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FILE - In this April 25, 2016, file photo, official logos of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, left, and the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games are displayed by the Tokyo Organizing Committee, in Tokyo. Tokyo’s Olympic marathons and race walks, which moved last month to the northern city of Sapporo to avoid the capital’s summer heat, is likely to start and finish in the city’s Odori Park according to officials Monday. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)

Bach says opponents of Olympic marathon move wanted an edge

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

Protesters stage a rally to oppose a visit by U.S. Secretary for Defense Mark Esper in front of the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 15, 2019. The sign reads &quot;We demand to abolish the General Security of Military Information Agreement, or GSOMIA, an intelligence-sharing agreement between South Korea and Japan.&quot; (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Japan, S Korean envoys, execs discuss ways to cool tensions

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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, right, shakes hands with U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, left, prior to their talks at the Abe's office in Tokyo Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. (Kazuhiro Nogi/Pool Photo via AP)

Japan, US say 3-way ties with S. Korea are key to security

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

Opera tenor Placido Domingo waits to give autographs after he performed "Macbeth" from Giuseppe Verdi at Austrian State Opera in Vienna, Austria, Friday, Nov. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

Placido Domingo won’t perform at Tokyo Olympics cultural events

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 19, 2019, file photo, tourists walk with their luggage past the Olympic rings in Tokyo. Frustrated residents of Japan got another shot at attending next year’s Tokyo Olympics when organizers on Friday, Nov. 8, 2019, put about 1 million more tickets into the latest lottery. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

More than 1 million Olympic tickets in latest Japan lottery

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

In this photo provided by South Korea Presidential Blue House, South Korean President Moon Jae-in, center right, talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center left, ahead of the ASEAN+3 Summit in Nonthaburi, Thailand, Monday, Nov. 4, 2019. (South Korea Presidential Blue House via AP)

US official says Moon-Abe meeting was ‘encouraging sign’

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, file photo, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, right, shakes hands with International Olympic Committee member John Coates during their meeting in Tokyo. The IOC abruptly announced two weeks ago it was moving next year’s Olympic marathon from Tokyo to the northern city of Sapporo. Coates, who supervises Tokyo preparations, said the decision was made based on “what we saw in Doha, Qatar.” (Kyodo News via AP)

Q&A: Things to know about feud over Tokyo’s Olympic marathon

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, file photo, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks to reporters after a meeting with International Olympic Committee officials in Tokyo. The International Olympic Committee abruptly announced two weeks ago it was moving next year’s Olympic marathon from Tokyo to the northern city of Sapporo. The change has infuriated Koike and created a public fight between the powerful, Switzerland-based IOC, and Tokyo which is spending about $25 billion to organize the Olympics - 80% public money. (Kyodo News via AP, File)

Tokyo gives in: Olympic marathons head north to Sapporo

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2019, file photo, Lelisa Desisa, of Ethiopia, wins the men's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar. The IOC is seeking to relocate next summer’s Olympic marathon from steamy Tokyo to the cooler northern city of Sapporo after seeing competitors collapse in extreme heat at the world championships in Qatar. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty, File)

Runners mixed on plan to move Olympic marathon out of Tokyo

By JAKE SEINER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2019, file photo, All Blacks coach Steve Hansen watches his players warm up ahead of the Rugby World Cup Pool B game at Oita Stadium between New Zealand and Canada in Oita, Japan. Of the eight teams remaining in the Rugby World Cup four are coached by New Zealanders who, from similar beginnings, pursued divergent coaching careers before their paths intersected at this tournament. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

Sharp-talker Jones says spy filmed England, lobs barbs at NZ

By STEVE DOUGLAS - Associated Press

World champion Huston heads USA Skateboarding National Team

By BERNIE WILSON - Associated Press

Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto speaks to journalists about a new plan on the 2020 Olympic marathons and race walking events, at the city office in Sapporo, northern Japan Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. The International Olympic Committee detailed a new plan Wednesday to stage the marathons and race walking events in Sapporo, the host city of the 1972 Winter Olympics, which &quot;will mean significantly lower temperatures for the athletes.&quot; (Yohei Fukai/Kyodo News via AP)

Tale of 2 Cities: Sapporo likes race move; Tokyo not much

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

Yuki Kawauchi, of Japan, runs as the bell for the final lap is rung during the men's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

Olympic marathons set to move out of Tokyo to cooler north

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Wales coach Warren Gatland watches during training at the Oita Stadium in Oita, Japan, Tuesday Oct. 8, 2019. Wales will play against Fiji in their Rugby World Cup Pool D game on Oct. 9. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Kiwi coaches to the fore in Rugby World Cup quarterfinals

By STEVE McMORRAN - Associated Press

U.S. gymnast Simone Biles won five of the six gold medals at last week's world championships and broke the all-time record of 25 medals by any gymnast, male or female. (Associated Press)

Simone Biles now face of 2020 Olympic Games on world medal haul

By James Ellingworth - Associated Press

Residents Kazuo Saito, right, and Sumiko Saito clean up their home Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, in Kawagoe City, Japan. Typhoon Hagibis dropped record amounts of rain for a period in some spots, according to meteorological officials, causing more than 20 rivers to overflow. Some of the muddy waters in streets, fields and residential areas have subsided. But many places remained flooded, with homes and surrounding roads covered in mud and littered with broken wooden pieces and debris. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Japan storm victims felt worst had passed, then floods came

By KAORI HITOMI and MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

Cars are stranded on a road as the city is submerged in muddy waters after an embankment of the Chikuma River broke, in Nagano, central Japan, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019. Rescue efforts for people stranded in flooded areas are in full force after a powerful typhoon dashed heavy rainfall and winds through a widespread area of Japan, including Tokyo. (Yohei Kanasashi/Kyodo News via AP)

Japan looks for missing after typhoon kills dozens

By Jae C. Hong and Yuri Kageyama - Associated Press

A man crosses the road in Hamamatsu, central Japan, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. A heavy downpour and strong winds pounded Tokyo and surrounding areas on Saturday as a powerful typhoon forecast as the worst in six decades approached landfall, with streets and train stations deserted and shops shuttered. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

The Latest: Powerful typhoon reaches greater Tokyo area

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Houses are submerged in muddy waters in Sukagawa, Fukushima prefecture, as Typhoon Hagibis hits the area, northern Japan, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019. Rescue efforts for people stranded in flooded areas are in full force after a powerful typhoon dashed heavy rainfall and winds through a widespread area of Japan, including Tokyo.(Takuya Inaba/Kyodo News via AP)

The Latest: Typhoon leaves up to 33 dead in Japan

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A man battles with his umbrella as he crosses the road in Otemachi district of Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. A heavy downpour and strong winds pounded Tokyo and surrounding areas on Saturday as a powerful typhoon forecast as the worst in six decades approached landfall, with streets and train stations deserted and shops shuttered. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Typhoon leaves as many as 33 dead as Japan continues rescue

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press