Japan: Typhoon Jangmi Lashes Okinawa and Amami Islands With Destructive Winds

Typhoon Jangmi brought heavy rain and damaging winds to Okinawa and Amami islands, southern Japan, as it approached Okinawa's main island on Monday, June 1. All flights to and from Naha Airport were cancelled, while public transport, schools, and businesses were also shut for the day.

Japan: High Waves Pound Yoron Island Shore as Typhoon Jangmi Approaches

Typhoon Jangmi brought strong winds to Okinawa and Amami islands, southern Japan on Monday, June 1 as it approached the Okinawa main island.

China: Tourists and Locals Rescue Yaks from Mud Pit in Qinghai

In Qinghai, China, tourists and locals joined forces with an excavator operator to rescue four yaks stuck in deep mud on September 30, 2025. After spotting the trapped animals, the tourists alerted a herdsman and enlisted help from a nearby construction site. Working for nearly an hour, they freed all four yaks safely. The herdsman said the rescue prevented losses of over RMB 40,000.

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 8

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 2

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 3

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 4

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 5

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 6

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 7

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

Pakistani, Indian diplomats join

Pakistani, Indian diplomats join

Pakistani Counselor Abdul Abdullah and Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, (3rd from R) minister at the Indian Embassy in Tokyo, jointly take part in a tour of the Atomic-bomb Dome and the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum on Aug. 3. Although the two were together for a group photo, they apparently did not speak to each other during the three-hour tour. They will attend an antinuclear symposium on Aug 6, the anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945.

Salvage of sunken tour boat off Hokkaido

Salvage of sunken tour boat off Hokkaido

The barge Kaishin carrying a sunken tour boat covered with a blue tarpaulin berths at the port of Abashiri in Hokkaido on May 27, 2022. The tour boat Kazu I, which went missing in late April with 26 people aboard during a three-hour cruise around the Shiretoko Peninsula on the northernmost main Japanese island, will be examined to determine the cause of the deadly incident.

Salvage of sunken tour boat off Hokkaido

Salvage of sunken tour boat off Hokkaido

A sunken tour boat covered with a blue tarpaulin and loaded on a barge comes into the port of Abashiri in Hokkaido on May 27, 2022. The Kazu I vessel, which went missing in late April with 26 people aboard during a three-hour cruise around the Shiretoko Peninsula on the northernmost main Japanese island, will be examined to determine the cause of the deadly incident.

Salvage of sunken tour boat off Hokkaido

Salvage of sunken tour boat off Hokkaido

A sunken tour boat covered with a blue tarpaulin and loaded on a barge comes into the port of Abashiri in Hokkaido on May 27, 2022. The Kazu I vessel, which went missing in late April with 26 people aboard during a three-hour cruise around the Shiretoko Peninsula on the northernmost main Japanese island, will be examined to determine the cause of the deadly incident.

U.S. envoy Kennedy visits Rokkasho nuclear fuel reprocessing plant

U.S. envoy Kennedy visits Rokkasho nuclear fuel reprocessing plant

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy speaks to reporters after a three-hour tour at the spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant run by Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. in the village of Rokkasho in Aomori Prefecture on June 11, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Pakistani, Indian diplomats join

Pakistani, Indian diplomats join

Pakistani Counselor Abdul Abdullah and Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, (3rd from R) minister at the Indian Embassy in Tokyo, jointly take part in a tour of the Atomic-bomb Dome and the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum on Aug. 3. Although the two were together for a group photo, they apparently did not speak to each other during the three-hour tour. They will attend an antinuclear symposium on Aug 6, the anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945.