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Japan builds military forces to counter Chinese threats

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Protesters chant "Free Goto" during a demonstration in front of the Prime Minister's Official residence in Tokyo, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. Freelance journalist Kenji Goto was seized in late October in Syria, apparently while trying to rescue another hostage, Haruna Yukawa, who was captured by the militants last summer. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Islamic State group silent as deadline passes with no swap

By Elaine Kurtenbach and Karin Laub - Associated Press

In this April 20, 2013, file photo, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, third right, strikes a pose with members of Japan's girls pop unit "Momoiro Clover Z" during his cherry blossoms viewing garden party at Shinjuku-gyoen garden park in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa, File)

Shinzo Abe emerging as a rare strong leader in Japan

By Ken Moritsugu and Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

A traffic board indicates an expressway between Sakamachi and Shinanomachi in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, is closed due to an earthquake on the Joshin-etsu Expressway at Hanazono Interchange in Fukaya, Saitama Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014. The magnitude-6.8 earthquake struck a mountainous area of central Japan on Saturday night, causing at least one building to collapse and injuring several people, according to Japanese media reports. No tsunami warning was issued. (AP Photo/Kyodo News, Yohei Nishimura) JAPAN OUT, CREDIT MANDATORY

Japan struck by magnitude 6.8 earthqake near Nagano city

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Shinzo Abe, Japanese prime minister, puts off tax hike, calls snap poll

By Elaine Kurtenbach - Associated Press

Japan slides into recession as tax hike takes toll

By Elaine Kurtenbach - Associated Press

In this Nov. 8, 2014 photo, the smoke of incense burnt in a huge censer makes a foreign Muslim visitor's eyes water at at Sensoji Buddhist temple at Asakusa district, in Tokyo. Looking ahead to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is trying to boost tourism as part of his “Abenomics” growth revitalization plan. The government hopes to increase the annual number of tourists to 20 million by then. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

TOKYO TRAVEL: Japan taps growing Muslim tourist market

By Haruka Nagu - Associated Press

This June 2013 photo shows an overview of Sendai nuclear power plant complex in Sendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan. The plant in southern Japan won regulators&#8217; approval Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014 for meeting safety requirements imposed after the 2011 Fukushima disaster, a key step toward becoming the first reactor to restart under the tighter rules. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT

Japanese governor says too soon for nuke restarts

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An Indian fisherman walks near the anchored fishing boats as strong winds blow a day after a powerful cyclone pounded the Bay of Bengal coast in Gopalpur, Orissa, about 285 kilometers (178 miles) north east of Visakhapatnam, India, Monday, Oct. 13, 2014. Cyclone Hudhud that slammed into India's eastern seaboard weakened as it moved inland Monday. (AP Photo/Biswaranjan Rout)

Workers clear debris after Indian cyclone kills 8

By Mohammed Shafeeq - Associated Press

A "blood moon" or lunar eclipse can be seen above the Washington Monument just before dawn on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014. The lunar eclipse is the second and last of 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Blood moon: Viewers sanguine about lunar eclipse in Asia and the Americas

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Valentina Matviyenko (left), the speaker of Russia's Senate, and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a State Council meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow on Friday, May 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Yuri Kadobnov, Pool)

Inside China: She said, Xi said

By Miles Yu

In this aerial photo, rescue workers search for survivors in an area devastated by a massive landslide which swept through residential areas in Hiroshima, western Japan, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014. A several people died and at least a dozen were missing after rain-sodden hills in the outskirts of Hiroshima gave way early Wednesday in several landslides. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

36 dead, 7 missing in Hiroshima landslide

By Elaine Kurtenbach - Associated Press

Philadelphia's Mo'ne Davis drives in a run with a single to right field off Pearland pitcher Clayton Broeder during the first inning of a baseball game at the Little League World Series tournament in South Williamsport, Pa., Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Philadelphia, Las Vegas roll in LLWS

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FILE - In this Thursday, June 27, 2013 file photo, South Korean President Park Geun-hye, left, and her Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping wave during a welcoming ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Xi Jinping’s first visit to the Korean Peninsula as China’s president is to Seoul, not Pyongyang, meaning that North Korea’s best friend has snubbed it for its most bitter rival. A flurry of recent rocket and missile tests, the latest on Wednesday, has made the North’s displeasure crystal clear. (AP Photo/Wang Zhao, Pool, File) **FILE**

Chinese leader’s Seoul visit snubs North Korea

By Foster Klug - Associated Press

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends the Upper house diplomacy and Defense committee session in Tokyo Thursday, May 29, 2014. China’s moves to assert its territorial claims in the South China Sea are giving fresh impetus to a Japanese push to play a bigger role in regional security, adding to the growing strains between the two Asian rivals. Japan said this week it is exploring whether it can accelerate a proposal to supply patrol boats for Vietnam, following a tense standoff at sea in May over a Chinese oil rig moved into waters that Vietnam also claims. In a similar deal, Japan agreed in December to lend 18.7 billion yen ($183 million) to the Philippines to purchase 10 Japanese-made boats. The vessels are a tangible sign of Abe’s effort to deepen ties with Southeast Asia in the face of China’s expanding maritime ambitions. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Amid Asian feuds, Japan seeks bigger security role

By KEN MORITSUGU - Associated Press

Suzuki named chief of Indiana’s Japan trade office

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Japan pop group AKB48 cancels events after attack

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

In this photo taken on May 16, 2014, April 28 issue of &quot;Oishinbo&quot;, right, showing character with nosebleed after visiting Fukushima, is seen alongside May 19 issue, left. A popular manga comic is setting off a public debate in Japan about the health effects of radiation following the Fukushima nuclear disaster - so much so, that the publisher issued a special edition with criticism and input it had received on &quot;Oishinbo,&quot; including views from medical expert Monday, May 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, CREDIT MANDATORY

Japan debates radiation as manga shows nosebleed

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

Fans take photos of themselves in front of a tour truck bearing an image of Paul McCartney after his concert was cancelled at Natinal Stadium, the site of his concert in Tokyo, Sunday, May 18, 2014. McCartney has canceled his second concert in Japan, as well as the makeup performance for the one nixed a day earlier, and apologized to his fans for still being sick with a virus. The former Beatle said on his &quot;Out There Japan Tour 2014&quot; site that he wanted to perform Sunday against doctors' orders, but his team wouldn't allow it. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, CREDIT MANDATORY

Still sick, McCartney cancels 2 more Tokyo shows

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Fans crowd at the gate of National Stadium following the cancellation of Paul McCartney's concert in Tokyo Saturday, May 17, 2014. McCartney canceled his show Saturday after he came down with a virus, but will make up for the lost performance Monday. The former Beatle said he plans to be well enough for Sunday’s concert, although Saturday’s “Out There Japan Tour 2014” appearance at the stadium was called off. The banner written in Japanese reads: &quot;Paul McCartney.&quot; (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, CREDIT MANDATORY

Down with a virus, McCartney cancels Tokyo concert

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press