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The 2020 Olympics will open in 2 years, and the heat is on

By JIM ARMSTRONG - Associated Press

A man wipes the sweat from his face in the scorching heat at a business district in Tokyo, Monday, July 23, 2018. Searing hot temperatures are forecast for wide swaths of Japan and South Korea in a long-running heat wave. The mercury is expected to reach 39 degrees Celsius (102 degrees Fahrenheit) on Monday in the city of Nagoya in central Japan and reach 37 in Tokyo. Deaths have been reported almost every day. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Record high in Japan as heat wave grips the region

By Mari Yamaguchi and Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

In this May 19, 2018, photo, Japanese interpreter Mariko Nagai speaks during an interview with a backdrop of Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo which symbolized Japan’s revival just 19 years after World War II. The stadium hosted swimming in 1964 and will host handball in 2020. Nagai was a university student from northern Japan who landed a job as an interpreter at the dazzling swimming venue, where American Don Schollander would win four gold medals. (AP Photo/Koji Ueda)

Tokyo’s 1964 Olympics echo through the city’s 2020 games

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 12, 2018, file photo, North Korea leader Kim Jong Un adjust his glasses after signing documents with U.S. President Donald Trump at the Capella resort on Sentosa Island in Singapore. North Korea’s state-run media have toned down their rhetorical attacks on the United States and South Korea while leader Kim Jong Un pursues a more diplomatic approach, but the vitriol continues, and Japan is now Pyongyang’s favorite foil. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

While making nice with US and South, North Korea slams Japan

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

Tokyo 2020 Olympic mascot &quot;Miraitowa&quot;, left, and Paralympic mascot &quot;Someity&quot;, right, and Tokyo Olympic organizing committee President Yoshiro Mori, attend at stage during their debut event in Tokyo Sunday, July 22, 2018. The official mascots for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics were unveiled at a ceremony on Sunday. The two mascot designs were selected by elementary schoolchildren across Japan. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Tokyo 2020 official mascots unveiled at ceremony

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People walk under intense sun at Ginza shopping district in Tokyo Friday, July 20, 2018. A deadly heat wave in Japan has many residents in the Japanese capital questioning the wisdom of staging the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in July and August. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Heat wave has Tokyo residents concerned about Olympics

By JIM ARMSTRONG - Associated Press

In this May 19, 2018, photo, Japanese interpreter Mariko Nagai speaks during an interview with a backdrop of Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo which symbolized Japan’s revival just 19 years after World War II. The stadium hosted swimming in 1964 and will host handball in 2020. Nagai was a university student from northern Japan who landed a job as an interpreter at the dazzling swimming venue, where American Don Schollander would win four gold medals. (AP Photo/Koji Ueda)

Tokyo’s 1964 Olympics echo through the city’s 2020 games

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

John Coates, left, chairman of the IOC Coordination Commission for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics and Tokyo Olympic organizing committee President Yoshiro Mori, right, attend the IOC and Tokyo 2020 joint press conference in Tokyo Thursday, July 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Heat is on Tokyo 2020 organizers to combat high temperatures

By JIM ARMSTRONG - Associated Press

Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay to start in Fukushima

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Organizers of 2020, 2024 Olympics sign cooperative agreement

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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives at Nom Bar International Airport in Hanoi, Vietnam, Sunday, July 8, 2018. Pompeo is on a trip traveling to North Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Abu Dhabi, and Brussels. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

Mike Pompeo shrugs off North Korea ‘gangster-like’ demands accusation

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

The gate of Myotoku-ji temple collapses after an earthquake hit Ibaraki City, Osaka, western Japan, Monday, June 18, 2018. A strong earthquake knocked over walls and set off scattered fires around metropolitan Osaka on Monday morning. (Yosuke Mizuno/Kyodo News via AP)

Strong quake near Osaka, Japan, kills 3, knocks over walls

By Mari Yamaguchi and Ken Moritsugu - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono, left, listen to South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha during a joint press conference following their meeting at Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, June 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

U.S. seeks to assuage Asian allies after North Korea summit

By Josh Lederman and Christopher Bodeen - Associated Press

In this June 12, 2018, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Sentosa Island in Singapore. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump claim raises eyebrows: NKorea no longer a nuke threat?

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON and JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, left, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, pose for photographers prior to their summit in Tokyo Wednesday, May 9, 2018. The summit is expected to focus on North Korea's nuclear program and on improving the sometimes-frayed ties among the three northeast Asian neighbors. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool)

The Latest: Japan, China agree to launch defense hotline

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International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice President John Coates, left, speaks as Yoshiro Mori, right, president of the Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, listens during their joint press conference in Tokyo Tuesday, April 24, 2018. Coates, the head of an IOC inspection team, urged organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to be more direct answering questions about preparations with the Games opening in just over two years. The advice from Coates on Tuesday came a week after several sports federations openly criticized Tokyo's preparations. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

IOC to Tokyo organizers: Be ‘forthright’ about preparations

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2017, file photo, International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice President John Coates speaks during a joint press conference with Tokyo 2020 Olympics President Yoshiro Mori in Tokyo. Coates, the head of the IOC inspection team visiting Tokyo as it prepares for the 2020 Olympics, warned local organizers on Monday, April 23, 2018 to get ready for some complaints. Coates says organizers are entering a “phase where questions from stakeholders become very pragmatic and very urgent.” (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)

Tokyo organizers warned: Get set for more tough questions

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics President Yoshiro Mori, left, talks with Shunichi Suzuki, minister of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, during an executive board meeting in Tokyo, Tuesday, April 10, 2018. Tokyo Olympic organizers said the Olympic flame will be put on display at various locations in the Tohoku region to help underscore Japan's recovery from the disaster that took more than 18,000 lives and triggered meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear power plant. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

2020 torch relay to highlight Japan’s recovery from disaster

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President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a joint news conference at the Akasaka Palace, in Tokyo. Prime Minister Abe has announced plans to visit the U.S. from April 17-20, 2018, to discuss North Korea with President Trump ahead of expected summits between the North and the U.S. and South Korea. (Kiyoshi Ota/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Shinzo Abe, Donald Trump meeting reflects Japan’s North Korea fears

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Director of Sport for the British Olympic Association Mark England speaks during an interview after inspect a Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics venue the Tokyo gymnasium in Tokyo, Tuesday, March 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

National Olympic committees get glimpse of Tokyo 2020 venues

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press