo shows a model of the initial seven-story East Pagoda when the Buddhist temple Todaiji was established in Nara, western Japan. The temple announced on July 7, 2015, it will begin a 10-year project to excavate the site of the former pagoda, which was destroyed by thunder in 1362. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Osaka multi-tenant building fire kills 15

Osaka multi-tenant building fire kills 15

OSAKA, Japan - A predawn fire breaks out in a video house on the first floor of a seven-story building in Osaka's Naniwa Ward in Osaka on Oct. 1. The fire killed 15 people and seriously injured three others. The fire was put out in about an hour and a half after burning some 30 square meters of the floor. (Kyodo)

3 people rescued from atop 7-story Tokyo condo building after fi

3 people rescued from atop 7-story Tokyo condo building after fi

TOKYO, Japan - A 65-year-old man and two female family members were rescued Nov. 9 from the rooftop of a seven-story condominium building in Tokyo's Minato Ward about two hours after a fire broke out in the man's top floor residence, firefighters said. Photo shows a helicopter rescuing one of the three from roof of the building, located about 400 meters southwest of JR Hamamatsucho Station. (Kyodo)

Himeji Castle

Himeji Castle

Himeji Castle (Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture, National Treasure, also know as Shirasagi [White Heron] Castle) is viewed from the southeast. Mid-Meiji Period. This five-level seven-story donjon was built after the old three-story donjon built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi was demolished. Himeji Castle showcases the spectacular architecture of a modern Japanese castle It became Japan's first World Heritage Site in 1993.==Date:unknown, Place:Himeji, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number93‐35‐0]

'Little Hong Kong' created in Tokyo seaside shopping mall

'Little Hong Kong' created in Tokyo seaside shopping mall

TOKYO, Japan - A Tokyo shopping mall aimed to recreate the atmosphere of Hong Kong is opened to journalists Dec. 1, one day before it begins commercial operations. Dubbed ''Little Hong Kong,'' the mall occupies the sixth and seventh floors of the new seven-story Island Mall annex of the Decks Tokyo Beach seaside shopping center in Tokyo's Odaiba.

New entertainment complex in Fukuoka

New entertainment complex in Fukuoka

Softbank Hawks chairman Sadaharu Oh speaks during a grand opening event for a seven-story Boss E-Zo Fukuoka entertainment complex run by the baseball club in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on July 21, 2020.

New entertainment complex in Fukuoka

New entertainment complex in Fukuoka

Softbank Hawks chairman Sadaharu Oh attends a grand opening event for a seven-story Boss E-Zo Fukuoka entertainment complex run by the baseball club in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on July 21, 2020.

New entertainment complex in Fukuoka

New entertainment complex in Fukuoka

Photo taken June 25, 2020, shows a floor featuring virtual reality gaming in the seven-story Boss E-Zo Fukuoka entertainment complex run by the SoftBank Hawks baseball club in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan. The complex next to the Hawks' PayPay Dome is scheduled to open on July 21.

New entertainment complex in Fukuoka

New entertainment complex in Fukuoka

Photo taken June 25, 2020, shows a floor of the seven-story Boss E-Zo Fukuoka entertainment complex run by the SoftBank Hawks baseball club in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan. The floor is produced by digital art collective teamLab, and the complex next to the Hawks' PayPay Dome is scheduled to open on July 21.

New Louis Vuitton outlet in Osaka

New Louis Vuitton outlet in Osaka

Photo taken Jan. 29, 2020, shows Louis Vuitton's first-ever cafe located on the top floor of a seven-story building housing Louis Vuitton Maison Osaka Midosuji, the French fashion house's new and largest outlet in Japan, set to open in the western Japan city on Feb. 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

At least 4 injured in building fire in Tokyo, about 30 rescued

At least 4 injured in building fire in Tokyo, about 30 rescued

Photo taken Oct. 4, 2017, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the scene of a fire in Tokyo's Chuo Ward. At least four people were injured after a fire broke out on the second floor of a seven-story building. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

At least 4 injured in building fire in Tokyo, about 30 rescued

At least 4 injured in building fire in Tokyo, about 30 rescued

Firefighters and police officers respond to a fire in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on Oct. 4, 2017. At least four people were injured after a fire broke out on the second floor of a seven-story building. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Cliff collapses in Yokohama

Cliff collapses in Yokohama

A seven-story apartment building (Lower L) in Yokohama stands threatened by dirt piled up to the third floor Thursday Feb. 18 following a collapse overnight a part of the 50-meter-high cliff behind. The cliff is part of an area used by the U.S. military for housing. One person was injured in the cave-in.