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Alexandria native Troy Isley gets a chance to compete for the Olympics when he'll represent USA Boxing in Tokyo (Photo courtesy of AIBA)
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President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump walk the rope line following the President's remarks at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo, Japan | November 5, 2017 (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)
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In this Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017, photo, members of an anti-nuclear pacifist citizens' group protest outside Yokosuka-chuo Station in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo. Residents of Yokosuka city, home to a major U.S. Naval Base near Tokyo, share their thoughts on North Korea and its recent intercontinental ballistic missile launches. (AP Photo/Sherry Zheng)
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In this July 23, 2017 photo, Japan's new National Stadium, foreground, is seen under construction in Tokyo. Japan has begun its three-year countdown to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo with relays, concerts and dancing meant to help drum up public enthusiasm for the event. The 2020 Games will be Japan’s first summer Olympics since the 1964 games in Tokyo. After a rocky start, organizers are gearing up to get the public more involved. (Yohei Kanasashi/Kyodo News via AP)
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In this July 23, 2017 photo, Japan's new National Stadium is seen under construction in Tokyo. Japan has begun its three-year countdown to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo with relays, concerts and dancing meant to help drum up public enthusiasm for the event. The 2020 Games will be Japan’s first summer Olympics since the 1964 games in Tokyo. After a rocky start, organizers are gearing up to get the public more involved. (Yohei Kanasashi/Kyodo News via AP)
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In this July 23, 2017 photo, the Olympic village is seen under construction in Tokyo. Japan has begun its three-year countdown to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo with relays, concerts and dancing meant to help drum up public enthusiasm for the event. The 2020 Games will be Japan’s first summer Olympics since the 1964 games in Tokyo. After a rocky start, organizers are gearing up to get the public more involved. (Yohei Kanasashi/Kyodo News via AP)
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, right, leaves a restaurant while his Liberal Democratic Party's big loss is reported in the early media projections of Tokyo assembly election in Tokyo, Sunday, July 2, 2017. Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike's new party, Tomin First no Kai, or Tokyoites First Party, appeared headed for a landslide victory over Abe’s scandal-laden ruling party in the closely watched Tokyo assembly election that could alter national politics. (Saki Tsukada/Kyodo News via AP)
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Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike smiles during a TV interview as she learns many candidates of her new party, Tomin First no Kai, or Tokyoites First Party, are being elected in Tokyo assembly election in Tokyo, Sunday, July 2, 2017. The new party of the Japanese capital's populist governor appeared headed for a landslide victory Sunday over Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's scandal-laden ruling party in the closely watched election that could alter national politics. (Suo Takekuma/Kyodo News via AP)
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FILE - In this Wednesday, June 14, 2017, file photo, people walk under a tangle of electric wires and shop and restaurant signs in a narrow street along an elevated railway track in Tokyo. Tokyo residents were voting for the city's assembly in an election Sunday, July 2, 2017, that could alter national politics as populist Gov. Yuriko Koike aims to strengthen her base and challenge Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's scandal-laden ruling party. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
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FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2016, file photo, people wave at Japanese medalists of Rio de Janeiro Olympics and Paralympics during a parade in Ginza district in Tokyo, the host city of 2020 summer games. Tokyo residents were voting for the city's assembly in an election Sunday, July 2, 2017, that could alter national politics as populist Gov. Yuriko Koike aims to strengthen her base and challenge Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's scandal-laden ruling party. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)
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FILE - In this May 3, 2016, file photo, people visit a festival at Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo. Tokyo residents were voting for the city's assembly in an election Sunday, July 2, 2017, that could alter national politics as populist Gov. Yuriko Koike aims to strengthen her base and challenge Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's scandal-laden ruling party. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
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FILE - In this June 15, 2016, file photo, a statue stands in the courtyard of Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office building in Tokyo. Tokyo residents were voting for the city's assembly in an election Sunday, July 2, 2017, that could alter national politics as populist Gov. Yuriko Koike aims to strengthen her base and challenge Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's scandal-laden ruling party. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File)
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In this Thursday, June 29, 2017 photo, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike waves to a crowd during her “Tomin (Tokyoites) First” party's campaign rally for Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election in Tokyo. Tokyo residents were voting for the city's assembly in an election Sunday, July 2, 2017, that could alter national politics as the populist governor Koike aims to strengthen her base and challenge Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's scandal-laden ruling party. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)
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Olympic Games Executive Director Christophe Dubi, left, International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice President John Coates, center, and Tokyo 2020 Olympics President Yoshiro Mori attend an IOC-Tokyo 2020 joint press conference in Tokyo Friday, June 30, 2017. Coates said the addition of new sports at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will attract youth and create gender equality without driving up costs. In an effort to give the games a more youthful and urban appeal, the IOC has added 3-on-3 basketball and BMX Freestyle cycling to the Tokyo program for a net increase of 15 gold medals for a 321-event program. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice President John Coates, right, and Tokyo 2020 Olympics President Yoshiro Mori walk together near a Japanese national flag after attending an IOC-Tokyo 2020 joint press conference in Tokyo Friday, June 30, 2017. Coates said the addition of new sports at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will attract youth and create gender equality without driving up costs. In an effort to give the games a more youthful and urban appeal, the IOC has added 3-on-3 basketball and BMX Freestyle cycling to the Tokyo program for a net increase of 15 gold medals for a 321-event program. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice President John Coates, left, and Tokyo 2020 Olympics President Yoshiro Mori walk together after attending an IOC-Tokyo 2020 joint press conference in Tokyo Friday, June 30, 2017. Coates said the addition of new sports at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will attract youth and create gender equality without driving up costs. In an effort to give the games a more youthful and urban appeal, the IOC has added 3-on-3 basketball and BMX Freestyle cycling to the Tokyo program for a net increase of 15 gold medals for a 321-event program. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice President John Coates answers questions from a journalist during an IOC-Tokyo 2020 joint press conference in Tokyo Friday, June 30, 2017. Coates said the addition of new sports at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will attract youth and create gender equality without driving up costs. In an effort to give the games a more youthful and urban appeal, the IOC has added 3-on-3 basketball and BMX Freestyle cycling to the Tokyo program for a net increase of 15 gold medals for a 321-event program. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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Japanese air bag maker Takata Corp. CEO Shigehisa Takada listens to a reporter's question during a press conference in Tokyo, Monday, June 26, 2017. Takata has filed for bankruptcy protection in Tokyo and the U.S., overwhelmed by lawsuits and recall costs related to its production of defective air bag inflators. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
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Japanese air bag maker Takata Corp. CEO Shigehisa Takada listens to a reporter's question during a press conference in Tokyo, Monday, June 26, 2017. Takata has filed for bankruptcy protection in Tokyo and the U.S., overwhelmed by lawsuits and recall costs related to its production of defective air bag inflators. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
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Japanese air bag maker Takata Corp. CEO Shigehisa Takada bows at the beginning of a press conference in Tokyo, Monday, June 26, 2017. Takata Corp. has filed for bankruptcy protection in Tokyo and the U.S., overwhelmed by lawsuits and recall costs related to its production of defective air bag inflators. (Akiko Matsushita/Kyodo News via AP)
