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IOC President Thomas Bach speaks to the media following his meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Abe's official residence in Tokyo Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016. With Abe, Bach discussed the possibility of staging some Olympic events in the northeastern region of Japan hit by the 2011 tsunami and Fukushima disaster. &quot;Baseball and softball were some of the options under discussion,&quot; Bach said. (Yoshinobu Shimizu/Kyodo News via AP)

Bach proposes holding 2020 events in disaster area

By JIM ARMSTRONG - Associated Press

Former Yankee Kuroda to retire after Japan Series

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International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, left, arrives at Haneda Airport in Tokyo Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016. Bach is set to meet Tokyo's governor pushing for changes to some of the planned venues for the 2020 Games. (Hiroki Yamauchi/Kyodo News via AP)

Thomas Bach reminds Tokyo to stick with current venue plans

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

A Japanese navy flag is unfurled at a ceremony at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016. A Japanese flag that flew on the battleship of the man who planned the attack on Pearl Harbor has been donated to the National Park Service. U.S. Navy Seaman Robert Hartman acquired the flag from the Japanese Battleship Nagato after Japan formally surrendered in 1945. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher)

Japanese battleship flag donated at Pearl Harbor

By AUDREY McAVOY - Associated Press

The Latest: Japanese battleship flag donated at Pearl Harbor

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FILE - In this May 15, 2016, file photo, Toronto Blue Jays' Jose Bautista, left, is hit by Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor, right, after Bautista slid into second in the eighth inning of a baseball game at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers and Blue Jays meet in an ALDS rematch. Game 1 is Thursday, Oct. 6. (Richard W. Rodriguez/Star-Telegram via AP, File)

Yu Darvish set for 1st Rangers postseason start since 2012

By STEPHEN HAWKINS - Associated Press

Branstad plans trade mission to China and Japan in November

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FILE - In this July 5, 2015, file photo, Carli Lloyd of the U.S celebrates scoring her third goal against Japan during the first half of the FIFA Women's World Cup soccer championship in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Lloyd reveals that she has been estranged from her family since 2008 in her new memoir, “When Nobody Was Watching: My Hard-Fought Journey to the Top of the Soccer World” which comes out on Monday, Sept. 26, 2016. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Lloyd shows human side, including rift with her family.

By ANNE M. PETERSON - Associated Press

Amid tensions, Japan navy chief wants exchanges with China

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

In this photo taken on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016, a South Korean protester shouts slogans during a rally denouncing North Korea's latest nuclear test in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016. On Monday, China said the United States has inflamed the conflict on the Korean Peninsula and must carry the burden of ending it in the wake of North Korea’s fifth nuclear test. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Cut the Gordian knot to end North Korea’s nuclear adventurism

By Bruce Fein

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a reinterpretation of his constitution to allow Japanese forces to come to the aid of attacked allies. (Associated Press)

Japan’s military posturing raises alarm in Asia as Shinzo Abe reconsiders pacifist constitution

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this Dec. 19, 2013, file photo, North Korean workers assemble jackets at a factory of a South Korean-owned company at the jointly run Kaesong Industrial Complex, in Kaesong, North Korea. South Korea says Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016, it will halt operations at joint industrial park with North Korea in response to the North's recent rocket launch. (Kim Hong-Ji/Pool Photo via AP, File)

North Korean submarine missile launch shows improved ability

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

TV screens show file footage of a similar North Korea's ballistic missile that North Korea claimed to have launched from underwater at the Yongsan Electronic store in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016. A North Korean ballistic missile fired from a submarine Wednesday flew about 500 kilometers (310 miles) in the longest flight by that type of weapon, Seoul officials said, a range that can place much of South Korea within its striking distance. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

North Korea fires submarine-launched ballistic missile toward Japan

By L. Todd Wood

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe removes costume of the Nintendo game character Super Mario as he makes an appearance during the closing ceremony at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016. Abe's brief but show-stopping appearance as Super Mario offered a tantalizing glimpse at Tokyo's plans for the 2020 games. (Masanori Takei/Kyodo News via AP)

Shinzo Abe, Japanese prime minister, wows Rio finale as Super Mario

By Elaine Kurtenbach - Associated Press

In this undated file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a Chinese H-6K bomber patrols the islands and reefs in the South China Sea. (Liu Rui/Xinhua via AP, File) **FILE**

Chinese ships, planes hold war games in Sea of Japan

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press

Vice President Joe Biden addresses a gathering during a campaign rally with Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton Monday, Aug. 15, 2016, in Scranton, Pa. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) ** FILE **

EDITORIAL: Joe Biden’s no-gaffe gaffe

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

United States' Kayla Banwarth bumps during a women's quarterfinal volleyball match against Japan at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Unbeaten U.S. women volleyballers top Japan to reach semifinals

By Janie McCauley - Associated Press

United States' Diana Taurasi, second from right, pats teammate Maya Moore as they walk off the court during a women's quarterfinal round basketball game against Japan at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

U.S. routs Japan to advance to women’s basketball semifinals

By Doug Feinberg - Associated Press

United States' Katie Bam, right, plays the ball against Argentina's goalkeeper Belem Succi, left, during a women's field hockey match at 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

USA women’s field hockey beats Japan, advances

By Cliff Brunt - Associated Press

Brazil’s Gabriel Jesus controls the ball during a Brazil Olympic soccer team training session in Brasilia, Brazil, Aug. 1, 2016. Brazil holds its first match against South Africa on August 4. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

The Latest: Jin Jongoh overcomes miscue

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