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Illustration on an American father and the Japanese penal system by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

‘Japan is a cruel place for us this Father’s Day’

By Anthony, Maya and Nadine and Caroline Ghosn

In this June 13, 2019, photo released by the U.S. Navy, sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge render aid to the crew of the Kokuka Courageous, one of two oil tankers suspected to have been attacked in the Gulf of Oman. The U.S. military on Friday, June 14, 2019, released a video it said showed Iran's Revolutionary Guard removing an unexploded limpet mine from one of the oil tankers targeted near the Strait of Hormuz, suggesting the Islamic Republic sought to remove evidence of its involvement from the scene. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jason Waite, U.S. Navy via AP)

The Latest: Arab League chief tells Iranians to ‘be careful’

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Japan’s Abe heads to Iran in hopes to help ease tension

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In this Jan. 22, 2014, file photo, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, attend a session of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Abe's trip to Tehran on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, represents the highest-level effort yet to de-escalate tensions between the U.S. and Iran. The visit comes as Iran appears poised to break the 2015 nuclear deal it struck with world powers that America earlier abandoned. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

Yemeni rebels hit Saudi airport as Japanese PM heads to Iran

By Aya Batrawy - Associated Press

Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohamed Alhakim, right, shakes hands with his visiting Omani counterpart Yusuf bin Alawi, after a press conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Building in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, June 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

The Latest: Merkel urges ‘peaceful solutions’ in Gulf crisis

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People smoke near a Huawei retail store in Beijing, Tuesday, June 11, 2019. Chinese tech giant Huawei said Tuesday it would have become the world's No. 1 smartphone maker by year's end if it were not for &quot;unexpected&quot; circumstances — a hint that pressure from the U.S. may be hurting its sales. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

China mum on Donald Trump-Xi Jinping meeting as Huawei says sales slowing

By Wong Wai Bor - Associated Press

Correction: Japan-Energy story

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A warden stands at solitary cell area for inmates during a press tour of the Tokyo Detention House in Tokyo, Monday, June 10, 2019. With its bare cells, the Tokyo Detention House looks much like a high-security prison, but those who get incarcerated here, including former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn, have not been convicted of any crime.(AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Japan’s bare detention center holds many without convictions

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

Japan's Yuika Sugasawa reacts during the Women's World Cup Group D soccer match between Argentina and Japan at the Parc des Princes in Paris, France, Monday, June 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Argentina’s first World Cup point could prove priceless

By JEROME PUGMIRE - Associated Press

Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, speaks during a plenary session in the Congress Hall at the 49th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019. T(Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP)

EDITORIAL: Japan might prevent a collision with the West

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, left, talks with China's Central Bank Governor Yi Gang during the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting, Saturday, June 8, 2019, in Fukuoka, Japan. (Kim Kyung-hoon/Pool Photo via AP)

The Latest: G-20 finance officials: Trade risks intensifying

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Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda, center bottom, speak with other participants prior to G20 Finance Ministers' and Central Bank Governors' Meeting Saturday, June 8, 2019, in Fukuoka, western Japan. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool)

G-20 finance officials pledge to protect global growth

By ELAINE KURTENBACH - Associated Press

Japan PM to visit Iran in effort to mediate tension with US

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

The boat in which police confiscated drug is seen at a wharf in Minami Izu town, Shizuoka prefecture, south of Tokyo, Wednesday, June 5, 2019. Japanese authorities have arrested seven Chinese men on suspicion of smuggling what was believed to be a record amount of stimulants in off-shore ship-to-ship transfer off Japanese coast. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japanese police arrest 7 Chinese in record drug smuggling

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

President Donald Trump arrives at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Thursday, May 30, 2019, for a short trip to the White House after attending the 2019 United States Air Force Academy Graduation Ceremony in Colorado Springs, Colo. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s dig at McCain skews facts on vet care

By HOPE YEN and ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press

Hideaki Kumazawa, left, a former top Japanese government official, leaves a police station in Tokyo Monday, June 3, 2019. Kumazawa has been arrested in his son's killing and media reports say the retired bureaucrat told investigators he had feared his reclusive son might harm others. (Kenzaburo Fukuhara/Kyodo News via AP)

Former top Japanese gov’t official arrested in son’s killing

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

President Donald Trump talks with reporters before departing on Marine One for the Air Force Academy graduation ceremony, Thursday, May 30, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump’s feud with McCain continues, ship kept out of view

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, and Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte attend a welcoming prior to their meeting at Abe's official residence Friday, May 31, 2019, in Tokyo. Duterte is in Japan to participate in the 25th International Conference on the Future of Asia in Tokyo. (David Mareuil/Pool Photo via AP)

Duterte wary over US-China trade war, wants it resolved soon

By HARUKA NUGA - Associated Press

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, left, and Japan's Foreign Minister Taro Kono shake hands after their 2+2 joint press conference at the Iikura Guest House in Tokyo, Thursday, May 30, 2019. (Kazuhiro Nogi/Pool

Japan, Russia accuse each other of military buildups

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump talks with troops at a Memorial Day event aboard the USS Wasp amphibious assault ship, Tuesday, May 28, 2019, in Yokosuka, Japan. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Latest: Trump denies instructing Navy about McCain ship

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