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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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China detains Japanese man, possibly on spying allegations

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FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2019, file photo, Japanese Emperor Naruhito, accompanied by Empress Masako, walks to deliver his remarks during a memorial ceremony for the war dead at Nippon Budokan Martial Arts Hall in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Japan set to celebrate Emperor Naruhito’s enthronement

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

Emperor Naruhito delivers his speech during the enthronement ceremony where the emperor officially proclaims his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. (Photo by Kazuhiro Nogi/Pool Photo via AP)

Japanese Emperor Naruhito ascends Chrysanthemum Throne

By Mari Yamaguchi - 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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South Africa's Handre Pollard, center left, and Japan's Michael Leitch vie for the ball during the Rugby World Cup quarterfinal match at Tokyo Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

No shocker this time: Springboks smother Japan at World Cup

By JOHN PYE - Associated Press

South Africa's Faf de Klerk runs to score a try during the Rugby World Cup quarterfinal match at Tokyo Stadium between Japan and South Africa in Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

The Latest: No shock as Boks reach semis with win over Japan

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South Africa's Faf de Klerk celebrates after scoring a try during the Rugby World Cup quarterfinal match at Tokyo Stadium between Japan and South Africa in Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

No shock for Boks: SA beats Japan, reaches World Cup semis

By JOHN PYE - Associated Press

In this July 8, 2019, photo, cars for export are parked at Kawasaki port, near of Tokyo. Japan has logged a third straight month of a trade deficit in September, according to the latest government data, as trade tensions between China and the U.S. crimped exports. Japan’s Finance Ministry reported Monday, Oct. 21, the nation’s trade deficit in September totaled 122.98 billion yen ($1.13 billion). (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Japan exports fall for 10th straight month in September

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Japan's Isileli Nakajima, left, celebrates with Yu Tamura after the Rugby World Cup Pool A game at International Stadium against Scotland in Yokohama, Japan, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019. Japan won 28-21. (AP Photo/Jae Hong)

Japan’s team takes on South Africa in World Cup knockout

By JOHN PYE - Associated Press

The Latest: Kiwi captain Read pays tribute to Best’s career

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In this Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, photo, Vulcan Inc. director of subsea operations on the Petrel, Rob Kraft, left, looks at images of the Japanese aircraft carrier Kaga, off Midway Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Deep-sea explorers scouring the world's oceans for sunken World War II ships are honing in on a debris field deep in the Pacific. Weeks of grid searches around the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands already have led the research vessel Petrel to one sunken battleship, the Japanese aircraft carrier Kaga. This week, it's investigating what could be another. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)

Deep-sea explorers find Japanese ship that sank during WWII

By CALEB JONES - Associated Press

Japan to send own force, won’t join US coalition for Mideast

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

No looking back for Boks or Japan ahead of World Cup QFs

By JOHN PYE - Associated Press

Japan makes 1 enforced change for World Cup QF vs Springboks

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FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2019, file photo, All Blacks coach Steve Hansen watches his players warm up ahead of the Rugby World Cup Pool B game at Oita Stadium between New Zealand and Canada in Oita, Japan. Of the eight teams remaining in the Rugby World Cup four are coached by New Zealanders who, from similar beginnings, pursued divergent coaching careers before their paths intersected at this tournament. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

The Latest: Fishing expedition: Goodhue explains the mullet

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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, front left, visits a shelter for people affected by Typhoon Hagibis, in Motomiya, Fukushima prefecture, Japan Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. The typhoon hit Japan on Saturday with historic rainfall that caused rivers to overflow and left thousands of homes flooded, damaged or without power. (Shohei Miyano/Kyodo News via AP)

Japan PM visits storm-hit areas; royal parade may be delayed

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

The Latest: Ireland name 12 who started in recent win vs NZ

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FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2019, file photo, Yoshihide Suga, Chief Cabinet Secretary speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo. Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga told reporters that a Japanese fisheries inspection ship received a distress call from another North Korean boat of the capsizing. He said the Japanese fisheries and coast guard patrol boats are jointly searching for the missing. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Japan searches for North Korean boat crew who fell into sea

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

A vehicle sits in front of a home destroyed by Typhoon Hagibis Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, in Nagano, Japan. More victims and more damage have been found in typhoon-hit areas of central and northern Japan, where rescue crews are searching for people still missing. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Flooded bullet trains show Japan’s risks from disasters

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press