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Hideki Matsuyama, of Japan, waves his cap after winning the Masters golf tournament on Sunday, April 11, 2021, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Matsuyama becomes first Japanese in Masters green jacket

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

Hideki Matsuyama, of Japan, celebrates during champion's green jacket ceremony after winning the Masters golf tournament on Sunday, April 11, 2021, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Column: A reluctant star heads home with the green jacket

By JIM LITKE - Associated Press

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announces that Tokyo, Kyoto and Okinawa will be applied for pre-emergency status under a new prevention law during a government task force meeting at the prime minister's office Friday, April 9, 2021, in Tokyo. Japan announced Friday that it will raise the coronavirus alert level in Tokyo to allow tougher measures to curb the rapid spread of a more contagious variant ahead of the Summer Olympics. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool)

Japan imposes new virus measures in Tokyo ahead of Olympics

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

People wearing protective masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk along a pedestrian crossing in Shibuya district in Tokyo on April 7, 2021. Japan is set to strengthen anti-virus measures in Tokyo on Friday, April 9, 2021 to curb the rapid spread of a more contagious coronavirus variant just three months before the Olympics begin in the capital where most people are not yet vaccinated. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Japan to raise virus steps in Tokyo, 3 months ahead of Games

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

People wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk at downtown Umeda in Osaka, western Japan, Sunday, April 4, 2021. Osaka prefecture issued a special warning Wednesday, April 7, 2021 over the rapid upsurge of the coronavirus cases that has put the area's medical systems on the brink of collapse, requesting the cancellation of the Olympic torch relay on public roads. (Chiaki Ueda/Kyodo News via AP)

Tokyo asks government to allow it to take virus measures

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 25, 2021, file photo, the celebration cauldron is seen lit on the first day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay in Naraha, Fukushima prefecture, northeastern Japan. The governor of Osaka prefecture said on Thursday that he wants to cancel the Olympic torch relay legs going through Osaka later this month. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Tokyo Olympic torch relay taken off streets of Osaka

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

A mother and a boy walk by a display of the Olympic rings at the Japan Olympic Museum in Tokyo on Friday, April 2, 2021. Reports in Japan on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, said Tokyo Olympic organizers have canceled a water polo test event set for this weekend. The reports said technical officials were unable to go to Japan because of strict procedures to enter the country. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Tokyo Olympic organizers postpone water polo test event

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

FILE - This March 25, 2021, file photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says a test fire of newly developed new-type tactical guided projectile by the Academy of Defense Science, at an undisclosed place in North Korea. Japan extended its own sanctions against North Korea for another two years as Pyongyang continues to develop its nuclear weapons without any progress in resolving the abductions of Japanese nationals. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

Japan extends its own North Korean sanctions another 2 years

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

Japan’s Toshiba studies acquisition proposal by global fund

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

China is targeting regional U.S. allies in Asia with an escalating number of military flights around Taiwan and massing more than 200 fishing ships near a disputed reef. (Associated Press)

China tests Biden resolve with pressure on Japan, Taiwan, Philippines

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks during the virtual summit of the leaders of Australia, India, Japan and the U.S., a group known as “the Quad&quot;, at his official residence in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, March 12, 2021. (Kiyoshi Ota/Pool via AP)

Japanese leader to hold talks with Biden in US on April 16

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks to reporters in Osaka, western Japan Thursday, April 1, 2021. Yoshimura said on Thursday that he wants to cancel the Olympic torch relay legs going through Osaka later this month. (Kyodo News via AP)

Mayor, governor want to cancel Osaka legs of Olympic relay

By MARI YAMAGUCHI and STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

People wear face masks as they make their way in Osaka, western Japan Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Japan is set to designate Osaka and two other prefectures for new virus control steps Thursday as infections in those areas rise less than four months before the Tokyo Olympics. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan puts Osaka, 2 other areas under virus semi-emergency

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 17, 2021, file photo, people walk past the Olympic rings in Tokyo. The Tokyo Olympics open in under four months, and the torch relay has begun to crisscross Japan with 10,000 runners. Organizers say they are mitigating the risks, but many medial expert aren't convinced.(AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Some medical experts unconvinced about holding Tokyo Games

By YURI KAGEYAMA and STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

People wearing protective masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk under a canopy of cherry blossoms Sunday, March 28, 2021, in Tokyo. Japan's favorite flower, called &quot;sakura,&quot; started blooming earlier this month and has already peaked in many places, setting the earliest records in more than a dozen cities across the country.(AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

Japan’s famous cherry blossoms bloom early as climate warms

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

Japanese Vaccine Minister Taro Kono wearing a face mask with Japanese and EU flags on it speaks during an interview in Tokyo, Monday, March 29, 2021. Kono tasked with COVID-19 vaccinations urged the EU to ensure stable shipment of Pfizer vaccines amid distribution uncertainty in a country where the Olympics are coming up in four months. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

AP Interview: Japan urges EU to ensure stable vaccine export

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, right, and Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, wearing protective face masks, pose for a photograph prior to the Japan Indonesia Foreign Ministers meeting in Tokyo on Monday, March 29, 2021. Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi and Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto are in Japan from March 28-30, 2021. (David Mareuil/Pool Photo via AP)

Japan, Indonesia seek to improve Myanmar situation

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2020, file photo, shows tickets for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics displayed in Tokyo. Many fans living outside Japan who bought Tokyo Olympic tickets from middlemen - so-called Authorized Ticket Resellers - will not get full refunds. The question of refunds came into play a week ago when local organizers and the Japanese government decided to bar fans from abroad because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Overseas Tokyo ticket holders may get only partial refunds

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

Jason Brown of the USA performs during the Men Free Skating Program at the Figure Skating World Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, Saturday, March 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Chen wins 3rd straight worlds, beating Olympic champ Hanyu

Associated Press

This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says a test fire of newly developed new-type tactical guided projectile by the Academy of Defense Science, at an undisclosed place in North Korea, Thursday, March 25, 2021. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

EXPLAINER: North Korean missiles getting more agile, evasive

By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press