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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe places flowers at a memorial of the 80-crew Japanese submarine I-124, which was sunk off Darwin in January 1942, in Darwin, Australia Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018 (David Moir/Pool Photo via AP)

Abe visits Darwin shrine to Japanese war dead

By TREVOR MARSHALLSEA - Associated Press

England recovers to beat Japan 35-15 at Twickenham

Associated Press

From left, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister Peter O'Neill, New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence pose for a group photo after signing the Papua New Guinea Electrification Partnership at APEC Haus in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

US, allies to bring electricity to most of Papua New Guinea

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In this Nov. 16, 2016, photo, Japanese journalist Yoshiko Sakurai speaks to journalist at prime minister's official residence in Tokyo. Sakurai close to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe defended her view on Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, that South Korean women who were sent into Japanese WWII military brothels were not sex slaves, accusing a liberal-leaning newspaper of fabrication. (Kyodo News via AP)

Spat over WWII brothels shows Japan’s trouble in facing past

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, lays a wreath along with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison at the Cenotaph War Memorial in Darwin, Australia, Friday, Nov. 16, 2018. (Glenn Campbell/Pool Photo via AP)

Japan’s Abe lays wreath in Australia city bombed in WWII

By TREVOR MARSHALLSEA - Associated Press

All Japan manager Atsunori Inaba, center, welcomes his players after beating MLB All-Stars 4-1 in Game 6 at their All-Stars Series baseball at Nagoya Dome in Nagoya, central Japan, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. Japan improved to 5-1 in the series. (Kyodo News via AP)

With win over All-Stars, Japan builds for 2020 Olympic gold

By JIM ARMSTRONG - Associated Press

In this Oct. 2, 2018, file photo, Japan's Minister in Charge of Tokyo Olympics Yoshitaka Sakurada arrives at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo. Sakurada, also the minister in charge of cybersecurity, is in the spotlight for acknowledging he had never used a computer and making comments showing he had no idea what a USB port might be. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

Japan’s minister of cybersecurity has never used computer

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

In this Nov. 9, 2017, photo, U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping participate in a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. Mr. Xi had an "extremely positive" phone conversation with Mr. Trump about trade and other issues, the foreign ministry said Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. The two leaders agreed to "strengthen economic exchanges," said a ministry spokesman, Lu Kang. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Chinese media: U.S.-led ‘Quad’ is ‘doomed to fail’

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

All Japan starter Shotaro Kasahara pitches against MLB All-Stars in Game 6 at their All-Stars Series baseball at Nagoya Dome in Nagoya, central Japan, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. Kasahara struck out four and gave up four hits over 4 2/3 scoreless innings for Japan's 4-1 win. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan beats MLB All-Stars 4-1, win series 5-1

By JIM ARMSTRONG - Associated Press

All Japan catcher Takuya Kai (62) is celebrated by teammates on the mound after beating MLB All-Stars 6-5 in Game 5 at their All-Stars Series baseball at Nagoya Dome in Nagoya, central Japan, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan beats MLB All-Stars 6-5 to clinch exhibition series

By JIM ARMSTRONG - Associated Press

North Korean vice chairman of the Korea Asia-Pacific Peace Committee Ri Jong Hyok, center, arrives at the Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018. A five-member North Korean delegation is visiting South Korea to attend an academic forum on Japan's wartime actions. (Kim In-chul/Yonhap via AP)

North Korean delegation visits South to attend history forum

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

In this Sept. 24, 2018, file photo, members of the Korean K-Pop group BTS attend a meeting at the United Nations high level event regarding youth during the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters. The agency for the South Korean band BTS on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, has apologized for a member wearing a T-shirt depicting the explosion of an atomic bomb.(AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File)

BTS’s agency apologizes over band member’s A-bomb shirt

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

In this Aug. 26, 2018 photo Atlanta Braves left fielder Ronald Acuna Jr. looks out of the dugout during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins in Miami. Acuna Jr. was a runaway pick for the NL Rookie of the Year over Washington outfielder Juan Soto in a contest between 20-year-olds. He received 27 first-place votes and three seconds for 144 points. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Acuna honored to be named National League Rookie of the Year

By JIM ARMSTRONG - Associated Press

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands at Abe's official residence in Tokyo Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Japan’s Abe, Pence to visit Australia amid China concerns

By TREVOR MARSHALLSEA - Associated Press

US airman in Japan dies in stabbing; Japanese woman arrested

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

Mitch Haniger of the Seattle Mariners, front left, Kenta Maeda, of the Los Angeles Dodgers, front right, with manager Don Mattingly, rear left, lay a wreath at the cenotaph in the Peace Memorial Park which commemorates the victims of the atomic bombings in 1945, in Hiroshima, western Japan, Monday, Nov. 12, 2018. (Kyodo News via AP)

MLB All-Stars visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park

By JIM ARMSTRONG - Associated Press

‘Ghost boats’ believed from N. Korea wash up on Japan shores

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence walks with his wife Karen as they exit Air Force Two upon landing at Yokota Air Base in Fussa on the outskirts of Tokyo Monday, Nov. 12, 2018. Pence has arrived in Tokyo on an overnight visit to discuss North Korea and other issues with Japanese officials before heading to two regional summits. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Pence in Japan to discuss trade, N. Korea before summits

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, left, meets Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Abe's official residence in Tokyo Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Pence, Abe agree on North Korea sanctions, new trade talks

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

A female Iranian spectator waves a flag of her favorite team Persepolis prior to start their soccer match with Japan's Kashima Antlers during the 2nd leg of the Asian Champions League finals at the Azadi (freedom) stadium in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. Authorities allowed a select group of women into Azadi stadium to watch men's soccer match, a rare move in the Islamic theocracy. Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution women have not been allowed to watch men's soccer matches in stadiums, though they have occasionally been allowed to watch volleyball and basketball in stadiums. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Japan’s Kashima wins Asian Champions League for 1st time

By The Associated Press - Associated Press