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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)

Storm-hit Japan airport counts damage; unclear when reopens

By Yuri Kageyama - Associated Press

A woman walks past a damaged building in Abira town, near Chitose, Hokkaido, northern Japan following a strong earthquake Thursday, Sept. 6, 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 at nearly all of 3 million households and a nuclear power plant to go on a backup generator. (Masanori Takei/Kyodo News via AP)

The Latest: 4 dead, over 30 buried in northern Japan quake

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High waves hit breakwaters at a port of Aki, Kochi prefecture, Japan, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018. Powerful Typhoon Jebi is approaching Japan's Pacific coast and forecast to bring heavy rain and high winds to much of the country. (Ichiro Sakano/Kyodo News via AP)

Strong typhoon slams west Japan; 2 dead, airport flooded

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

Tottenham’s Son avoids military duty with Asian Games gold

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

In this Saturday Aug. 25, 2018 photo, President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Sebastian Coe waits at the medal ceremony for the men's marathon during the athletics competition at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. Coe says China and Japan are the two most improved countries in athletics over the last six or seven years.(AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Ready, set, go. Coe expects Asian track and field to boom

By JOHN PYE - Associated Press

Japan’s Aso, Chinese officials endorse global trade system

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In this Aug. 24, 2017, photo, Japan Ground Self-Defense Forces' Type-16 mobile combat vehicle runs during an annual live firing exercise at Higashi Fuji range in Gotemba, southwest of Tokyo. Japan's Defense Ministry is seeking a record-high budget for fiscal 2019 that would more than double spending on missile defense, including purchases of costly American arsenals. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Japan would boost missile defenses in record military budget

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

Japan protests to China over banning of reporter

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FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 7, 2002 file photo, South Korean national soccer team's head coach Park Hang-seo, second from left, and North Korean head coach Ri Jung-man, second from right, with the two team's players, raise their hands to South Korean soccer fans after their friendly match for unification of both Koreas, at the Sangam World Cup Stadium in Seoul, South Korea. If South Korea's national team is to reach the final of the Asian Games and win an exemption from military service for its players, then it will have to get past Vietnam and the &quot;Korean Hiddink.&quot; Korean coach Park Hang-seo, a member of Guus Hiddink's coaching staff at the 2002 World Cup when South Korea reached the semifinals, is coaching Vietnam. (AP Photo/ Yun Jai-hyoung)

Son and co face Vietnam and ‘Korean Hiddink’ at Asian Games

By JOHN DUERDEN - Associated Press

FIE - In this Aug. 29, 2017, file photo, members of the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) demonstrate the PAC-3 surface to air interceptors at the U.S. Yokota Air Base in Fussa, on the outskirts of Tokyo. Japan’s annual defense review says North Korea poses a serious threat to Japan since it hasn’t taken concrete steps to scrap its nuclear program after making a denuclearization pledge at a summit with the U.S. in June. The defense paper approved Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, by the Cabinet said Japan must add costly missile defense systems to be fully prepared while watching if North Korea keeps its promise. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Japan says North Korean threat remains despite summit pledge

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

South Korea's Ji Hying Choi (17) celebrates with teammates as he returns to the dugout after hitting a solo home run off Japan's Shisei Fujimoto in the first inning of the International Championship baseball game at the Little League World Series tournament, Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018, in South Williamsport, Pa. (AP Photo/Tom E. Puskar)

South Korea beats Japan 2-1 for a spot in LLWS championship

By TOMMY BUTLER - Associated Press

South Korea's Ji Hying Choi celebrates his two-run home run off Japan pitcher Yuya Ito during the second inning of a baseball game at the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pa., Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Tom E. Puskar)

South Korea and Japan meet for a spot in LLWS championship

By TOMMY BUTLER - Associated Press

Eiko Kawasaki, a Korean born in Japan, speaks during an interview in Tokyo Friday, Aug. 24, 2018. Kawasaki was born in Japan and lived 43 years in North Korea before defecting. She has not seen her children, still in North Korea, for years. Kawasaki and four other defectors filed a lawsuit against North Korea’s government this week in Tokyo District Court, demanding 500 million yen, or about $5 million, in damages for human rights violations. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama)

North Korean defectors sue in Japan, alleging rights abuses

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

High wave hits a breakwater in Aki city, Kochi prefecture, western Japan as typhoon Cimaron approaches the area. (Chika Oshima/Kyodo News via AP)

South Korea, Japan brace for winds and rain from 2 typhoons

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The Washington Times fact-finding delegation toured Pan Mun Jom, the village that straddles the DMZ. (PHOTO CREDIT: HSA-UWC)

Media fact-finding tours

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Japan’s Trade Minister Hiroshige Seko speaks during an exclusive interview with The Associated Press at his office in Tokyo Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018. Seko criticized President Donald Trump’s tariff policies as based on a serious misunderstanding about the importance of free trade and the contributions of Japanese companies to the U.S. economy. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

AP Interview: Japan official says Trump misunderstands trade

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

People wait for a traffic light in Nagoya, central Japan Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018. A typhoon is expected to cross western Japan on Thursday night. Japan's weather agency has warned of strong gusts, high waves and heavy rain. (Yusuke Ogata/Kyodo News via AP)

2 typhoons weaken after pounding South Korea and Japan

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Illustration on Hiroshima and Nagasaki by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Pondering the rationale behind bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki

By Victor Davis Hanson

Tennessee Marine on USS Indianapolis earns sergeant stripes

By YIHYUN JEONG - Associated Press

In this Monday Aug. 13, 2018, photo, Daniel Crowley, a 96-year-old U.S. Army Air Corps veteran from World War II who was held by Japan as a prisoner of war in the Philippines and Japan, speaks during an interview in Honolulu. Crowley is visiting Honolulu to help dedicate a new memorial marker honoring U.S. and Allied prisoners of war killed when U.S. planes bombed a Japanese freighter transporting the POWs. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy)

The Latest: POWs killed on Japan ship honored with memorial

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