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.

2 Taiwanese students killed in Tokyo

2 Taiwanese students killed in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows an apartment building (C) in Tokyo's Taito Ward where two female Taiwanese language-school students were killed on Jan. 5, 2012. Lin Chih-ying, 22, and Chu Li-chieh, 24, were found bleeding with stab wounds in their apartment in the building rented as a dorm by the language school they attended. The cause of their death was apparently blood loss.

Female junior high school student finds asteroid

Female junior high school student finds asteroid

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 26, 2013 in Kanagawa Prefecture shows Akiko Takahashi, one of the first female junior high school students in Japan to have discovered an asteroid. In July 2013, the International Astronomical Union listed as a new astral body the asteroid discovered in 2009 by Takahashi and two other girls.

Japan, World Bank disaster meeting

Japan, World Bank disaster meeting

SENDAI, Japan - Rina Iwamoto (L) and Risa Shibahara recount how they survived the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake with the help of local communities at an international conference on disasters and development hosted by Japan and the World Bank in Sendai. The two female high school students from the city in northeastern Japan spoke on behalf of survivors of the disaster.

Camouflaged, wireless camera used to take furtive pictures

Camouflaged, wireless camera used to take furtive pictures

NAGOYA, Japan - A camouflaged camera wrapped in newspaper displayed at a police station in Nagoya on May 7 after police arrested a 35-year-old primary school teacher for allegedly using the wireless card-size to surreptitiously take pictures of the inside skirts of two female high-school students at subway station in Nagoya. The arrow points to the camera lens. Police say the suspect, Eiichi Tsunekawa, placed the camouflaged camera on the steps of the station and use a wireless transmitter to snap pictures as women walk past the camera. The police say they have confiscated more than 100 60-minute video tapes from the suspect's home and there were a large number of obviously surreptitiously taken photos of women in the tapes.

(2)17-year-old boy intrudes into elementary school, kills 1

(2)17-year-old boy intrudes into elementary school, kills 1

OSAKA, Japan - Parents of students at Neyagawa Municipal Chuo Elementary School in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, rush to the school on Feb. 14 after a 17-year-old boy intruded into the school earlier in the day and stabbed a male teacher to death with a knife, and left two female school staff members injured, one of them seriously.

17-year-old boy intrudes into elementary school, kills 1

17-year-old boy intrudes into elementary school, kills 1

OSAKA, Japan - Students at Neyagawa Municipal Chuo Elementary School in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, are evacuated to the school's grounds after a 17-year-old boy intruded into the school on Feb. 14 and stabbed a male teacher to death with a knife, and left two female school staff members injured, one of them seriously.

S. Koreans gather for students killed by U.S. forces

S. Koreans gather for students killed by U.S. forces

SEOUL, South Korea - South Koreans hold candles in front of the Seoul city office June 13 for a memorial service marking the first anniversary of the accident a year ago in which two female students were killed by U.S. armored vehicles.

Optimistic female Afghan students attend university classes

STORY: Optimistic female Afghan students attend university classes DATELINE: March 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:53 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY/EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the university campus and the female students in class 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): SHAGOFA MOHAMMADI, Student of Mustaqbal Pohanton University 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NAJIBULLAH NASRAT, Vice chancellor of Mustaqbal Pohanton University STORYLINE: At Mustaqbal Pohanton University on the eastern edge of Kabul, the new academic year has just begun. Universities in Afghanistan have been closed since August last year. "Learning and education are the tools for the country's development," said student Shagofa Mohammadi. "I am very happy that the universities have reopened." Mohammadi studies Sharia Law. Sitting among more than two dozen female students, she said that it was natural for everyone to want an education. Mohammadi is concerned by a shortage of female lecturers, and some of the classes are taught by male teachers

(2)17-year-old boy intrudes into elementary school, kills 1

(2)17-year-old boy intrudes into elementary school, kills 1

OSAKA, Japan - Parents of students at Neyagawa Municipal Chuo Elementary School in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, rush to the school on Feb. 14 after a 17-year-old boy intruded into the school earlier in the day and stabbed a male teacher to death with a knife, and left two female school staff members injured, one of them seriously. (Kyodo)

17-year-old boy intrudes into elementary school, kills 1

17-year-old boy intrudes into elementary school, kills 1

OSAKA, Japan - Students at Neyagawa Municipal Chuo Elementary School in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, are evacuated to the school's grounds after a 17-year-old boy intruded into the school on Feb. 14 and stabbed a male teacher to death with a knife, and left two female school staff members injured, one of them seriously. (Kyodo)

S. Koreans gather for students killed by U.S. forces

S. Koreans gather for students killed by U.S. forces

SEOUL, South Korea - South Koreans hold candles in front of the Seoul city office June 13 for a memorial service marking the first anniversary of the accident a year ago in which two female students were killed by U.S. armored vehicles. (Kyodo)

Law school professor suspected of leaking bar exam questions

Law school professor suspected of leaking bar exam questions

Photo taken in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2015, shows Meiji University, where a law school professor is suspected of having leaked questions for the 2015 national bar examination to one of his former students. The Justice Ministry says the 67-year-old professor, Koichi Aoyagi, leaked the information to a female student in her 20s and the two have admitted to the allegation during the ministry's questioning. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Law school professor suspected of leaking bar exam questions

Law school professor suspected of leaking bar exam questions

Photo taken in Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2015, shows Meiji University, where a law school professor is suspected of having leaked questions for the 2015 national bar examination to one of his former students. The Justice Ministry says the 67-year-old professor, Koichi Aoyagi, leaked the information to a female student in her 20s and the two have admitted to the allegation during the ministry's questioning. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Shogi game played with 'human pieces' in Tendo

Shogi game played with 'human pieces' in Tendo

A shogi, or Japanese chess, game with "human pieces" is played on April 25, 2015, in the Japanese northeastern city of Tendo, Yamagata Prefecture, the largest producer in Japan of Shogi pieces. High school students in armor or kimono moved on a 15-meter square shogi board under instructions from two female professional shogi players. Some 100,000 people are expected to see the two-day event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Shogi game played with 'human pieces' in Tendo

Shogi game played with 'human pieces' in Tendo

A shogi, or Japanese chess, game with "human pieces" is played on April 25, 2015, in the Japanese northeastern city of Tendo, Yamagata Prefecture, the largest producer in Japan of Shogi pieces. High school students in armor or kimono moved on a 15-meter square shogi board under instructions from two female professional shogi players. Some 100,000 people are expected to see the two-day event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Shogi game played with 'human pieces' in Tendo

Shogi game played with 'human pieces' in Tendo

A shogi, or Japanese chess, game with "human pieces" is played on April 25, 2015, in the Japanese northeastern city of Tendo, Yamagata Prefecture, the largest producer in Japan of Shogi pieces. High school students in armor or kimono moved on a 15-meter square shogi board under instructions from two female professional shogi players. Some 100,000 people are expected to see the two-day event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Camouflaged, wireless camera used to take furtive pictures

Camouflaged, wireless camera used to take furtive pictures

NAGOYA, Japan - A camouflaged camera wrapped in newspaper displayed at a police station in Nagoya on May 7 after police arrested a 35-year-old primary school teacher for allegedly using the wireless card-size to surreptitiously take pictures of the inside skirts of two female high-school students at subway station in Nagoya. The arrow points to the camera lens. Police say the suspect, Eiichi Tsunekawa, placed the camouflaged camera on the steps of the station and use a wireless transmitter to snap pictures as women walk past the camera. The police say they have confiscated more than 100 60-minute video tapes from the suspect's home and there were a large number of obviously surreptitiously taken photos of women in the tapes. (Kyodo)

2 Taiwanese students killed in Tokyo

2 Taiwanese students killed in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows an apartment building (C) in Tokyo's Taito Ward where two female Taiwanese language-school students were killed on Jan. 5, 2012. Lin Chih-ying, 22, and Chu Li-chieh, 24, were found bleeding with stab wounds in their apartment in the building rented as a dorm by the language school they attended. The cause of their death was apparently blood loss. (Kyodo)

Shogi played with human pieces

Shogi played with human pieces

A shogi, or Japanese chess, game with "human pieces" is played on April 20, 2019, in the northeastern Japanese city of Tendo, Yamagata Prefecture, the largest producer in Japan of shogi pieces. High school students in armor or kimono moved on a 15-meter square shogi board under instructions from two female professional shogi players. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Shogi played with human pieces

Shogi played with human pieces

A shogi, or Japanese chess, game with "human pieces" is played on April 20, 2019, in Tendo, Yamagata Prefecture, the largest producer in Japan of shogi pieces. High school students in armor or kimono moved on a 15-meter square shogi board under instructions from two female professional shogi players. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Shogi played with human pieces

Shogi played with human pieces

A shogi, or Japanese chess, game with "human pieces" is played on April 20, 2019, in Tendo, Yamagata Prefecture, the largest producer in Japan of shogi pieces. High school students in armor or kimono moved on a 15-meter square shogi board under instructions from two female professional shogi players. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Trainees for "Takarazuka" all-female musical theater

Trainees for "Takarazuka" all-female musical theater

Newly enrolled students of the Takarazuka Music School sing the school anthem during the entrance ceremony at the school in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, in western Japan on April 18, 2017. The school trains young women to become actresses in the Takarazuka Revue, Japan's all-female musical theater, with the course lasting two years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Trainees for "Takarazuka" all-female musical theater

Trainees for "Takarazuka" all-female musical theater

Norika Arai, representing 40 newly enrolled students of the Takarazuka Music School, reads aloud a speech during the entrance ceremony at the school in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, in western Japan on April 18, 2017. The school trains young women to become actresses in the Takarazuka Revue, Japan's all-female musical theater, with the course lasting two years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Trainees for "Takarazuka" all-female musical theater

Trainees for "Takarazuka" all-female musical theater

Newly enrolled students of the Takarazuka Music School gather for a group photo during the entrance ceremony at the school in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, in western Japan on April 18, 2017. The school trains young women to become actresses in the Takarazuka Revue, Japan's all-female musical theater, with the course lasting two years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Trainees for "Takarazuka" all-female musical theater

Trainees for "Takarazuka" all-female musical theater

Newly enrolled students of the Takarazuka Music School gather for a group photo during the entrance ceremony at the school in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, in western Japan on April 18, 2017. The school trains young women to become actresses in the Takarazuka Revue, Japan's all-female musical theater, with the course lasting two years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Applicants for Japan's "Takarazuka" all-female musical theater

Applicants for Japan's "Takarazuka" all-female musical theater

Successful applicants (R side) to enter the Takarazuka Music School are congratulated by students of the school, the institution to train young women for two years to become actresses in Takarazuka Revue, Japan's all-female musical theater, in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, in western Japan on March 30, 2017, after the school announced those who passed three rounds of tests. Only the graduates of the school can join the revue company. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo