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Singer and co-founder of RED Bono, 2nd right, gestures to Afsaneh Mashayekhi Beschloss, founder of RockCreek, Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of IMF and Rwanda President Paul Kagame, from left, as he arrives for the &quot;Closing the Financing Gap&quot; session at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

The Latest: France wants new Renault chief to lock in Nissan

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Suh Wook, chief director of operations at the South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks during a press conference at the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019. South Korea's military accused Japan of a &quot;clear provocation&quot; over what it says was a threatening low-altitude flight by a Japanese patrol plane over a South Korean warship. (Lee Ji-eun/Yonhap via AP)

Seoul accuses Japanese patrol plane of threatening flight

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

In this April 25, 2016, file photo, then Renault-Nissan's CEO Carlos Ghosn speaks during a press conference held at Auto China 2016 in Beijing, China. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

Tokyo court rejects Ex-Nissan chair Carlo Ghosn’s bail request

By Yuri Kageyama - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, attend a joint news conference following their talks in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019. The Kremlin talks focused on a decades-long territorial dispute between the two nations. (Alexander Nemenov/Pool Photo via AP)

Russia, Japan make no visible progress on territorial spat

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and JIM HEINTZ - Associated Press

In this April 25, 2016, file photo, then Renault-Nissan's CEO Carlos Ghosn speaks during a press conference held at Auto China 2016 in Beijing, China. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

Tokyo court rejects Ex-Nissan chair Ghosn’s bail request

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

In this April 10, 2018, file photo, Masazo Nonaka eats a cake after receiving the certificate from Guinness World Records as the world's oldest living man at then age 112 years and 259 days during a ceremony in Ashoro on Japan's northern main island of Hokkaido. In the early hours of Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019, Nonaka died at his home _ a hot springs inn _ in northern Japan at the age of 113. (Masanori Takei/Kyodo News via AP)

World’s oldest man, 113, dies at his home in northern Japan

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

Hitachi's President Toshiaki Higashihara speaks at a press conference in Tokyo Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. Work on a major new nuclear power station in Britain was suspended after the contracted developer, Japan's Hitachi, said Thursday that it has been unable to agree on financing with the U.K. government. (Yohei Nishimura/Kyodo News via AP)

Work on UK nuclear power plant halted over financing impasse

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Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda delivers a speech at a symposium in Tokyo Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. Kuroda warned of unforeseen risks in guiding economic policy as the country’s population declines. (Kyodo News via AP)

BOJ warns Japan faces new risks as population shrinks

By KAORI HITOMI - Associated Press

A smoke column rises from Shindake volcano after its eruption in Kuchinoerabu island, southern Japan, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. Japan Meteorological Agency said Thursday's eruption caused volcanic rocks flying out of the crater and pyroclastic flows pouring down but have not reached as far as the residential area 2 kilometers (1.2 mile) away. (Kyodo News via AP)

Volcano in southern Japan erupts; no injuries or damage

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FILE - In this Nov. 22, 2018 file photo, a balloon depicting Goku, from the &quot;Dragon Ball&quot; manga series, makes its way down Sixth Avenue during the 92nd annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York. &quot;Dragon Ball” is a revered anime that has influenced pop culture for years, earning praise from the likes of Michael B. Jordan, Ronda Rousey and Chris Brown, showing up in end zone celebrations. With the new film &quot;Dragon Ball Super: Broly&quot; releasing this week in the U.S., the franchise’s popularity with its famous and non-famous fans is likely to grow. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg, File)

Celebs, athletes give ‘Dragon Ball’ pop culture super status

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. - Associated Press

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, welcomes Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono for the talks in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Jan. 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Russia tells Japan retaking Pacific islands not on horizon

By Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 20, 2018, file photo, then Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn speaks during an interview in Hong Kong. Carole Ghosn, the wife of Nissan's former chairman Ghosn, has written a letter to Human Rights Watch, an advocacy group, on Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, criticizing his long detention and Japan's criminal justice system as unfair and harsh. Her letter describes how prosecutors interrogate prisoners without a lawyer present in an apparent effort to get a confession - conditions that are routine for suspects in Japan. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

Ghosn’s wife slams Japan detention as ‘draconian’ in letter

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

Japanese “Coming-of-Age” ceremony honors students turning 20

By BILL SCHACKNER and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Associated Press

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte react at the top of a meeting during a boat tour of the harbor of Rotterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. The leaders are expected to discuss issues including the June G-20 summit in Osaka, trade and Brexit, the impending departure of Britain from the European Union. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Dutch, Japanese PMs offer to help save imperiled Brexit deal

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

Nepal, Japan agree to resume commercial flights

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FILE - In this Nov. 29, 2018, file photo, victims of Japan's forced labor and their family members arrive at the Supreme Court in Seoul, South Korea. A South Korean district court said Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, it has decided to freeze the local assets of a Japanese company involved in compensation disputes for wartime Korean laborers. The sign reads &quot; Mitsubishi Heavy Industries apologize and compensate victims.&quot; (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

S. Korea orders seizure of Japan assets over forced labor

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

Governor Brian Sandoval, with wife Lauralyn McCarthy, gives one last wave as governor before Governor-elect Steve Sisolak is sworn into office on the steps of the Nevada State Capitol in Carson City, Nev., Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Tom R. Smedes)

Former Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval joins MGM Resorts

By REGINA GARCIA CANO - Associated Press

Strong quake hits near southern Japan; no reports of damage

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Journalists wait for a vehicle carrying former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn leaving Tokyo Detention Center in Tokyo, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. Ghosn is getting his day in court to demand the reason for his prolonged detention by Tokyo authorities. The hearing Tuesday would be his first public appearance since his arrest on Nov. 19. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

The Latest: Nissan’s Ghosn tells Tokyo court he is innocent

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In this Oct. 6, 2017, file photo, Renault Group CEO Carlos Ghosn listens during a media conference at La Defense business district, outside Paris, France. A Japanese news report says former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn will be detained at least through Jan. 11, 2019. Ghosn, who led Nissan Motor Co. for two decades saving the Japanese automaker from near bankruptcy, was arrested Nov. 19, 2018, on suspicion of falsifying financial reports. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

Carlos Ghosn, Nissan’s ex-chairman, appears in court, asserts innocence

By Yuri Kageyama - Associated Press