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Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako wave as they make a public appearance during a ceremony to celebrate his enthronement in Tokyo Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. Naruhito thanked tens of thousands of well-wishers who gathered outside the palace to congratulate his enthronement at the ceremony organized by conservative political and business groups. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, Pool)

Japan emperor greets at celebration hosted by conservatives

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 19, 2019, file photo, tourists walk with their luggage past the Olympic rings in Tokyo. Frustrated residents of Japan got another shot at attending next year’s Tokyo Olympics when organizers on Friday, Nov. 8, 2019, put about 1 million more tickets into the latest lottery. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

More than 1 million Olympic tickets in latest Japan lottery

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

Opera tenor Placido Domingo waits to give autographs after he performed "Macbeth" from Giuseppe Verdi at Austrian State Opera in Vienna, Austria, Friday, Nov. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

Placido Domingo won’t perform at Tokyo Olympics cultural events

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

In this photo provided by South Korea Presidential Blue House, South Korean President Moon Jae-in, center right, talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center left, ahead of the ASEAN+3 Summit in Nonthaburi, Thailand, Monday, Nov. 4, 2019. (South Korea Presidential Blue House via AP)

US official says Moon-Abe meeting was ‘encouraging sign’

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 27, 2019, file photo, Charles Howell III drives during the first round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic golf tournament, in Detroit. Howell turned the Asian swing on the PGA Tour into a five-week working vacation to let his two elementary-school children see more of the world. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Charles Howell III takes family on ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ trip

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

South African captain Siya Kolisi holds the Webb Ellis Cup aloft with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa after South Africa defeated England to win the Rugby World Cup final at International Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama, Japan, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Top quotes from the Rugby World Cup

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Japan excels as World Cup host, must ride the rugby wave

By STEVE DOUGLAS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2019, file photo, Lelisa Desisa, of Ethiopia, wins the men's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar. The IOC is seeking to relocate next summer’s Olympic marathon from steamy Tokyo to the cooler northern city of Sapporo after seeing competitors collapse in extreme heat at the world championships in Qatar. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty, File)

Runners mixed on plan to move Olympic marathon out of Tokyo

By JAKE SEINER - Associated Press

Japanese Justice Minister Katsuyuki Kawai speaks to reporters after submitting his resignation to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Abe's official residence in Tokyo Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019. Kawai resigned over election fraud allegations involving his wife, also a lawmaker, and about his own gift-giving allegations reported in a tabloid magazine. (Yoshitaka Sugawara/Kyodo News via AP)

Japan justice minister resigns in election payments scandal

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

Smoke and flames rise from burning Shuri Castle in Naha, Okinawa, southern Japan, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019. A fire broke out at the historic Shuri Castle on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa, nearly destroying it. (Jun Hirata/Kyodo News via AP)

Fire nearly destroys historic Japanese castle

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

Tiger Woods won the Zozo Championship Sunday for his 82nd PGA Tour career win, tying Sam Snead's record set in 1965. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Tiger Woods is tied with Sam Snead, and no one else is close

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

Tiger Woods of the United States poses with his trophy after winning the Zozo Championship PGA Tour at the Accordia Golf Narashino country club in Inzai, east of Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Oct. 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Tiger Woods ties Sam Snead’s record of 82 PGA Tour wins

By Jim Armstrong - Associated Press

South Korea's Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon, left, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe prior to their meeting at Abe's official residence in Tokyo, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019. Abe held talks with Lee in a first high-level meeting amid tension between the two neighbors over trade and wartime history. Lee, known as Japan expert, attended Emperor Naruhito’s enthronement ceremony Tuesday and was expected to propose improving ties. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Abe, S. Korean premier agree to keep talking to mend ties

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

Tiger Woods of the United States watches his tee shot on the 10th hole during the pro-am event of he Zozo Championship PGA Tour at Accordia Golf Narashino C.C. in Inzai, east of Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

PGA Tour hopes to ‘never leave Japan’

By JIM ARMSTRONG - Associated Press

Tiger Woods of the United States watches his tee shot on the 10th hole during the pro-am event of he Zozo Championship PGA Tour at Accordia Golf Narashino C.C. in Inzai, east of Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Woods, Spieth, McIlroy lead star field in Japan

By JIM ARMSTRONG - Associated Press

Golf glance

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

A volunteer continues to clean up mud from last week's Typhoon Hagibis, in Nagano, central Japan, Monday, Oct. 21, 2019. Japan is bracing for two more storms heading its way a week after a typhoon devastated the country’s central and northern regions. (Keisuke Koito/Kyodo News via AP)

Japan braces for 2 more storms after deadly typhoon

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FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2019, file photo, Kei Nishikori, of Japan, returns a shot to Alex de Minaur, of Australia, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships n New York. Nishikori, the 2014 U.S. Open runner-up, will have season-ending surgery on his right elbow. Nishikori's manager, Olivier van Lindonk, says in an email sent to reporters on Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, that the Japanese star will have &quot;a small procedure removing two small bone spurs&quot; in the elbow. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, File)

2014 US Open runner-up Nishikori to have right elbow surgery

By HOWARD FENDRICH - Associated Press

Japan's Emperor Naruhito depart for the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. Emperor Naruhito will declare Tuesday he had ascended to the Chrysanthemum Throne at the palace. (Kyodo News via AP)

The Latest: Trump congratulates Japanese Emperor Naruhito

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China detains Japanese man, possibly on spying allegations

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