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Illustration on Taiwan's readiness in defense against the communist mainland by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Taiwan security will mean peace throughout Asia

By James A. Lyons and Richard D. Fisher Jr.

In this photo taken Thursday, April 6, 2017, a pair of medals are pinned to the jacket of Bataan Death March survivor Ramon Regalado at his home in El Cerrito, Calif. Survivors of the infamous Bataan Death March in the Philippines are marking the anniversary Saturday in San Francisco with speeches and a 21-gun battery salute to the thousands who died in it. Among the speakers will be Regalado, a former wartime machine-gun operator who turns 100 this month and is among the war's few living survivors. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Filipino Bataan Death March survivors mark 75th anniversary

By JANIE HAR - Associated Press

People gather at the smoking area in Tokyo, Friday, April 7, 2017. The senior World Health Organization official says Japan should go fully smoke-free in public places if it wants success in Tokyo Olympics and tourism promotion. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara) ** FILE **

WHO: Japan needs anti-smoking law ahead of Tokyo Olympics

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

Illustration on the need for U.S. missile defense systems by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

North Korea nuclear arsenal should drive concern

By James A. Lyons

Hiroshi Imazu, second right, Chairman of Research Commission on Security of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) submits a proposal on missile defense to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, right, flanked by former Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera, second left, head of LDP panel, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Thursday, March 30, 2017. Japan's ruling party has urged the government to consider arming itself with more advanced and offensive capability, such as striking enemy targets with cruise missiles, loosening Japan's self-defense-only military posture since the end of World War II. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool)

Japan ruling party urges strike ability amid N. Korea threat

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

Former Tennessee trade secretary chosen ambassador to Japan

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United States' Tanner Roark throws during the first inning of a semifinal in the World Baseball Classic against Japan in Los Angeles, Tuesday, March 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Tanner Roark throws four scoreless innings to help U.S. move to WBC final

By Greg Beacham - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 11, 2017, file photo, U.S. relief pitcher Tanner Roark stands on the mound with catcher Jonathan Lucroy during the sixth inning in a first-round game of the World Baseball Classic against the Dominican Republic in Miami. Roark is getting a chance to redeem himself in the World Baseball Classic. The Washington Nationals pitcher will start for the United States against Japan in the semifinals at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday night, March 21. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File) **FILE**

Tanner Roark given shot at redemption by U.S. against Japan in WBC semifinals

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, second left, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, left, put hands together with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, second right, and Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada during the two-plus-two meeting in Tokyo Monday, March 20, 2017. The foreign and defense ministers from Japan and Russia met in Tokyo on Monday, with both sides expressing hope that discussions on joint development of islands claimed by both countries might help them move closer to resolving the territorial dispute preventing them from forging a peace treaty. (David Mareuil/Pool Photo via AP)

Japan, Russia bolster cooperation, urge NKorean restraint

By ELAINE KURTENBACH - Associated Press

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, left, talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida at the start of their meeting as a part of Japan-Russia foreign and defence ministers meeting at Iikura guest house in Tokyo, Japan Monday, March 20, 2017. The foreign and defense ministers from Japan and Russia are meeting in Tokyo for the first &quot;two-plus-two&quot; talks since Russia's annexation of Ukraine. (Issei Kato/Pool Photo via AP)

Japan and Russia hold talks on security, territorial dispute

By Elaine Kurtenbach - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, right, shake hands during their meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Thursday, March 16, 2017. Tillerson said Thursday cooperation with allies Japan and South Korea is &quot;critical&quot; to addressing the threat from North Korea's nuclear and missile programs.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool)

Tillerson says NKorea ‘need not fear’ United States

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

This Nov. 11, 2016 photo shows Marvin Strombo of Dixon, Mont. holds a flag that he took from a Japanese officer who died during the Battle of Saipan in 1944. He hopes it will be returned to the family of the soldier. A University of Montana assistant professor identified the soldier as Yasue Sadao. ( Kira Veracruyssen/Missoulian via AP)

WWII vet hopes Japanese flag can be given to owner’s family

By KIM BRIGGEMAN - Associated Press

In this photo provided by U.S. Forces Korea, trucks carrying U.S. missile launchers and other equipment needed to set up the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system arrive at the Osan air base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Monday, March 6, 2017. The U.S. military has begun moving equipment for the controversial missile defense system to ally South Korea. The announcement Tuesday by the U.S. military comes a day after North Korea test-launched four ballistic missiles into the ocean near Japan. (U.S. Force Korea via AP)

US moves controversial missile defense to South Korea

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

A man watches a TV news program reporting about North Korea's missile firing at Seoul Train Station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, March 6, 2017. North Korea on Monday fired four banned ballistic missiles that flew about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles), with three of them landing in Japan's exclusive economic zone, South Korean and Japanese officials said, in an apparent reaction to huge military drills by Washington and Seoul that Pyongyang insists are an invasion rehearsal. The letters on the top read &quot; North Korea, Fire missile.&quot; The letters on the top read &quot; North Korea, Fire missile.&quot; (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

U.S. THAAD missile defense system arrives in South Korea

By Kim Tong-Hyung - Associated Press

US moves parts of controversial missile defense to SKorea

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

Japanese television showed news of North Korea's firing of four banned ballistic missiles, three of which that landed in Japan's exclusive economic zone. (Associated Press)

North Korean missile tests give Donald Trump another crisis

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

A mock North Korea's Scud-B missile, center left, and South Korean missiles are displayed at Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, in this Feb. 2, 2017, file photo. North Korea on Monday, March 6, 2017, fired a projectile into the waters off its east coast, South Korea's military said, in an apparent missile test that comes days after Washington and Seoul began huge military drills that Pyongyang insists are an invasion rehearsal. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

North Korea fires 4 banned ballistic missiles into sea

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

In this Feb. 16, 2017 photo, Japanese film director Shinya Tsukamoto speaks during an interview in Tokyo. Violence pulsates in Tsukamoto’s early films, driving stories into nightmarish fantasies like in 1989’s “Tetsuo,” which ridicules middle-class conformity with a man-becomes-machine metamorphosis. The nature of violence changed in his more recent films, from whimsical “cyberpunk” horror to horrifying reality. In an interview, he says that’s why he identified so closely with Martin Scorsese’s “Silence,” in which he plays a Christian martyr in samurai-era Japan. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama)

Japan actor in Scorsese’s ‘Silence’ drawn to recurring theme

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

Musician tries to return to bluegrass after crash

By DAVID MENCONI - Associated Press

Uno wins gold medal in figure skating at Asian Winter Games

By JIM ARMSTRONG - Associated Press