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Yukio Edano, who heads the Constitutional Democratic Party, is photographed in Washington, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. He says the nation’s prime minister is papering over differences on trade and other issues with President Donald Trump, and that could ultimately hurt the U.S.-Japan alliance. (AP Photo/Matthew Pennington)

Japan opposition leader says its PM is too close to Trump

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

Pope Francis arrives in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican for his weekly general audience, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope says he hopes to visit Japan next year, fulfilling wish

By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press

John Coates, chairman of the IOC Coordination Commission for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics leaves from the venue of the IOC and Tokyo 2020 joint press conference Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Threat of typhoons, earthquakes reality for Olympic planning

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito,left, speaks with French President Emmanuel Macron during a meeting at the Chateau de Versailles, west of Paris, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito is for a nine-day goodwill visit in France. (Ludovic Marin/Pool via AP)

French president hosts Japanese crown prince at Versailles

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Naomi Osaka, the champion of U.S. Open women's singles, smiles during a press conference in Yokohama, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018. Osaka defeated Serena Williams of the U.S. on Saturday, Sept. 8, to become the first Grand Slam singles champion from Japan. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Osaka’s US Open win re-opens identity discussion in Japan

By STEPHEN WADE and MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as delivers a speech during a plenary session at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Russia’s Putin suggests long-awaited peace treaty to Japan

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People walk by a huge screen showing US Open women's singles champion Naomi Osaka with her trophy, in Tokyo, Monday, Sept. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Osaka charms Japan with her manners _ and broken Japanese

By STEPHEN WADE and MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

State Dept OKs possible early warning aircraft sale to Japan

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2017 file photo, a Southern right whale glides in the waters off El Doradillo Beach, Patagonia, Argentina, during the annual whale migration from Antarctica to Argentina's Patagonia to give birth and feed their offspring. Japan is proposing an end to a decades-old ban on commercial whaling, arguing there is no longer a scientific reason for what was supposed to be a temporary measure, at the International Whaling Commission meetings that opened Monday, Sept. 10, 2018 in Florianopolis, Brazil. (AP Photo/Maxi Jonas, File)

Japan proposes end to commercial whaling ban, faces pushback

By SARAH DiLORENZO - Associated Press

Employees of Nissin Food Products Co., celebrate after the victory of Japan's Naomi Osaka, as they watch the live broadcast of the U.S. Open tennis women's final between Serena Williams of the U.S. and Osaka, at the headquarters of the food company, a sponsor of Osaka, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018. Japanese tennis and non-tennis fans alike are celebrating one of their own winning a Grand Slam tournament for the first time. (Yuki Sato/Kyodo News via AP)

Japan rejoices in having first grand slam champion

By ALAN GIBSON - Associated Press

Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito looks back before boarding his plane at Haneda airport in Tokyo, Friday, Sept. 7, 2018. Naruhito, Japan’s next emperor, was heading to France on Friday for a nine-day goodwill visit. His 84-year-old father, Emperor Akihito, is abdicating next year, handing the Chrysanthemum throne to the 58-year-old prince. (Akiko Matsushita/Kyodo News via AP)

Japan’s next emperor heads to France for goodwill visit

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, file photo, people gather to charge their mobile phones in the blackout on the center of Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan, after a powerful earthquake. The blackouts that paralyzed the northern island of Hokkaido after a powerful earthquake struck early Thursday showed the weak link in all that technology. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Japan’s power supply system weak link in times of disaster

By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

A neighbor walks over a crack of ground triggered by an earthquake in Kiyota, outskirts of Sapporo city, Hokkaido, northern Japan, Friday, Sept. 7, 2018. A powerful earthquake hit wide areas on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido early Thursday, triggering landslides as well as causing the loss of power. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Japan quake toll up to 20 as rescuers dig through landslides

By HARUKA NUGA and MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personnel head to the site of a landslide following a strong earthquake in Atsuma town, Hokkaido, northern Japan, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. Several people were reported missing in the nearby the town, where a massive landslide engulfed homes in an avalanche of soil, rocks and timber. (Yu Nakajima/Kyodo News via AP)

The Latest: 9 dead, 30 missing in northern Japan quake

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Kansai International Airport is partially flooded by Typhoon Jebi in Osaka, western Japan, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. The powerful typhoon slammed into western Japan on Tuesday, inundating the region's main international airport and blowing a tanker into a bridge, disrupting land and air travel and leaving thousands stranded. (Hiroko Harima/Kyodo News via AP)

Typhoon-damaged airport in Japan to partly reopen Friday

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Novak Djokovic, right, of Serbia, hits a backhand to John Millman, of Australia, during the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open tennis tournament Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

The Latest: Vandeweghe, Barty knock out top seeds in doubles

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FILE - In this June 18, 2018, file photo, a wall lies on a road after it fell down following an earthquake near an elementary school in Takatsuki, Osaka prefecture, western Japan. A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck during the morning rush-hour in the city of Osaka. Two of the victims were hit by falling cinder-block walls, including a 9-year-old girl outside her school, sparking an inspection and tearing down of many of the aging structures. (Shuichiro Sugiyama/Kyodo News via AP, File)

Japan’s deadly summer: Floods, typhoons, earthquakes, heat

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Kei Nishikori, of Japan, celebrates after defeating Marin Cilic, of Croatia, during the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Nishikori, Osaka give Japan historic tennis day at US Open

By BRIAN MAHONEY - Associated Press

President Donald Trump gestures while speaking at the Harris Conference Center in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, Aug. 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Donald Trump rejects Marshall Plan nation-building, opts for ‘tough love’ foreign policy

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

A police officer controls the traffic during a blackout following a strong earthquake in Sapporo, northern Japan early Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. A powerful earthquake struck the island of Hokkaido early Thursday. (Yu Nakajima/Kyodo News via AP)

Big quake hits northern Japan, leaving 9 dead, 30 missing

By Eugene Hoshiko, Haruka Nuga and Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press