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Taiwan's U.S.-made Patriot surface-to-air missile batteries pass during the Republic of China National Day parade in Taipei, Taiwan on Oct. 10, 2007. The Biden administration has approved a $100 million support contract with Taiwan aimed at boosting the island’s missile defense systems as it faces increasing pressure from China. (AP Photo/Wally Santana, File) **FILE**

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In this photo released Dec. 31, 2021, by Xinhua News Agency, an undated photo shows a carrier-based J-15 fighter jet preparing to land on the Chinese navy's Liaoning aircraft carrier during open-sea combat training. China is holding military exercises in the disputed South China Sea coinciding with U.S. President Joe Biden's visits to South Korea and Japan that are largely focused on countering the perceived threat from China. (Hu Shanmin/Xinhua via AP) ** FILE **

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attends an emergency consultative meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea Sunday, May 15, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

White House braced for possible North Korea missile, nuke tests during Biden’s Pacific trip

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, foreground, inspects the U.S. Marine Air Station Futenma from the city hall in Ginowan, Okinawa, Japan Sunday, May 15, 2022. Okinawa on Sunday is marking the 50th anniversary of its return to Japan after 27 years of American rule on May 15, 1972, amid protests against a continued heavy U.S. military presence and lack of support from the mainland. (Kyodo News via AP)

Okinawa marks 50 years of end to US rule amid protests

In this image made from video, Japan's southern island of Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki speaks online Friday, May 6, 2022, from the prefectural capital of Naha ahead Okinawa's 50th anniversary of its reversion to Japan on May 15. Japan should do more for peaceful diplomacy with China and not just focus on arms deterrence as tensions rise around Taiwan to the west of Okinawa, said the southern island prefecture's governor Friday, demanding further reduction of its security burden and its risk hosting U.S. military there. (Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan via AP)

Japan’s Okinawa urges government to reduce China tensions

South Korea’s president-elect Yoon Suk Yeol attends a ceremony to disband a presidential election camp at the National Assembly Library in Seoul, South Korea Thursday, March 10, 2022. (Song Kyung-seok/Pool Photo via AP)

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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, centre background, walks with Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as they review an Honour Guard, during a welcoming ceremony in Westminster, London, Thursday, May 5, 2022. The leaders of Britain and Japan met in London to announce a new defense agreement against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine. (Dan Kitwood/Pool Photo via AP)

U.K. and Japan reach new defense deal amid Russia concerns

Pope Francis delivers his blessing during his weekly open-air general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

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Sen. Bill Hagerty, Tennessee Republican, speaks during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing with Attorney General Merrick Garland, Wednesday, June 9, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Stefani Reynolds/The New York Times/Pool via AP wire) **FILE**

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Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's official residence on April 8, 2022. Kishida and visiting U.S. lawmakers reaffirmed their commitment to working together under a longstanding bilateral alliance on Saturday, April 16, amid heightened global tensions spanning the war in Ukraine to threats from neighboring China and North Korea. (Rodrigo Reyes Marin/Pool Photo via AP, File)

US lawmakers affirm Japan alliance eyeing China, North Korea

Ukraine's YouYubers Sava Tkachov, right, and his young brother Yan Tkachov attend a news conference at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan in Tokyo, Thursday, March 31, 2022. Ukrainian YouTuber duo Sawayan, popular among young Japanese for their funny videos and chat over Mario Kart games, are now using their platform to share the reality of war in Ukraine and send an antiwar message. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

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People wearing face masks stroll under Cherry blossom in full bloom at the Zojoji temple in Tokyo Tuesday, March 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

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U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel, center left, with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, far right, lays a wreath at the cenotaph for the atomic bombing victims at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan, Saturday, March 26, 2022. (Keiji Uesho/Kyodo News via AP)

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President Donald Trump stands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe before signing an agreement on trade at the InterContinental Barclay New York hotel during the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019, in New York. From left, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Abe, Trump, and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

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TOKYO (AP) — The head of the company that operated a tourist boat that sank off northern Japan with 26 people aboard said Wednesday he approved the trip despite a broken communication device and forecasts of rough weather, as officials investigated previous accidents involving the company.

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