Japan

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** FILE ** In this Feb. 22, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama shakes hands with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

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Lt. Gen. Qi Jianguo, deputy chief of staff for the Chinese army, delivered an about-face to an international conference claiming China recognizes that the Ryukyu island chain belongs to Japan after all. (Associated Press)

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Japan's Defense Ministry has released photos showing three Chinese warships close to Okinawa on May 27.

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Japan's Keisuke Honda, bottom, celebrates with his teammates after he scored on a penalty kick during their Asian zone Group B qualifying soccer match against Australia for the 2014 World Cup at Saitama Stadium in Saitama, near Tokyo, Tuesday, June 4, 2013. Japan became the first team to qualify for the World Cup, tying Australia 1-1 Tuesday night on Honda's penalty kick in the first minute of second-half stoppage time. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

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ustralia's Samantha Stosur returns the ball to Japan's Kimiko Date-Krumm during their first round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium Tuesday, May 28, 2013 in Paris. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

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** FILE ** In this Aug. 14, 2012, file photo, a U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor stealth fighter takes off from Kadena Air Base on the southern island of Okinawa in Japan. (AP Photo/Greg Baker, File)

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A mushroom cloud rises moments after the atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, Aug. 9, 1945.

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**FILE** Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (right) shakes hands with U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos during a joint announcement at Abe's official residence in Tokyo on April 5, 2013. Japan and the U.S. have agreed on plans for returning to Japan land adjacent to Kadena Air Base on the southern island of Okinawa that is now used by the U.S. military. (Associated Press)