Japan

us_open_golf_12975.jpg

Hideki Matsuyama, of Japan, walks up the 12th hole during the second round of the U.S. Open golf tournament Friday, June 16, 2017, at Erin Hills in Erin, Wis. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

us_open_golf_65768.jpg

Hideki Matsuyama, of Japan, hits a drive on the 14th hole during the second round of the U.S. Open golf tournament Friday, June 16, 2017, at Erin Hills in Erin, Wis. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

us_open_golf_83666.jpg

Hideki Matsuyama, of Japan, walks to the 18th hole during the second round of the U.S. Open golf tournament Friday, June 16, 2017, at Erin Hills in Erin, Wis. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

us_open_golf_63770.jpg

Hideki Matsuyama, of Japan, wipes his head on the 18th green during the second round of the U.S. Open golf tournament Friday, June 16, 2017, at Erin Hills in Erin, Wis. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Hideki Matsuyama, of Japan, reacts to his birdie on the eighth hole during the second round of the U.S. Open golf tournament Friday, June 16, 2017, at Erin Hills in Erin, Wis. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

us_open_golf_66831.jpg

Hideki Matsuyama, of Japan, watches his shot on the 11th hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament Thursday, June 15, 2017, at Erin Hills in Erin, Wis. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

us_open_golf_41539.jpg

Hideki Matsuyama, of Japan, hits a drive on the eighth hole during a practice round for the U.S. Open golf tournament Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at Erin Hills in Erin, Wis. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

yankees_angels_baseball_37178.jpg

New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, right, of Japan, hands the ball to manager Joe Girardi during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Monday, June 12, 2017, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

japan_defense_86285.jpg

A visitor looks at a miniature model of P-1 Maritime Patrol Aircraft of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, during " MAST Asia", Japan's international arms exhibit, in Chiba, near Tokyo, Monday, June 12, 2017. The three-day exhibit, second since Japan’s 2014 easing of arms export rules, began Monday near Tokyo.(AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

japan_soccer_syria_31535.jpg

Japan's Hotaru Yamaguchi, left, and Syria's Khaled Almbayed vie for the ball during their Kirin Challenge Cup international friendly soccer match against Japan in Tokyo, Wednesday, June 7, 2017.(AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

japan_soccer_syria_12854.jpg

Japan's Yuya Osako, left, and Syria's Omro Al Midani vie for the ball during their Kirin Challenge Cup international friendly soccer match in Tokyo, Wednesday, June 7, 2017.(AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

japan_soccer_syria_75740.jpg

Japan's Maya Yoshida, right, and Syria's Khaled Almbayed vie for the ball during their Kirin Challenge Cup international friendly soccer match in Tokyo, Wednesday, June 7, 2017.(AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

japan_soccer_syria_37790.jpg

Syria's Mardek Mardkian, second from left, celebrates a goal with teammates during their Kirin Challenge Cup international friendly soccer match against Japan in Tokyo, Wednesday, June 7, 2017.(AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

japan_soccer_syria_07538.jpg

Japan's Gen Shoji, right, and Syria's Mardek Mardkian vie for the ball during their Kirin Challenge Cup international friendly soccer match in Tokyo, Wednesday, June 7, 2017.(AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

6_1_2017_b1-detrani8201.jpg

Illustration on the North Korean missile threat to Japan by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

indycar_indy_500_auto_racing_26700.jpg

Takuma Sato, of Japan, celebrates on the Yard of Bricks on the start/finish line after winning the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Sunday, May 28, 2017 in Indianapolis.(AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

south_sudan_japan_11653.jpg

Japan's Ambassador to South Sudan, Masahiko Kiya, center, thanks a member of the final group of Japan's Ground Self-Defence Force troops as they prepare to board a plane and leave from Juba, South Sudan Thursday, May 25, 2017. The departure marks the end of Japan's five-year participation in the ongoing UN peacekeeping mission. (AP Photo/Bullen Chol)

yankees_rays_baseball_17671.jpg

New York Yankees' Masahiro Tanaka, of Japan, pitches to the Tampa Bay Rays during the second inning of a baseball game Saturday, May 20, 2017, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

japan_koreas_tensions_38021.jpg

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to the media at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo shortly after learning that North Korea conducted a missile launch test, Sunday morning, May 14, 2017. Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the missile test-fired by North Korea flew 800 kilometers (500 miles) for about 30 minutes and landed in the Sea of Japan, but not inside Japan's exclusive economic zone. (Hiroki Yamauchi/Kyodo News via AP)

players_championship_golf_75931.jpg

Spectators watch Phil Mickelson and Hideki Matsuyama, of Japan, on the 17th green during the second round of The Players Championship golf tournament Friday, May 12, 2017, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)