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Japan pop group AKB48 cancels events after attack

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

The volunteers jump to take a photo on the pitch during an event at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Sunday, May 25, 2014. Tokyo's National Stadium, the centerpiece of the 1964 Summer Olympics, hosted its final sporting event on Sunday before it will be demolished to make way for a new 80,000-seat structure that will be the main venue of the 2020 Olympics. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Tokyo’s National Stadium hosts final sports event

By JIM ARMSTRONG - Associated Press

Unilever sells Ragu brand for $2.15 billion

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China's Du Pengyu returns a shot to Thailand's Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk during their quarter final match of men's singles event at the Thomas Cup Badminton in New Delhi, India, Thursday, May 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal)

China enters Thomas and Uber Cup semifinals

By C.RAJSHEKHAR RAO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2014 file photo, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr perform at The Night that Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles, in Los Angeles. McCartney has canceled his concert in South Korea next week due to the virus-caused illness that forced him to call off his entire Japan tour, organizers said Wednesday, May 21, 2014. The former Beatle, who turns 72 next month, had planned to hold concerts in Japan and South Korea as part of his world tour. (Photo by Zach Cordner/Invision/AP, File)

McCartney still ill, cancels South Korea concert

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Vietnam's Nguyen Thi Nguyet , left, vies for the ball with Thailand's Pikul Khueanpet, during their AFC Women's Asian Cup soccer match at Thong Nhat Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Wednesday, May 21, 2014. Thailand won 2-1. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Thailand joins Asian qualifiers for Women’s WCup

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This photo taken in January 2014, and provided by Washington State Ecology Department, shows a seaweed-covered skiff that washed ashore at Twin Harbors State Park in Wesport, Wash. The skiff was recently confirmed as debris from the March 2011 tsunami in Japan. (AP Photo/Washington State Ecology Department)

Skiff found on Washington coast was tsunami debris

By DOUG ESSER - Associated Press

Bald? Japan has got your back with discount drinks in Tokyo bar

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

FILE- In this June 8, 2013 file photo, Paul McCartney performs during a concert at the Barclays Center, in New York. McCartney is canceling his entire Japan tour. The former Beatle got a virus last week and canceled several appearances, apologizing online to his fans. Now, his organizers say he is not well enough to do any of the concerts in Japan, including the one set for Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at Nippon Budokan hall, where the Beatles performed during their first 1966 Japan tour. (Photo by Jason DeCrow/Invision/AP, File)

Paul McCartney cancels Japan tour due to virus

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

UN says Asia’s demand drives global meth seizures

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People watch TV reporting North Korea's missile test at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. South Korea says North Korea has fired seven suspected artillery shells into the seas following its recent series of Scud missile launches. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

U.S. seeks information-sharing agreement with Japan, South Korea

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

Woman sentenced to 15 years on child sex charge

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A full moon rises over a hill, Wednesday, May 14, 2014, in Tepexpan, Mexico. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Japan to become first country to put billboard ad on moon

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

"The President sits with President Xi Jinping of China on an inscribed redwood park bench at the Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage, Calif. The two leaders spent two days in bilateral talks at Sunnylands."
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Inside China: No Friends for Beijing

By Miles Yu

Gen. Fang Fenghui, chief of the general staff of China's People's Liberation Army, salutes while visiting the USS Coronado Tuesday in San Diego. (associated press)

Chinese general: Pivot causing havoc in region

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

Slugger becomes third legal Cuban baseball export

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Minnesota teen accused of rape on US base in Japan

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Japan national team coach Alberto Zaccheroni speaks during a press conference as Japan names its World Cup squad in Tokyo, Monday, May 12, 2014. Japan is drawn in a Group C with Ivory Coast, Greece and Colombia at the World Cup in Brazil. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

Honda, Kagawa selected in Japan’s World Cup squad

By JIM ARMSTRONG - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at a navy parade marking the Victory Day in Sevastopol, Crimea, Friday, May 9, 2014. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

ORTEL: The looming danger beyond Putin’s aggression in Ukraine

By Charles Ortel

Tosu beats Yokohama to maintain lead in J-League

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