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Japan excels as World Cup host, must ride the rugby wave

By STEVE DOUGLAS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2019, file photo, Lelisa Desisa, of Ethiopia, wins the men's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar. The IOC is seeking to relocate next summer’s Olympic marathon from steamy Tokyo to the cooler northern city of Sapporo after seeing competitors collapse in extreme heat at the world championships in Qatar. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty, File)

Runners mixed on plan to move Olympic marathon out of Tokyo

By JAKE SEINER - Associated Press

Japanese Justice Minister Katsuyuki Kawai speaks to reporters after submitting his resignation to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Abe's official residence in Tokyo Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019. Kawai resigned over election fraud allegations involving his wife, also a lawmaker, and about his own gift-giving allegations reported in a tabloid magazine. (Yoshitaka Sugawara/Kyodo News via AP)

Japan justice minister resigns in election payments scandal

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

Smoke and flames rise from burning Shuri Castle in Naha, Okinawa, southern Japan, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019. A fire broke out at the historic Shuri Castle on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa, nearly destroying it. (Jun Hirata/Kyodo News via AP)

Fire nearly destroys historic Japanese castle

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

Tiger Woods won the Zozo Championship Sunday for his 82nd PGA Tour career win, tying Sam Snead's record set in 1965. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Tiger Woods is tied with Sam Snead, and no one else is close

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press

Tiger Woods of the United States poses with his trophy after winning the Zozo Championship PGA Tour at the Accordia Golf Narashino country club in Inzai, east of Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Oct. 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Tiger Woods ties Sam Snead’s record of 82 PGA Tour wins

By Jim Armstrong - Associated Press

South Korea's Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon, left, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe prior to their meeting at Abe's official residence in Tokyo, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019. Abe held talks with Lee in a first high-level meeting amid tension between the two neighbors over trade and wartime history. Lee, known as Japan expert, attended Emperor Naruhito’s enthronement ceremony Tuesday and was expected to propose improving ties. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Abe, S. Korean premier agree to keep talking to mend ties

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

Tiger Woods of the United States watches his tee shot on the 10th hole during the pro-am event of he Zozo Championship PGA Tour at Accordia Golf Narashino C.C. in Inzai, east of Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

PGA Tour hopes to ‘never leave Japan’

By JIM ARMSTRONG - Associated Press

Golf glance

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Tiger Woods of the United States watches his tee shot on the 10th hole during the pro-am event of he Zozo Championship PGA Tour at Accordia Golf Narashino C.C. in Inzai, east of Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Woods, Spieth, McIlroy lead star field in Japan

By JIM ARMSTRONG - Associated Press

A volunteer continues to clean up mud from last week's Typhoon Hagibis, in Nagano, central Japan, Monday, Oct. 21, 2019. Japan is bracing for two more storms heading its way a week after a typhoon devastated the country’s central and northern regions. (Keisuke Koito/Kyodo News via AP)

Japan braces for 2 more storms after deadly typhoon

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Japan's Emperor Naruhito depart for the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. Emperor Naruhito will declare Tuesday he had ascended to the Chrysanthemum Throne at the palace. (Kyodo News via AP)

The Latest: Trump congratulates Japanese Emperor Naruhito

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China detains Japanese man, possibly on spying allegations

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Emperor Naruhito delivers his speech during the enthronement ceremony where the emperor officially proclaims his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. (Photo by Kazuhiro Nogi/Pool Photo via AP)

Japanese Emperor Naruhito ascends Chrysanthemum Throne

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2019, file photo, Japanese Emperor Naruhito, accompanied by Empress Masako, walks to deliver his remarks during a memorial ceremony for the war dead at Nippon Budokan Martial Arts Hall in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Japan set to celebrate Emperor Naruhito’s enthronement

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2019, file photo, Kei Nishikori, of Japan, returns a shot to Alex de Minaur, of Australia, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships n New York. Nishikori, the 2014 U.S. Open runner-up, will have season-ending surgery on his right elbow. Nishikori's manager, Olivier van Lindonk, says in an email sent to reporters on Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, that the Japanese star will have &quot;a small procedure removing two small bone spurs&quot; in the elbow. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, File)

2014 US Open runner-up Nishikori to have right elbow surgery

By HOWARD FENDRICH - Associated Press

South Africa's Faf de Klerk celebrates after scoring a try during the Rugby World Cup quarterfinal match at Tokyo Stadium between Japan and South Africa in Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

No shock for Boks: SA beats Japan, reaches World Cup semis

By JOHN PYE - Associated Press

South Africa's Handre Pollard, center left, and Japan's Michael Leitch vie for the ball during the Rugby World Cup quarterfinal match at Tokyo Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

No shocker this time: Springboks smother Japan at World Cup

By JOHN PYE - Associated Press

South Africa's Faf de Klerk runs to score a try during the Rugby World Cup quarterfinal match at Tokyo Stadium between Japan and South Africa in Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

The Latest: No shock as Boks reach semis with win over Japan

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In this July 8, 2019, photo, cars for export are parked at Kawasaki port, near of Tokyo. Japan has logged a third straight month of a trade deficit in September, according to the latest government data, as trade tensions between China and the U.S. crimped exports. Japan’s Finance Ministry reported Monday, Oct. 21, the nation’s trade deficit in September totaled 122.98 billion yen ($1.13 billion). (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Japan exports fall for 10th straight month in September

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