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U.S. military's Futenma air base in Okinawa

Photo taken on Dec. 19, 2023, shows U.S. military MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft parked at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa.

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U.S. military's Futenma air base in Okinawa

Photo taken on Dec. 19, 2023, shows U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa.

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Ukrainian president Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a press conference in Kyiv on Dec. 19, 2023.

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Ukrainian president Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a press conference in Kyiv on Dec. 19, 2023.

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Aftermath of deadly earthquake in northwestern China

People's Liberation Army personnel set up a tent in Jishishan county in northwestern China's Gansu Province on Dec. 19, 2023, a day after the region was hit by a deadly earthquake.

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Aftermath of deadly earthquake in northwestern China

People receive food supplies in Jishishan county in northwestern China's Gansu Province on Dec. 19, 2023, a day after the region was hit by a deadly earthquake.

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Aftermath of deadly earthquake in northwestern China

People affected by a deadly earthquake that struck Jishishan county in northwestern China's Gansu Province gather around an open fire to keep warm on Dec. 19, 2023.

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Aftermath of deadly earthquake in northwestern China

People wait for food supplies to be distributed in Jishishan county in northwestern China's Gansu Province on Dec. 19, 2023, a day after the region was hit by a deadly earthquake.

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Football: Urawa vs. Manchester City in Club World Cup semis

Goalkeeper Shusaku Nishikawa of Japan's Urawa Reds catches the ball in a Club World Cup semifinal against English club Manchester City on Dec. 19, 2023, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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Football: Urawa vs. Manchester City in Club World Cup semis

Shusaku Nishikawa (front) of Japanese club Urawa Reds and his teammates enter the pitch for a Club World Cup semifinal against English club Manchester City on Dec. 19, 2023, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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Football: Urawa vs. Manchester City in Club World Cup semis

Bernardo Silva (5th from L) of English club Manchester City is pictured after scoring his side's third goal in the Club World Cup semifinals against Japan's Urawa Reds on Dec. 19, 2023, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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Football: Urawa vs. Manchester City in Club World Cup semis

Bernardo Silva (20) of English club Manchester City celebrates after scoring his side's third goal in the Club World Cup semifinals against Japan's Urawa Reds on Dec. 19, 2023, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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Football: Urawa vs. Manchester City in Club World Cup semis

Erling Haaland of English club Manchester City sits in the grandstand watching a Club World Cup semifinal against Japan's Urawa Reds on Dec. 19, 2023, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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Football: Urawa vs. Manchester City in Club World Cup semis

Shusaku Nishikawa (bottom) of Japanese club Urawa Reds defends his goal in a Club World Cup semifinal against English club Manchester City on Dec. 19, 2023, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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Football: Urawa vs. Manchester City in Club World Cup semis

Jose Kante (L) of Japan's Urawa Reds goes on the attack in the Club World Cup semifinals against English club Manchester City on Dec. 19, 2023, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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Football: Urawa vs. Manchester City in Club World Cup semis

Erling Haaland (front) of English club Manchester City sits in the grandstand watching a Club World Cup semifinal against Japan's Urawa Reds on Dec. 19, 2023, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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Football: Urawa vs. Manchester City in Club World Cup semis

Bernardo Silva (20) of English club Manchester City scores his side's third goal in the Club World Cup semifinals against Japan's Urawa Reds on Dec. 19, 2023, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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Football: Urawa vs. Manchester City in Club World Cup semis

Phil Foden (R) of English club Manchester City vies for the ball with Takahiro Akimoto of Japan's Urawa Reds in the Club World Cup semifinals on Dec. 19, 2023, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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Football: Urawa vs. Manchester City in Club World Cup semis

Shusaku Nishikawa (3rd from L) from Japanese club Urawa Reds defends in the Club World Cup semifinals against English club Manchester City on Dec. 19, 2023, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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Football: Urawa vs. Manchester City in Club World Cup semis

Maciej Skorza, manager of Japan's Urawa Reds, directs his players during a Club World Cup semifinal against English club Manchester City on Dec. 19, 2023, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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Football: Urawa vs. Manchester City in Club World Cup semis

Mateo Kovacic (2nd from R) of English club Manchester City celebrates after scoring his team's second goal of a Club World Cup semifinal against Japan's Urawa Reds on Dec. 19, 2023, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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Football: Urawa vs. Manchester City in Club World Cup semis

Maciej Skorza, manager of Japan's Urawa Reds, watches his team play a Club World Cup semifinal against English club Manchester City on Dec. 19, 2023, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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Football: Urawa vs. Manchester City in Club World Cup semis

Pep Guardiola, manager of English club Manchester City, directs his players during a Club World Cup semifinal against Japan's Urawa Reds on Dec. 19, 2023, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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Football: Urawa vs. Manchester City in Club World Cup semis

Fans cheer from the grandstands for Japan's Urawa Reds during a Club World Cup semifinal against English club Manchester City on Dec. 19, 2023, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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Football: Urawa vs. Manchester City in Club World Cup semis

Players from Japan's Asian champions Urawa Reds and the European title-holders Manchester City of England are in action in the Club World Cup semifinals on Dec. 19, 2023, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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Football: Urawa vs. Manchester City in Club World Cup semis

Players from Japan's Asian champion Urawa Reds huddle before the start of the second half of a Club World Cup semifinal against the European title-holders Manchester City of England on Dec. 19, 2023, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

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U.N. Security Council session over North Korea

The U.N. Security Council convenes an unscheduled meeting over North Korea at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Dec. 19, 2023, a day after the country test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile in defiance of U.N. resolutions.

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Ukrainian president Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a press conference in Kyiv on Dec. 19, 2023.

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Ukrainian president Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a press conference in Kyiv on Dec. 19, 2023.

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Toshiba Corp. to delist from Tokyo Stock Exchange

Photo shows Toshiba Corp.'s closing price (top, C) at 4,590 yen on an electronic signboard at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Dec. 19, 2023, the last day of trading on the exchange. The Japanese conglomerate will be delisted from the bourse on Dec. 20, ending its 74-year history as a public company.

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Groundbreaking ceremony for Italian pavilion for 2025 Osaka expo

(From L) Hiroyuki Ishige, secretary general of the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition, Mario Vattani, commissioner general for Italy at Expo 2025 Osaka, and Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura attend a groundbreaking ceremony for the Italian pavilion at the expo site on Dec. 19, 2023, on an artificial island in Osaka Bay in the western Japan city of Osaka.

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Toshiba Corp. to delist from Tokyo Stock Exchange

Photo shows Toshiba Corp.'s closing price at 4,590 yen on an electronic signboard at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Dec. 19, 2023, the last day of trading on the exchange. The Japanese conglomerate will be delisted from the bourse on Dec. 20, ending its 74-year history as a public company.

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New Japan envoy to China Kanasugi in Beijing

The new Japanese Ambassador to China, Kenji Kanasugi, attends a press conference in Beijing on Dec. 19, 2023, after arriving at the Chinese capital earlier in the day.

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New Japan envoy to China Kanasugi in Beijing

The new Japanese Ambassador to China, Kenji Kanasugi, attends a press conference in Beijing on Dec. 19, 2023, after arriving at the Chinese capital earlier in the day.

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New Japan envoy to China Kanasugi in Beijing

The new Japanese Ambassador to China, Kenji Kanasugi, attends a press conference in Beijing on Dec. 19, 2023, after arriving at the Chinese capital earlier in the day.

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Prosecutors search offices of LDP factions mired in funds scandal

An official (C) from the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office's special investigation squad leaves a building housing the office of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's biggest faction once led by the late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Dec. 19, 2023, in Tokyo, after conducting a search related to a political funds scandal.

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Prosecutors search offices of LDP factions mired in funds scandal

A van believed to be carrying seized articles leaves the building housing an office of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's biggest faction once led by the late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Dec. 19, 2023, in Tokyo, after officials from the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office searched the office over a political funds scandal.

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Prosecutors search offices of LDP factions mired in funds scandal

A van believed to be carrying seized articles leaves the building housing an office of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's biggest faction once led by the late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Dec. 19, 2023, in Tokyo, after officials from the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office searched the office over a political funds scandal.

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BOJ Policy setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda speaks during a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2023, after its two-day policy-setting meeting. The BOJ left its monetary policy unchanged and vowed to maintain ultralow interest rates, capping off 2023 with a dovish tilt.

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BOJ Policy setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda speaks during a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2023, after its two-day policy-setting meeting. The BOJ left its monetary policy unchanged and vowed to maintain ultralow interest rates, capping off 2023 with a dovish tilt.

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BOJ Policy setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2023, after its two-day policy-setting meeting. The BOJ left its monetary policy unchanged and vowed to maintain ultralow interest rates, capping off 2023 with a dovish tilt.

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BOJ Policy setting meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2023, after its two-day policy-setting meeting. The BOJ left its monetary policy unchanged and vowed to maintain ultralow interest rates, capping off 2023 with a dovish tilt.

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Japan's top government spokesman

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2023, after prosecutors searched the offices of two major ruling Liberal Democratic Party factions over a political fund scandal.

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Japan's top government spokesman

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2023, after prosecutors searched the offices of two major ruling Liberal Democratic Party factions over a political fund scandal.

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Japan PM Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters at his office in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2023, after prosecutors searched the offices of two major ruling Liberal Democratic Party factions over a political fund scandal.

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Japan PM Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters at his office in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2023, after prosecutors searched the offices of two major ruling Liberal Democratic Party factions over a political fund scandal.

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Japan's top government spokesman

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi holds a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2023, after prosecutors searched the offices of two major ruling Liberal Democratic Party factions over a political fund scandal.

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Japan PM Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters at his office in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2023, after prosecutors searched the offices of two major ruling Liberal Democratic Party factions over a political fund scandal.

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Baseball: Hawks acquire suspended slugger Yamakawa

Three-time Pacific League home run leader Hotaka Yamakawa attends a press conference at PayPay Dome in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Dec. 19, 2023, as he joins the SoftBank Hawks. He was suspended for much of the 2023 season by PL rivals the Seibu Lions after being accused of sexual assault.

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Baseball: Hawks acquire suspended slugger Yamakawa

Three-time Pacific League home run leader Hotaka Yamakawa attends a press conference at PayPay Dome in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Dec. 19, 2023, as he joins the SoftBank Hawks. He was suspended for much of the 2023 season by PL rivals the Seibu Lions after being accused of sexual assault.