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In this Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019, file photo, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani delivers a speech at the Kuala Lumpur Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Rouhani is to visit Tokyo to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe later Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, in hopes of easing nuclear impasse between Tehran and Washington and relieving tension in the Middle East. Friday's visit is the first by an Iranian prime minister in 19 years and comes just before Japan is expected to announce a plan to deploy its troops to the Middle Eastern seas to ensure the safety of Japanese vessels transporting oil from the region. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin, File)

Iran’s Rouhani in Japan to meet Japan PM amid nuke impasse

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

Norihito Arima, a 33-year-old taxi driver working for Nihon Kotsu, one of the largest taxi companies in Japan, puts on white gloves in his taxi while getting ready to work Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019, in Tokyo. White gloves are optional. Drivers are not allowed to have tattoos or wear sunglasses, and men must be clean-shaven. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

The Tokyo taxi driver: Suit and tie — white gloves optional

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

Tokyo court awards damages to female journalist in rape case

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2019, file photo, the Olympic rings stand near the new National Stadium Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019, in Tokyo. The stadium is officially completed. Tokyo's Olympic tickets continue to be very hard to find — particularly in Japan. Organizers on Wednesday, Dec. 18, said there were 23 million tickets requested in the latest lottery for Japan residents only. The bad news is that only 1 million tickets were available. Which means most came away empty handed. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Latest Tokyo Olympic ticket lottery: 1M offered; 23M sought

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

A general view of the new National Stadium is seen Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019, in Tokyo. The stadium is officially completed. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Tokyo’s new stadium: A masterpiece by Japan’s Kengo Kuma

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

Lee Ho-hyeon, left, director-general for International Trade Policy at South Korea's Trade, Industry and Energy Ministry, shakes hands with Yoichi Iida, director-general of Japan's Trade Control Department before a director-general level meeting at the trade ministry in Tokyo Monday, Dec. 16, 2019. Senior officials from Japan and South Korea were holding talks Monday on high-tech exports for the first time since Tokyo tightened controls on South Korean semiconductor parts earlier this year. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan, South Korea hold export talks, seek dispute solution

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

A Tokyo 2020 banner stands in front of the Azumi Baseball Stadium, a venue for baseball and softball at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019, in Fukushima, Fukushima prefecture, Japan. The torch relay for the Tokyo Olympics will kick off in Fukushima, the northern prefecture devastated almost nine years ago by an earthquake, tsunami and the subsequent meltdown of three nuclear reactors. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Tokyo being billed as ‘Recovery Olympics’ — but not for all

By Mari Yamaguchi and Stephen Wade - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 7, 2019, file photo, the United States players hold the trophy as they celebrate winning the Women's World Cup final soccer match against The Netherlands at the Stade de Lyon in Decines, outside Lyon, France. FIFA has received bids from Brazil, Japan, Colombia and a joint bid from Australia and New Zealand to host the 2023 Women's World Cup on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

FIFA to consider four bids to host 2023 Women’s World Cup

By ANNE M. PETERSON - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, photo, Katsumi Takenaka holds a protesting banner during an interview with The Associated Press in Tokyo. Takenaka and Harumi Suzuki are among a handful of people who have gone public as survivors of Catholic clergy sexual abuse in Japan. They held signs, when Pope Francis visited recently, standing where his motorcade passed, but in different spots and days. The Japanese bishops conference launched a nationwide investigation into sexual abuse of women and children this year, responding to the Vatican’s demand for an urgent response to the global crisis. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama)

Cries of abuse in Catholic Church start to be heard in Japan

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

UN calls for truce around next year’s Tokyo summer Olympics

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Monday, Dec. 9, 2019. Abe said his country is arranging Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's visit to Japan as the country seeks to play a greater role in relieving tension in the Middle East where Japanese oil imports mainly come from. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Japan PM Abe says visit by Iran’s Rouhani being arranged

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 28, 2017, file photo, a statue representing sex slaves is seen near the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea. Japan's army during World War II asked the government to provide one sex slave for every 70 soldiers, according to historical documents reviewed by Kyodo News service that highlight the state role in the so-called “comfort women” system. The letters read &quot;Nullity&quot;. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

Historical documents show Japan’s role in WWII sex slaves

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, photo, men stand on top of a lantern-covered float as fireworks light up the sky during the Chichibu Night Festival in Chichibu, north of Tokyo, Japan. Moving six towering floats up a hill and into the town center is the culminating moment of a Shinto festival that has evolved from a harvest thanksgiving into a once-a-year meeting between two local gods. (AP Photo/Toru Hanai)

Shinto festival carries on centuries-old tradition in Japan

By MALCOLM FOSTER - Associated Press

Trump’s US-Japan trade deal wins Japan parliament approval

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

FILE - This April 15, 2019, file image released by Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) shows an operation to remove fuel from a cooling pool at Unit 3 of the Fukushima nuclear plant in Okuma town, Fukushima prefecture, northeastern Japan. Japan’s economy and industry ministry unveiled a draft revision Monday, Dec. 2, 2019, to its decades-long roadmap to clean up the radioactive mess at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, which was wrecked by a massive earthquake and tsunami in 2011. (Tokyo Electric Power Co. via AP, File)

Fukushima melted fuel removal begins 2021, end state unknown

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, second right, Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono, second left, Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar, right, and Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi pose for the media before the start of India Japan 2+2 talks, in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019, to boost bilateral security and Defence cooperation between the two countries. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

India and Japan hold inaugural security talks

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FILE - In this May 1, 2015, file photo, former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone delivers a speech during the annual meeting on Japan's constitution reform in Tokyo. Nakasone, a giant of his country’s post-World War II politics, died on Friday, Nov. 29, 2019. He was 101. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

The Latest: China expresses condolences over Nakasone

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FILE - In this March 23, 2007, file photo, former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone adjusts earphone during a press conference in Tokyo. Nakasone, a giant of his country’s post-World War II politics, died on Friday, Nov. 29, 2019. He was 101. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File)

Japan’s ex-Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone dead at 101

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

Pope Francis, center, prepares to leave after meeting with Japan's Emperor Naruhito, right, at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Monday, Nov. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

The Latest: Pope says parents cried over atom bombings

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The faithful participate as Pope Francis celebrates Holy Mass at Tokyo Dome Monday, Nov. 25, 2019, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Japanese boxer formerly on death row attends pope’s Mass

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press