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Chinese, Japanese foreign ministers meet amid calming ties

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Gen. David Berger, the new U.S. Marines commandant, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama) ** FILE **

US Marines chief acknowledges worries on Japan-Korean ties

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

In this March 5, 2019, photo, cars for export park at a port in Yokohama, near Tokyo. Government data show Japan's exports fell for the eighth straight month in July as worries continued about President Donald Trump's trade policies denting Asian economic growth. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Japan’s exports fell in July for 8th straight month

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DeWine slates 6-day trade mission to Japan for September

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People watch a TV news program reporting about North Korea's firing projectiles with a file image at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Aug. 16, 2019. South Korea's military said Friday North Korea fired more projectiles into the sea to extend a recent streak of weapons tests believed to be aimed at pressuring Washington and Seoul over slow nuclear diplomacy. The letters read on the top &quot;North Korea, fired two unidentified projectiles.&quot; (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

North Korea fires more projectiles, rules out talks with South

By Kim Tong-hyung - Associated Press

A worker walks past closed ticket gates at a station in Hiroshima, western Japan Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019. A powerful typhoon is lashing southwestern Japan with massive rain and strong winds, paralyzing traffic during Japan's Buddhist holiday week. (Shingo Nishizume/Kyodo News via AP)

Strong typhoon crosses southwest Japan; 1 dead, dozens hurt

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

People watch a TV screen showing a live broadcast of South Korean President Moon Jae-in's speech during a ceremony to celebrate the Korean Liberation Day, marking the 74th anniversary of Korea's liberation from the Japanese colonial rule, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019. The signs read: &quot;Korean Liberation Day.&quot;(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

S. Korea’s Moon calls for talks to end trade row with Japan

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, and Empress Masako, look at Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe bowing during a memorial ceremony for the war dead at Nippon Budokan Martial Arts Hall in Tokyo Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019. Japan marked Thursday the 74th anniversary of the end of World War II. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Japan’s new emperor remorseful in 1st war anniversary speech

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

South Korean Trade Minister Sung Yun-mo speaks during a press conference at the government complex in Sejong, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 12, 2019. South Korea says it has decided to remove Japan from a list of nations receiving preferential treatment in trade in what was seen as a retaliatory move to Tokyo's recent decision to downgrade Seoul's trade status. (Jin Sung-chul/Yonhap via AP)

South Korea to remove Japan from preferred trade list

By Kim Tong-hyung - Associated Press

Washington Wizards' Rui Hachimura plays against the Atlanta Hawks in an NBA summer league basketball game Thursday, July 11, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) ** FILE **

Rui Hachimura scores 35 points in Japan’s World Cup warm-up win

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Protesters with "No, Abe!" signs chat slogans during a rally outside Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's residence in Tokyo Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019. More than 100 people staged a rally to urge the government to reverse the recent downgrading of South Korea's trade status and to apologize for wartime atrocities in an effort fix rapidly souring relations. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

South Korea-Japan trade dispute creates China, Russia opportunities

By Maggie Garred - The Washington Times

Japan beats United States to win Pacific Nations Cup

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FILE - In this July 14, 2019, file photo, a telescope at the summit of Mauna Kea, Hawaii's tallest mountain is viewed. Astronomers across 11 observatories on Hawaii’s tallest mountain have cancelled more than 2,000 hours of telescope viewing over the past four weeks because a protest blocked a road to the summit. Astronomers said Friday, Aug. 9, 2019, they will attempt to resume observations but in some cases won’t be able to make up the missed research. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File)

Amid protest, Hawaii astronomers lose observation time

By AUDREY McAVOY - Associated Press

In this Aug. 7, 2019, photo, South Korean protesters hold signs during a rally demanding the abolition of the General Security of Military Information Agreement, or GSOMIA, an intelligence-sharing agreement between South Korea and Japan in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea has threatened to end the military intelligence sharing agreement with Japan as their tensions escalate over export controls. The agreement, known as GSOMIA, is a symbol of the countries’ trilateral security cooperation with their ally United States in the region. The letters read &quot;Abolition of the General Security of Military Information Agreement between South Korea and Japan.&quot; (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Seoul and Tokyo’s trade war puts military pact at stake

By KIM TONG-HYUNG and MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

Japanese official daily gazette, mentioning a decision by the Cabinet last Friday to drop South Korea from a list of countries granted preferred trade status becoming official Wednesday, and will take effect on Aug. 28, is seen in Tokyo Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. Japan's government spokesman says his country's downgrading of South Korea's trade status is not intended as retaliation for disputes over court rulings ordering Japanese companies pay compensation for their treatment of Korean laborers during World War II. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Japan OKs 1st export to South Korea under new trade curbs

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

A member of the Korean Government Employees' Union shout slogans during a rally demanding the abolition of the General Security of Military Information Agreement, or GSOMIA, an intelligence-sharing agreement between South Korea and Japan in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Japan says export step not aimed at hurting ties with Seoul

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a press conference in Hiroshima, western Japan Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019. Prime Minister Abe says the biggest problem between his country and South Korea is a loss of trust resulting from the wartime labor dispute, which Japan initially linked to the export control measures against South Korea but stayed away after Seoul accused Tokyo of weaponizing trade as retaliation.(Juntaro Yokoyama/Kyodo News via AP)

Japan PM says WWII labor row is biggest issue with S. Korea

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

FILE - This March, 2019, file photo shows former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn, right, and his wife Carole in Tokyo. The wife of former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn is protesting restrictions on contacting her husband as he awaits trial in Japan on financial misconduct allegations, calling them a human rights violation. Carole Ghosn said Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019, the family's fifth appeal to gain visitation rights was refused by a Tokyo court without explanation. (Kyodo News via AP, File)

Nissan ex-chair’s wife denounces restrictions on contacts

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

People pray for the atomic bomb victims in front of the cenotaph at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan during a ceremony to mark the 74th anniversary of the bombing Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019. (Kyodo News via AP)

Hiroshima marks 74th anniversary of atomic bombing

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

Sung Yun-mo, South Korea's minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, speaks during a press conference at the government complex in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 5, 2019. Sung said South Korea will spend 7.8 trillion won ($6.5 billion) over the next seven years to develop technologies for industrial materials and parts as it moves to reduce its dependence on Japan during an escalating trade row. The announcement came days after Japan's Cabinet approved the removal of South Korea from a list of countries with preferential trade status. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Moon calls for ‘peace economy’ with N. Korea, slams Japan

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press