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In this Thursday, April 20, 2017 photo, Andrew Baker, Games Director of the Canadian Olympic Committee, looks at Odaiba Seaside Park, the venue of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, during an interview with The Associated Press in Tokyo. With just over three years to go, National Olympic Committees are already visiting Tokyo to survey the city's Olympic plans and ensure their athletes will compete under the best possible conditions at the 2020 Games. &quot;There is a high level of confidence in what Tokyo 2020 will deliver,&quot; said Baker. &quot;You expect a high level of organization and I would say from what we've seen with the planning so far they are living up to that reputation.&quot; (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

NOCs impressed by what they see of Tokyo’s 2020 plans

By JIM ARMSTRONG - Associated Press

Basketball Australia hires Brondello as Opals head coach

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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence waves before leaving for Japan, at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Tuesday, April 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Mike Pence ‘America First’ trade policy focus of Japan trip

By Ken Thomas and Elaine Kurtenbach - Associated Press

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, second left, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, left, put hands together with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, second right, and Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada during the two-plus-two meeting in Tokyo Monday, March 20, 2017. The foreign and defense ministers from Japan and Russia met in Tokyo on Monday, with both sides expressing hope that discussions on joint development of islands claimed by both countries might help them move closer to resolving the territorial dispute preventing them from forging a peace treaty. (David Mareuil/Pool Photo via AP)

Japan, Russia bolster cooperation, urge NKorean restraint

By ELAINE KURTENBACH - Associated Press

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, left, talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida at the start of their meeting as a part of Japan-Russia foreign and defence ministers meeting at Iikura guest house in Tokyo, Japan Monday, March 20, 2017. The foreign and defense ministers from Japan and Russia are meeting in Tokyo for the first &quot;two-plus-two&quot; talks since Russia's annexation of Ukraine. (Issei Kato/Pool Photo via AP)

Japan and Russia hold talks on security, territorial dispute

By Elaine Kurtenbach - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 21, 2016 file photo, members of the Japan Self-Defense Forces arrive as part of a first batch who have a broader mandate to use force at the airport in Juba as Japanese peacekeepers landed in South Sudan in the first such deployment of the country's troops overseas with those expanded powers in nearly 70 years. The Japanese government has decided to end its peacekeeping mission in South Sudan after five years. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday, March 10, 2017, that Japan will not renew the mission after the current rotation returns in May. The 350-person infrastructure team was focused on road construction. (AP Photo/Justin Lynch, File)

Japan to end 5-year peacekeeping mission in South Sudan

By Yamaguchi - Associated Press

A visitor walks by the TV screen showing a news program reporting about North Korea's missile firing, at Seoul Train Station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, March 6, 2017. North Korea on Monday fired four banned ballistic missiles that flew about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles), with three of them landing in Japan's exclusive economic zone, South Korean and Japanese officials said, in an apparent reaction to huge military drills by Washington and Seoul that Pyongyang insists are an invasion rehearsal. The letters on the top read " North Korea, Fire missile." (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Tokyo says North Korea missile tests show ‘new level of threat’

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

JOC’s Takeda questioned over payments made by Tokyo bidders

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President Donald Trump speaks after being sworn in as the 45th president of the United States during the 58th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump inaugural speech makes international waves

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016 photo, college students take pictures with the statue of a girl representing victims of Japanese sexual slavery in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea's opposition politicians on Wednesday called for nullifying a settlement reached between Seoul and Tokyo on compensation for South Korean women forced into sexual slavery by Japan's military in World War II. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

AP PHOTOS: Editor selections from the past week in Asia

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FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2016 file photo, photographers take a photo of the site of new national stadium after a groundbreaking ceremony in Tokyo. Japanese media say Tokyo Olympic organizers will present their first official cost estimate for the 2020 Games at a level slightly below their promised 2 trillion ($17 billion) cap. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)

Olympic organizers in Tokyo disclose total cost estimate

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice President and IOC Coordination Commission for Tokyo 2020 Chair John Coates, left, and Tokyo 2020 Olympics President Yoshiro Mori smile during a press conference following the 5th Project Review for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 in Tokyo, Friday, Jan. 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

IOC: Tokyo’s huge cost could give wrong message

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

International Olympic Committee (IOC) Vice President and IOC Coordination Commission for Tokyo 2020 Chair John Coates, left, and Tokyo 2020 Olympics President Yoshiro Mori smile during a press conference following the 5th Project Review for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 in Tokyo, Friday, Jan. 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Tokyo organizers promise cost-cutting for 2020 Olympics

By JIM ARMSTRONG - Associated Press

Jean-Christophe Rolland, center, president of the Swiss-based International Rowing Federation, accompanied by Koji Murofushi, right, sport director for the 2020 Tokyo Organizing Committee, speaks to the press following his meeting with 2020 Tokyo Organizing Committee Deputy Director Yukihiko Nunomura in Tokyo Monday, Oct. 3, 2016. Rolland says he is seeking clarification from Tokyo officials after a city advisory panel recommended moving the 2020 Olympics rowing competition far from the Japanese capital to save money. He said the reports of a possible venue change had come as a surprise. (AP Photo/Mari Yamaguchi)

Rowing, canoe sprint, swimming to remain at Tokyo venues

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

Fukushima to host some baseball, softball games at ‘20 Games

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FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2015, file photo, a skyscraper reflects in a pool of water in the site of Japan's National Stadium demolished for the renovation for the 2020 Olympic games as the compound is shown to the media for the first time after the completion of the demolition work in Tokyo. The price tag of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics could exceed 3 trillion yen ($30 billion) unless drastic cost-cutting measures are taken and several key venues are relocated, an expert panel warned Thursday, Sept. 30, 2016, in the latest blow to Japanese organizers. &quot;Naturally, anyone who hears these numbers is alarmed,&quot; panel leader Shinichi Ueyama said. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

IOC: All options on table in cost-cutting for Tokyo Games

By JIM ARMSTRONG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2015, file photo, a skyscraper reflects in a pool of water in the site of Japan's National Stadium demolished for the renovation for the 2020 Olympic games as the compound is shown to the media for the first time after the completion of the demolition work in Tokyo. The price tag of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics could exceed 3 trillion yen ($30 billion) unless drastic cost-cutting measures are taken and several key venues are relocated, an expert panel warned Thursday, Sept. 30, 2016, in the latest blow to Japanese organizers. &quot;Naturally, anyone who hears these numbers is alarmed,&quot; panel leader Shinichi Ueyama said. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

Tokyo panel details venue changes, cost cuts for 2020 Games

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach delivers a speech at World Forum on Sports and Culture in Tokyo, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016. Bach is in Japan amid tension between Olympic organizers and Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, who is pushing to cut costs. A Tokyo government panel set up by Koike said the cost of the Olympics could exceed $30 billion — four times the initial estimate — unless drastic cuts are made. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Rowing body restates opposition to moving 2020 Olympic venue

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International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, left, arrives at Haneda Airport in Tokyo Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016. Bach is set to meet Tokyo's governor pushing for changes to some of the planned venues for the 2020 Games. (Hiroki Yamauchi/Kyodo News via AP)

Thomas Bach reminds Tokyo to stick with current venue plans

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

In this Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015 file photo, director J.J. Abrams, third right, and actors, John Boyega, second left, Daisy Ridley, third left, and Adam Driver, second right, pose for photos during the Japan Premiere of their latest film &quot;Star Wars: The Force Awakens&quot; in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

Tokyo organizers say rowing venue for 2020 should stay put

By JIM ARMSTRONG - Associated Press