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In this Monday, July 1, 2019, photo, Johnny Hooper poses for a picture during training session, in Torrance, Calif. Three years after he was one of the last cuts ahead of the 2016 Olympics, Hooper is a key attacker for the U.S. men's national team heading into a big summer. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Ultra-competitive Hooper key attacker for US water polo

By JAY COHEN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, July 9, 2019, file photo, notices campaigning for a boycott of Japanese-made products are displayed at a store in Seoul, South Korea. South Koreans believe Japan still hasn't fully acknowledged responsibility for atrocities committed during its 1910-45 colonial occupation of Korea. Thousands of South Koreans have signed petitions posted on the presidential office's website that call for boycotting Japanese products and travel to Japan. The signs read: &quot;We don't sell Japanese products.&quot; (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

South Korea seeks US help in bitter trade spat with Japan

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo Tuesday, July 9, 2019. Japan said it has no plans to retract its tightened control on high-tech exports to South Korea, saying it involves Japanese internal policy review. Suga said the review was necessary to appropriately carry out export controls, and that Tokyo does not plan to negotiate its decision with Seoul. (Yohei Kanasashi/Kyodo News via AP)

Japan says it won’t discuss or retract SKorea export rules

By MARI YAMAGUCHI and KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

Australian student Alek Sigley, center, is escorted as he arrives at the airport in Tokyo on Thursday, July 4, 2019. The Australian student who vanished in North Korea more than a week ago arrived in Tokyo Thursday, July 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Australian freed in N. Korea keeps mum about detention

By EUGENE HOSHIKO and EMILY WANG - Associated Press

Australian student Alek Sigley arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, Thursday, July 4, 2019. Sigley was released after a week in detention in North Korea described his condition to reporters in Beijing on Thursday as &quot;very good,&quot; without saying what happened. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

The Latest: Australian held in North Korea arrives in Japan

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In this June 23, 2019, photo, a security officer uses a flashlight to check on the Olympic Rings in front of the New National Stadium in Tokyo. Overwhelmed by unprecedented demand, Tokyo Olympic organizers said Thursday they would run another ticket lottery next month for residents of Japan to view the games. Millions of Japanese were let down last month when they came away empty-handed without tickets for next year's Olympics. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) **FILE**

Got a Tokyo Olympics ticket? Unrivaled demand causes turmoil

By Stephen Wade - Associated Press

A general view of New National Stadium is seen during a media tour Wednesday, July 3, 2019, in Tokyo. The stadium will host the opening and closing ceremonies at the 2020 Summer Olympics. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Tokyo Olympic stadium 90% complete; opening set for December

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, June 18, 2019, photo, two boys jokingly take cover as small toy poops gush from a giant poop-shaped inflatable at the Unko Museum in Yokohama, south of Tokyo. In a country known for its cult of cute, even poop is not an exception. A pop-up exhibition at the Unko Museum in the port city of Yokohama is all about unko, a Japanese word for poop. The poop installations there get their cutest makeovers. They come in the shape of soft cream, or cupcake toppings. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Even poop is cute at Japanese museum that encourages play

By JAE C. HONG - Associated Press

Yutaka Katada, president of Kokuka Sangyo Co., the Japanese company operating one of two oil tankers attacked near the Strait of Hormuz, shows a photo of the attacked oil tanker during a news conference Friday, June 14, 2019, in Tokyo. Iran rejects a U.S. accusation against Tehran over suspected attacks on two oil tankers near the strategic Strait of Hormuz. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Middle East attack jolts oil-import dependent Asia

By FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press

Miraitowa, a mascot for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, is displayed at an Olympic Corner Tuesday, June 11, 2019, in Tokyo. Earlier, Tokyo Olympic organizers announced their gold, silver, and bronze medals would be made of discarded electronic devises. Now, they are going a step further. The podiums that athletes will mount to receive their medals next year in Tokyo will be made primarily of recycled household plastics.(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Step up: Tokyo Olympics podiums made of discarded plastic

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

The foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, gives a news conference with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, June 9, 2019. Maas visited the UAE as part of a Mideast tour before heading to Iran to discuss heightened regional tensions between Tehran and the U.S. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

Iran gears up for high-stakes diplomacy amid tension with US

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, June 5, 2019, photo, a construction worker carries a fence at the construction site of the Tokyo Olympic Village in Tokyo. A former Olympian and head of a human-rights watchdog is asking the IOC and Tokyo Olympic organizers to investigate worker safety at venues being built for next year’s games. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Rights group asks for worker-safety probe at Tokyo Olympics

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad delivers a keynote speech at the special session of the International Conference on &quot;The Future of Asia&quot; Thursday, May 30, 2019, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Mahathir urges US to talk with China, accept its greatness

By HARUKA NUGA - Associated Press

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump participate with Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Japanese Empress Masako during an Imperial Palace welcome ceremony at the Imperial Palace, Monday, May 27, 2019, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Flattery in Japan in rearview, Trump returns to DC snarls

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and LAURIE KELLMAN AND JILL COLVIN - Associated Press

Women pray after offering flowers near the scene where a man wielding a knife attacked commuters in Kawasaki, near Tokyo Tuesday, May 28, 2019. A man carrying a knife in each hand and screaming "I will kill you!" attacked a group of schoolgirls and adults as he walked toward a bus stop just outside Tokyo on Tuesday, officials said(Kyodo News via AP)

Kawasaki, Japan stabbing attack: Multiple people wounded, including children

By Mari Yamaguchi and Jae Hong - Associated Press

A school bus, center, is parked at the scene of an attack in Kawasaki, near Tokyo Tuesday, May 28, 2019. A man wielding a knife attacked commuters waiting at a bus stop just outside Tokyo during Tuesday morning's rush hour, Japanese authorities and media said. (Kyodo News via AP)

The Latest: Head of Japan school condemns ‘savage’ attack

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President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, at Akasaka Palace, Monday, May 27, 2019, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Shinzo Abe: Trump visit to J.S. Kaga proof of ‘robust’ alliance

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U.S. President Donald Trump stands with Japan's Emperor Naruhito during a State Banquet at the Imperial Palace, Monday, May 27, 2019, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Latest: Trump heads back to US after 4-day Japan visit

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This aerial photo shows the scene of an attack in Kawasaki, near Tokyo Tuesday, May 28, 2019. Authorities say a number of people have been stabbed in an attack. (Jun Hirata/Kyodo News via AP)

Knife-wielding man attacks schoolgirls in Japan, killing 2

By MARI YAMAGUCHI and JAE HONG - Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump, left, speaks as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe listens during a news conference at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo Monday, May 27, 2019. (Kiyoshi Ota/Pool Photo via AP)

Donald Trump says North Korean missile launches could be bid for attention

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times