Takahama nuclear power plant in Japan

Takahama nuclear power plant in Japan

File photo taken on March 12, 2022, shows the No. 3 (back) and No. 4 reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear power plant in the Fukui Prefecture town of Takahama, central Japan. The No.4 reactor was automatically halted on Jan. 30, 2023, after an alert went off warning of a rapid decrease in the number of neutrons within the unit.

MSDF's new submarine

A launch ceremony for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's new submarine Jingei is held at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.'s shipyard in Kobe, western Japan, on Oct. 12, 2022. The Taigei-class submarine with a standard displacement of 3,000 tons is scheduled to go into service in March 2024.

MSDF's new submarine

MSDF's new submarine

A launch ceremony for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's new submarine Jingei is held at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.'s shipyard in Kobe, western Japan, on Oct. 12, 2022. The Taigei-class submarine with a standard displacement of 3,000 tons is scheduled to go into service in March 2024.

MSDF's new submarine

MSDF's new submarine

A launch ceremony for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's new submarine Jingei is held at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.'s shipyard in Kobe, western Japan, on Oct. 12, 2022. The Taigei-class submarine with a standard displacement of 3,000 tons is scheduled to go into service in March 2024.

MSDF's new submarine

MSDF's new submarine

Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada attends a launch ceremony for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's new submarine Jingei at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.'s shipyard in Kobe, western Japan, on Oct. 12, 2022. The Taigei-class submarine with a standard displacement of 3,000 tons is scheduled to go into service in March 2024.

Japan's national baseball team manager Kuriyama in U.S.

Japan's national baseball team manager Kuriyama in U.S.

Hideki Kuriyama (C), manager of Japan's national baseball team, watches a baseball game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Minnesota Twins at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Aug. 12, 2022. Kuriyama's Samurai Japan will begin its campaign for a third World Baseball Classic championship in March 2023.

Japan's national baseball team manager Kuriyama in U.S.

Japan's national baseball team manager Kuriyama in U.S.

Hideki Kuriyama (C), manager of Japan's national baseball team, watches a baseball game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Minnesota Twins at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Aug. 12, 2022. Kuriyama's Samurai Japan will begin its campaign for a third World Baseball Classic championship in March 2023.

Japan's national baseball team manager Kuriyama in U.S.

Japan's national baseball team manager Kuriyama in U.S.

Hideki Kuriyama, manager of Japan's national baseball team, visits Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Aug. 12, 2022, to watch a baseball game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Minnesota Twins. Kuriyama's Samurai Japan will begin its campaign for a third World Baseball Classic championship in March 2023.

Japan's national baseball team manager Kuriyama in U.S.

Japan's national baseball team manager Kuriyama in U.S.

Hideki Kuriyama, manager of Japan's national baseball team, visits Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Aug. 12, 2022, to watch a baseball game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Minnesota Twins. Kuriyama's Samurai Japan will begin its campaign for a third World Baseball Classic championship in March 2023.