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Japanese Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry Hiroshige Seko arrives for a meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels on Saturday, March 10, 2018. The EU will meet with Japanese and US officials on Saturday to seek more clarity on US tariffs on steel and aluminum. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)

Steel standoff: EU, Japan trade chiefs meet Trump envoy

By DANIELA BERRETTA and ANGELA CHARLTON - Associated Press

North Korean threats to turn the South Korean capital of Seoul into a "sea of fire" are not propaganda, the Senate Armed Services Committee was told. (Associated Press/File)

Pentagon steps up North Korea military planning

By Bill Gertz

$In this March 1, 2018 photo, Mongolian sumo wrestler Takanoiwa speaks to reporters at his stable in Uji, Kyoto prefecture, western Japan. Takanoiwa, who fractured his skull in an altercation with former grand champion Harumafuji in a restaurant last October, is hoping to make a comeback at the March 11-25 Osaka tournament. (Takumi Sato/Kyodo News via AP)$

Japan’s ancient sport of sumo needs some brighter days

By JIM ARMSTRONG - Associated Press

Review: A young man’s infatuation with Tokyo in the 1970s

By ANN LEVIN - Associated Press

Models wear creations for Manish Arora's ready-to-wear fall/winter 2018/2019 fashion collection presented in Paris, Thursday, March 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Kamil Zihnioglu)

Chloe goes romantic in Paris; Kenzo pays homage to Rousseau

By THOMAS ADAMSON - Associated Press

Japan police confirm arrest of US man over dismembered body

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

In this Oct. 27, 2017, photo, Shiori Ito, a journalist, who says was raped by a prominent TV newsman in 2015, talks about her ordeal and the need for more awareness and support for the victims in Japan, during an interview in Tokyo. Many online commentators criticized her for speaking out, looking too seductive and ruining the life of a prominent figure. Some women called her an embarrassment, she said. The #MeToo movement that has rattled America over sexual misconduct has slow to catch up in Japan, where discussion of sex crimes is still taboo and victims often get the blame. (AP Photo/Mari Yamaguchi)

In patriarchal Japan, saying ‘Me Too’ can be risky for women

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

George Washington senior guard Yuta Watanabe (right) puts up a shot in a game at Charles E. Smith Center in Washington, D.C. Courtesy photo. (Photo by Greg Fiume / George Washington athletics)

Yuta Watanabe eyes NBA as next chapter of ‘Chosen One’ career

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 28, 2017, file photo, a woman looks at the construction site of the new National Stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo. Tokyo used its famous 1964 Olympics to show off a miraculous recovery from defeat in World War II. This time the Japanese capital will use the games to showcase a clean, safe, and innovative city with great shopping and nightlife. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

Tokyo returns with Summer Games with something new to prove

By STEPHEN WADE and MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani works against the Milwaukee Brewers during the first inning of a spring training baseball game on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Ohtani has mixed results in first pitching start with Angels

By BERNIE WILSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 8, 2015, file photo, New York Yankees pitcher Chris Martin throws out Toronto Blue Jays' Jose Reyes during the seventh inning of a baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York. Martin, now with the Texas Rangers, went to Arlington High School, not far from Globe Life Park. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File)

Hometown reliever Chris Martin takes winding road to Rangers

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China orders 2 detained for posing in Japanese army uniforms

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Alina Zagitova of the Olympic Athletes of Russia performs during the women's short program figure skating in the Gangneung Ice Arena at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

The Latest: Zagitova gives Russians 1st gold in Pyeongchang

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Gold medal winner Sofia Goggia, of Italy, celebrates during the flower ceremony for the women's downhill at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Jeongseon, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Goggia gets gold; Bjoergen sets Winter Games medals mark

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. - Associated Press

US F-16 dumped 2 fuel tanks near fishermen at Japan lake

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Shiori Koike (2), of Japan, celebrates with her teammates after scoring a goal against the combined Koreas during the third period of the preliminary round of the women's hockey game at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Japanese women notch 1st Olympic victory 4-1 over Korea

By TERESA M. WALKER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2011 file photo, former South Korean comfort women who were forced to serve for the Japanese Army as sexual slaves during World War II, stage a rally to demand an official apology and compensation from the Japanese government in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea. The fierce grudges over historical persecution and a thousand perceived national and cultural slights cannot be untwined from the sports for many Koreans, and these swirling emotions will be front and center Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, when a combined team of North and South Koreans plays regional power Japan in women’s hockey. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

‘Deep down’: Rivalry between Koreas, Japan transcends sports

By FOSTER KLUG and KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2018 file photo, Katie Couric poses in the press room at the 23rd annual Critics' Choice Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. Couric has apologized for comments that she made during NBC's coverage of the Olympics opening ceremony that the Dutch are so successful in speed skating because skates have been used as a form of transportation when canals freeze in the Netherlands. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

The Latest: Shaun White’s Olympic gold a highlight of Day 5

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Sara Benz (13), of Switzerland, celebrates after scoring a goal against Nana Fujimoto (1), of Japan, during the second period of the preliminary round of the women's hockey game at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Schelling’ 8th win ties goalie mark as Swiss beat Japan 3-1

By TERESA M. WALKER - Associated Press

In this photo provided by South Korea Presidential Blue House, South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, shakes hands with North Korea's nominal head of state Kim Yong Nam as Kim Yo Jong, center, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's sister, watches after a performance of North Korea's Samjiyon Orchestra at National Theater in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018. (Presidential Blue House via AP)

In Olympic corner of Asia, web of relationships is complex

By The Associated Press - Associated Press