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FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2012, file photo, United States' Christie Rampone (3) celebrates with teammate Hope Solo (1) after winning the women's soccer gold medal match against Japan at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The pair are on the U.S. Women's World Cup roster. Coach Jill Ellis on Tuesday, April 14, 2015, announced her 23 picks for the tournament in Canada. Seeking their third title and first since 1999, the Americans open against Australia on June 8. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)

Christie Rampone, Hope Solo included on U.S. roster for Women’s World Cup

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

In this Friday, April 10, 2015 photo, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, right, shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart Han Min Koo upon his arrival at the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea. Carter was on his first visit to Asia since becoming defense secretary in February. He met Friday with President Park Geun-hye and senior members of her government. Earlier in the week he was in Japan. Aides said Carter intended to discuss the South China Sea situation with U.S. officials at Pacific Command in Hawaii on Saturday. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

On Carter’s first Asia trip as Pentagon chief, calm prevails

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

In this image released by the Lincoln Center Theater, Ken Watanabe appears during a performance of &quot;The King and I,&quot; in New York. (AP Photo/Lincoln Center Theater, Paul Kolnik)

Ken Watanabe on ‘The King and I’ and Yul Brynner’s shadow

By Mark Kennedy - Associated Press

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, left, shakes hands with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida before their working lunch at the foreign ministry's Iikura guest house in Tokyo Wednesday, April 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Yuya Shino, Pool)

U.S. defense chief warns of al-Qaida gains in Yemen

By KEN MORITSUGU - Associated Press

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Target Tokyo: Jimmy Doolittle and the Raid that Avenged Pearl Harbor’

By Thomas W. Schaaf Sr.

FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2010 file photo, North Korea missiles on trucks make its way during a massive military parade to mark the 65th anniversary of the communist nation's ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea. Nuclear-armed North Korea has hundreds of ballistic missiles that can target its neighbors in Northeast Asia but it will need foreign technology to upgrade its arsenal and pose a more direct threat to the United States, U.S. researchers said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

U.S. researchers: Hundreds of NKorea missiles threaten Asia

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter speaks, Monday, April 6, 2015, at the the McCain Institute at Arizona State University in Tempe, Ariz. The Obama administration is opening a new phase of its strategic "rebalance" toward Asia and the Pacific by investing in high-end weapons such as a new long-range stealth bomber, refreshing its defense alliance with Japan and expanding trade partnerships, Carter said Monday. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Ashton Carter stresses partnerships in Pacific ahead of trip to Japan, South Korea

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio calls on a reporters during his weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 26, 2015. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Veterans angered Japan prime minister will address Congress on World War II emperor’s birthday

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Washington Nationals first baseman Kila Ka'aihue (18) bats in an exhibition spring training baseball game against the Houston Astros Friday, March 13, 2015, in Viera, Fla. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

A stint in Japan behind him, Kila Ka’aihue at peace in Nationals camp

By Tom Schad - The Washington Times

In this picture released by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis receives from the newly appointed Japanese Ambassador to the Holy See Teruaki Nagasaki, right, his credentials as they meet at the Vatican, Monday Oct. 28, 2013. Nagasaki was Ambassador to Guatemala since Aug. 2010. (AP Photo/Osservatore Romano, HO)

Japan’s history of ‘hidden’ Christians recalled by Pope Francis

Catholic News Agency

A U.S. veteran with uniform attends a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima, now known officially as Ioto, Japan Saturday March 21, 2015. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

U.S. veterans return to Iwo Jima for 70th anniversary

By Eric Talmadge - Associated Press

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama waves as she leaves for Cambodia after her three-day visit to Japan at Itami Airport in Osaka, western Japan Friday, March 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

US 1st lady gets taste of Japan’s ancient culture in Kyoto

By ELAINE KURTENBACH - Associated Press

"Social media is another component of unconventional strategies, and the security environment in general, that is playing a central role in recruiting individuals to causes," Army Gen. Joseph L. Votel, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, said Wednesday in prepared testimony to the House Armed Services Committee.

Inside the Ring: Special Ops targets social media

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy waves before she delivers opening remarks during JFK International Symposium at Waseda University in Tokyo Wednesday, March 18, 2015. Japanese police are investigating phone calls threatening to kill U.S. Ambassador Kennedy. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Caroline Kennedy faces death threats in Japan: report

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

Japan Maritime Self Defense Forces Capt. Yasuhiro Sato said “We have China in sight. We hope we can keep a good relationship by abiding by international rules. But we are aware that there are disputes between our nations.” (Bill Gertz)

Japan set to counter North Korean missiles

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Kenji Harada

Japan builds military forces to counter Chinese threats

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

In this March 15, 2015 photo provided by UNICEF Pacific, young children move around debris as residents work to recover from Cyclone Pam in Mele village, on the outskirts of the capital Port Vila, Vanuatu. Vanuatu's President Baldwin Lonsdale said the cyclone that hammered the tiny South Pacific archipelago was a &quot;monster&quot; that has destroyed or damaged 90 percent of the buildings in the capital and has forced the nation to start anew. (AP Photo/UNICEF Pacific) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES

Baldwin Lonsdale, Vanuatu president, says nation must start anew after cyclone

By Nick Perry and Elaine Kurtenbach - Associated Press

The North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un does not appear interested in holding sincere talks on giving up his nuclear arms. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Inside the Ring: Secret North Korea talks

By Bill Gertz

This image released by Columbia Pictures shows the character Chappie in a scene from "Chappie." (AP Photo/Columbia Pictures)

‘Chappie’ ponders future of humans in a world run on artificial intelligence

By Chandra Johnson - Deseret News

Carrie Russell, 26, jailed for drug smuggling in Japan after mom mails her Adderall prescription

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times