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FILE - In this June 5, 2013, file photo, Takafumi Horie, the Japanese dot.com celebrity imprisoned for nearly two years on securities fraud charges, speaks during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo. Japan's public broadcaster NHK apologized Wednesday, July 12, 2017, over a cartoon with Adolph Hitler's face that was printed on a T-shirt worn by a talk show guest. The black T-shirt worn by entrepreneur Horie also carried a &quot;No war&quot; message on one side and a peace symbol on a lapel. The T-shirt has prompted complaints from viewers. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File)

Japan TV sorry over Hitler T-shirt worn by talk show guest

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People react as they watch the news that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed the order to carry out the test-fire of intercontinental ballistic rocket near the Pyongyang railway station in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, July 4, 2017. North Korea claimed to have tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile in a launch Tuesday, a potential game-changing development in its push to militarily challenge Washington — but a declaration that conflicts with earlier South Korean and U.S. assessments that it had an intermediate range. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)

The Latest: S.Korea leader wants tougher sanctions for North

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This image made from video of a news bulletin aired by North Korea's KRT on Tuesday, July 4, 2017, shows what was said to be North Korea leader Kim Jung Un, center, watching the launch of a Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile, ICBM, in North Korea's northwest. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this photo. North Korea claimed to have tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile in a launch Tuesday, a potential game-changing development in its push to militarily challenge Washington but a declaration that conflicts with earlier South Korean and U.S. assessments that it had an intermediate range. (KRT via AP Video)

North Korea claims it tested first intercontinental missile

By Hyung-jin Kim and Foster Klug - Associated Press

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watches the launch of the Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile. (Associated Press) ** FILE**

North Korea’s ICBM threatens Alaska, East Asia power balance

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump waves as he arrives on Air Force One, Monday, July 3, 2017, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., en route to Washington as he returns from Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J.. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Tensions rise as Washington says NKorea tested its 1st ICBM

By CATHERINE LUCEY and JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, fireworks explore next to China's new domestically-built 10,000-ton Type 055 destroyer during a launching ceremony at Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai, China, Wednesday, June 28, 2017. China's increasingly powerful navy launched its most advanced domestically produced destroyer on Wednesday, at a time of rising competition with other naval powers such as the United States, Japan and India. (Wang Donghai/Xinhua via AP)

China’s navy launches latest-generation destroyer

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press

In this photo released by U.S. Navy, sailors fold seven U.S. flags during a memorial ceremony at Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, Tuesday, June 27, 2017, for seven sailors assigned to USS Fitzgerald who were killed in the June 17 collision. The U.S. Navy has paid tribute to the sailors killed as their warship collided with a merchant ship off Japan this month. The USS Fitzgerald and the Philippine-flagged container collided in the Japanese waters off Yokosuka in the pre-dawn hours of June 17. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Raymond D. Diaz III/U.S. Navy via AP)

U.S. Navy holds memorial service for 7 sailors killed in crash

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

Japanese actor Kazufusa Hosho, impersonating Okina, performs during a traditional Noh theater representation, on the occasion of the celebrations for the 75th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between the Vatican and Japan, in Rome's Palazzo della Cancelleria, Saturday, June 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Japan marks 75 years of Vatican ties with Noh theater show

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This Thursday, June 22, 2017 image released by Tokyo Zoological Park Society, shows a 10-day giant panda cub at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo. Ueno Zoo said Friday, June 23, 2017 the panda, born on June 12, was ruled a female by examining experts. The still nameless cub has been doing well, drinking mother ShinShin's milk. Panda cubs gradually get black markings on their ears, eyes and paws, and the spots were starting to show. (Tokyo Zoological Park Society via AP)

It’s a girl: Japan zoo’s star panda baby gets a checkup

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

Former White Sox infielder Iguchi announces retirement plans

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This combination of undated photos released Monday, June 19, 2017, by the U.S. Navy shows the seven U.S. sailors who died in a collision between the USS Fitzgerald and a container ship off Japan on Saturday, June 17, 2017. From top left to right, Personnel Specialist 1st Class Xavier Alec Martin, 24, from Halethorpe, Md.; Yeoman 3rd Class Shingo Alexander Douglass, 25, from San Diego, Calif.; Gunner's Mate Seaman Dakota Kyle Rigsby, 19, from Palmyra, Va.; and Fire Controlman 2nd Class Carlos Victor Ganzon Sibayan, 23, from Chula Vista, Calif. From bottom left to right, Sonar Technician 3rd Class Ngoc T Truong Huynh, 25, from Oakville, Conn.; Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Noe Hernandez, 26, from Weslaco, Texas; and Fire Controlman 1st Class Gary Leo Rehm Jr., 37, from Elyria, Ohio. (U.S. Navy via AP)

Family, friends: Sailor killed in Japan set to retire soon

By DAKE KANG - Associated Press

The container ship ACX Crystal with its left bow dented and scraped after colliding with the USS Fitzgerald in the waters off the Izu Peninsula on Saturday, June 17, 2017, is berthed at the Yokohama port near Tokyo, Monday, June 19, 2017. The ships collided about early Saturday, when the Navy said most of the 300 sailors on board would have been sleeping, and authorities have declined to speculate on a cause while the crash remains under investigation.(Hiroshi Kashimura/Kyodo News via AP)

The Latest: White House remembers U.S. sailors killed

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Kleefisch says she talked with Foxconn 2 years ago

By SCOTT BAUER - Associated Press

Damaged USS Fitzgerald is seen at Yokosuka Naval Base, south of Tokyo, Sunday, June 18, 2017. Navy divers found the bodies of missing sailors Sunday aboard the stricken USS Fitzgerald that collided with a container ship Saturday in the busy sea off Japan, the Navy said. (Kyodo News via AP)

Mother: Son tried to save Navy shipmates after collision

By Mari Yamaguchi and Tammy Webber - Associated Press

In this photo released by Japan's Defense Ministry, an injured USS Fitzgerald personnel is carried by U.S. military personnel, left, and Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force members upon arriving to the U.S. Naval base in Yokosuka, southwest of Tokyo, after the U.S. destroyer collided with the Philippine-registered container ship ACX Crystal in the waters off the Izu Peninsula Saturday, June 17, 2017. Seven Navy sailors were missing and at least two, including the captain, were injured after the collision off the coast of Japan before dawn Saturday, the U.S. Navy and Japanese coast guard reported. (Japan's Defense Ministry via AP)

The Latest: US Navy says bodies of sailors found on ship

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In this March 7, 2017, the guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) launches a missile from the aft missile deck during Multisail 17, a training exercise designed to improve interoperability between the U.S. and Japanese forces, in the Philippine Sea. The U.S. Navy destroyer has collided with a merchant ship off the coast of Japan, the U.S. military said, and there have been injuries. In a brief written statement, the U.S. Pacific Fleet in Hawaii said the Navy has requested assistance from the Japanese Coast Guard. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class William McCann/U.S. Navy via AP)

The Latest: Navy says flooding stabilized after collision

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In this Aug. 20, 2013 photo, the guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) makes its way through the Pacific Ocean. The U.S. military said the Navy destroyer collided with a merchant ship off the coast of Japan and said there have been injuries. In a brief written statement, U.S. Pacific Fleet in Hawaii said the Navy has requested assistance from the Japanese Coast Guard. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Paul Kelly/U.S. Navy via AP)

7 Navy crew missing, skipper hurt after collision off Japan

By KEN MORITSUGU - Associated Press

Correction: Japan-Defense story

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

In a photo provided by the America's Cup Event Authority, members of the Artemis Racing of Sweden competing against SoftBank Team Japan in the America's Cup challenger finals Friday, June 9, 2017, in the Great Sound in Bermuda. Artemis Racing of Sweden beat SoftBank Team Japan on Friday for the fourth straight time to clinch a spot in the finals. ( Ricardo Pinto/America's Cup Event Authority via AP)

Artemis Racing reaches America’s Cup challenger finals

By BERNIE WILSON - Associated Press