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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

In this May 20, 2019 photo, Jonah Reider shops for vegetables in New York's Union Square Greenmarket. Reider became a national sensation when he was a Columbia University senior several years ago, booted from his dorm for running a sophisticated supper club there. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

‘Dorm chef’ still cooking up culinary buzz

By VERENA DOBNIK - Associated Press

President Donald Trump meets with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Akasake Palace, Monday, May 27, 2019, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Latest: North Korea worries linger as Trump leaves Japan

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President Donald Trump , front center, participates in a welcome ceremony at the Imperial Palace, Monday, May 27, 2019, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump meets new Japan Emperor Naruhito

By Jill Colvin and Darlene Superville - Associated Press

U.S. first lady Melania Trump talks with children during a visit to a digital art museum in Tokyo Sunday, May 26, 2019. (Pierre-Emmanuel Deletree/Pool Photo via AP)

Melania Trump colors fish with kids at Japan digital museum

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

President Donald Trump walks to Air Force One after meeting troops at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson for a refueling stop en route to Japan for a four-day state visit, Friday, May 24, 2019, in Anchorage. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Latest: Trump, in Japan, needles US ally over trade

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U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he arrives at the Haneda International Airport Saturday, May 25, 2019, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, Pool)

The Latest: Trump to meet Japan’s emperor, talk with Abe

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U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he arrives at the Haneda International Airport Saturday, May 25, 2019, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, Pool)

Trump arrives in Japan, toasts business leaders

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Oakland Athletics' Matt Olson, right, celebrates with Stephen Piscotty (25) and Marcus Semien, center, after hitting a three-run home run off Seattle Mariners' Wade LeBlanc during the fourth inning of a baseball game Friday, May 24, 2019, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Olson, Canha go back-to-back in A’s 6-2 win over Mariners

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FILE - In this May 17, 2019, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak at the National Association of REALTORS Legislative Meetings and Trade Expo, in Washington. While in Japan, Trump can point to Tokyo’s streets to drive home a sore point in trade relations between the allies: the absence of made-in-USA vehicles. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Japan trade a problem for Trump, but not as bad as China

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

John Coates, left, chairman of the IOC Coordination Commission for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, Tokyo Olympic organizing committee President Yoshiro Mori, right, attend a press conference Thursday, May 23, 2019, in Tokyo. A top Olympic official has made a guarantee that should please world sports federations that are concerned that organizers of next year’s Tokyo games might be cutting things that federations view as “essential.” (Tsuyoshi Ueda/Kyodo News via AP)

Olympic officials reassure sports federations about cuts

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach, from Germany, arrives for the opening of the executive board meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the IOC headquarters, in Pully near Lausanne, Wednesday, May 22, 2019. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)

IOC wants to remove boxing body AIBA from Tokyo Olympics

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

In this Oct. 15, 2010, file photo, a miner stands in front of the drill machine "Sissi" after it broke through the rock at the final section Faido-Sedrun, at the construction site of the NEAT Gotthard Base Tunnel. With a length of 57 km (35 miles) crossing the Alps, the world's longest train tunnel should become operational at the end of 2017. (AP Photo/Christian Hartmann, Pool, File)

Jim Rogers presses for Korea-Japan tunnel pending nuclear crisis end

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 12, 2019, photo, cranes continue to work at the construction site of the Olympic Village for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Tokyo. An IOC inspection team began a routine tour of venues being built for the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, just days after an international labor union federation derided difficult working conditions at some sites. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

IOC confident Tokyo can resolve complaints over budget cuts

By STEPHEN WADE and MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, right, walks to meet Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Abe's official residence in Tokyo Thursday, May 16, 2019. Iran’s foreign minister has said his country is committed to an international nuclear deal and criticized escalating U.S. sanctions “unacceptable” as he met with Japanese officials in Tokyo amid rising tensions in the Middle East.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool)

Iran says U.S. sanctions ‘unacceptable’ amid Gulf tensions

By Aya Batrawy and Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

This Monday, May 9, 2016 photo shows The Associated Press' North Korea Bureau Chief Eric Talmadge in front of the April 25 House of Culture where the party congress is held in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang. Talmadge, who tenaciously chronicled life and politics in North Korea, one of the world’s least-understood nations, died after suffering a heart attack in Japan. He was 57. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

Eric Talmadge, AP’s North Korea bureau chief, dead at 57

By FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 6, 2019, file photo, former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn rides in a car from a building in Tokyo, after posting 1 billion yen ($8.9 million) in bail once an appeal by prosecutors against his release was rejected. Nissan is seeing sales and profits tumble, as its once revered former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, awaits trial on charges of financial misconduct. The Japanese automaker says it is beefing up corporate governance and sticking with its alliance with French partner Renault SA. (Takuya Inaba/Kyodo News via AP)

Questions loom for Nissan with former chairman Ghosn gone

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

Japanese comedian Naomi Watanabe, left, and BMX rider Rimu Nakamura attend an event to mark the start of application to buy tickets for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, in Tokyo Thursday, May 8, 2019. Japan residents began Thursday entering a lottery system, hoping to land tickets for next year’s Tokyo Olympics. The sign reads &quot; Tickets for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Open for entering a lottery system.&quot; (Yu Nakajima/Kyodo News via AP)

Japanese rush to buy Tokyo Olympic tickets on first day

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

FILE - This March 20, 2019, file photo shows the emblem of the Olympic torch of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games during a press conference in Tokyo. Tokyo organizers said Wednesday, May 8, 2019, they are trying to cut spending, under pressure from the International Olympic Committee, which has been widely criticized for driving Olympic cities to build “white elephant” venues, often at the taxpayers expense. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Tokyo Olympics cut spending; sports federations unhappy

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press