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Football: official match ball for World Cup in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 21 Kyodo - File photo taken in Moscow on Nov. 11, 2017, shows an official match ball for the 2018 football World Cup finals in Russia.

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Football: World Cup venue Luzhniki Stadium in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 21 Kyodo - File photo taken on Nov. 11, 2017 shows Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, a venue of the 2018 football World Cup finals in Russia.

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Football: Russia ahead of 2018 World Cup

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 21 Kyodo - A Russian spectator watches a football friendly between Russia and Argentina at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on Nov. 11, 2017. The stadium is a venue of the 2018 football World Cup finals in Russia.

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Football: Russia ahead of 2018 World Cup

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 21 Kyodo - Russian spectators cheer for the country during a football friendly against Argentina at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on Nov. 11, 2017. The stadium is a venue of the 2018 football World Cup finals in Russia.

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Football: Russia ahead of 2018 World Cup

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 21 Kyodo - Photo taken with a 360-degree camera shows Russian spectators cheering for the country during a football friendly against Argentina at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on Nov. 11, 2017. The stadium is a venue of the 2018 football World Cup finals in Russia.

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Soccer: Kawasaki edge Urawa to send title race down to final day

SAITAMA, Japan, Nov. 29 Kyodo - Kawasaki Frontale's Yu Kobayashi (11) scores in the first half of a J-League match against Urawa Reds at Saitama Stadium in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on Nov. 29, 2017. Kawasaki won 1-0 to send the league title race down to the last round of matches on Dec. 2.

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Abe-Xi meeting in Vietnam in November 2017

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 30 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping prepare to hold talks in Danang, Vietnam, in this file photo taken Nov. 11, 2017.

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Abe-Xi meeting in Vietnam in November 2017

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 30 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands in Danang, Vietnam, in this file photo taken Nov. 11, 2017.

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Abe-Xi meeting in Vietnam in November 2017

DANANG, Vietnam, Dec. 30 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands in Danang, Vietnam, in this file photo taken Nov. 11, 2017.

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Abe-Xi meeting in Vietnam in November 2017

DANANG, Vietnam, Dec. 30 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) prepare to hold talks in Danang, Vietnam, in this file photo taken Nov. 11, 2017.

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Japan's Abe, China's Xi

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 2 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands before talks in Danang, Vietnam, on Nov. 11, 2017.

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11 TPP states on verge of accord on implementing deal without U.S.

DANANG, Vietnam, Nov. 9 Kyodo - Japan's Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, who is in charge of negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact, speaks to the media in Danang, Vietnam, on Nov. 9, 2017, before a ministerial meeting between the 11 remaining signatories in the pact.

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MRJ delivery to be postponed one year

Photo taken Nov. 11, 2015, shows the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, Japan's first domestically produced commercial passenger jet, taking off from Nagoya Airport, central Japan, for its maiden flight. Its developer Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. said on Dec. 24 the first delivery of the MRJ will be postponed around one year. The delivery to ANA Holdings Inc. will most likely take place in 2018, rather than the originally scheduled second quarter of 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1st delivery of MRJs to ANA to be postponed, reason due later

File photo taken Nov. 11, 2015, shows the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, Japan's first domestically produced passenger jet, flying near Nagoya airport. The first delivery of MRJ to ANA Holdings Inc. will be postponed from the scheduled second quarter of 2017, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said on Dec. 16, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Run-up to Russia World Cup

Players of Russia and Argentina, in this photo taken Nov. 11, 2017, sing their national anthems prior to a friendly match at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, the first event in the refurbished stadium. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Abe, China's Xi

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands before talks in Danang, Vietnam, on Nov. 11, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe-Xi meeting in Vietnam in November 2017

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands in Danang, Vietnam, in this file photo taken Nov. 11, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe-Xi meeting in Vietnam in November 2017

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands in Danang, Vietnam, in this file photo taken Nov. 11, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe-Xi meeting in Vietnam in November 2017

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping prepare to hold talks in Danang, Vietnam, in this file photo taken Nov. 11, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe-Xi meeting in Vietnam in November 2017

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) prepare to hold talks in Danang, Vietnam, in this file photo taken Nov. 11, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Canada hold out still looms over implementation of TPP

Ministers of the 11 signatories in the Trans-Pacific Partnership meet in Danang, Vietnam, on Nov. 9, 2017. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's hopes of signing an 11-strong Pacific Rim trade pact at an early date still seems shaky following Canada's last-minute request for a revision of the treaty. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: World Cup venue Luzhniki Stadium in Russia

File photo taken on Nov. 11, 2017 shows Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, a venue of the 2018 football World Cup finals in Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: official match ball for World Cup in Russia

File photo taken in Moscow on Nov. 11, 2017, shows an official match ball for the 2018 football World Cup finals in Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Russia ahead of 2018 World Cup

Photo taken with a 360-degree camera shows Russian spectators cheering for the country during a football friendly against Argentina at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on Nov. 11, 2017. The stadium is a venue of the 2018 football World Cup finals in Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Russia ahead of 2018 World Cup

Russian spectators cheer for the country during a football friendly against Argentina at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on Nov. 11, 2017. The stadium is a venue of the 2018 football World Cup finals in Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Russia ahead of 2018 World Cup

A Russian spectator watches a football friendly between Russia and Argentina at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on Nov. 11, 2017. The stadium is a venue of the 2018 football World Cup finals in Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani, a slugger-pitcher with Japan's Nippon Ham Fighters, holds a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Japan's slugger-pitcher Otani

Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher-slugger Shohei Otani (L) holds a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Japan's slugger-pitcher Otani

Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher-slugger Shohei Otani (L) holds a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Japan's slugger-pitcher Otani

Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher-slugger Shohei Otani (L) holds a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Hakuho apologizes for Harumafuji assault scandal

(From L) Hakuho, Harumafuji and Kisenosato, three of sumo's four grand champions, attend a pre-meet ceremony for the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 11, 2017. Hakuho apologized on Nov. 16 on behalf of Harumafuji following a reported assault on a lower-ranked wrestler. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea denounces Trump's speech in S. Korea as "nonsensical"

File photo shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. North Korea on Nov. 11, 2017 issued its first official reaction to U.S. President Donald Trump's speech in South Korea's parliament days earlier, denouncing it as "nonsensical." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Romo's Mexican dream takes him halfway around world

Mexico and San Francisco Giants pitcher Sergio Romo poses during practice at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 9, 2016. Mexico's national team will play two friendlies against Japan -- on Nov. 10 and 11 -- as part of their buildup toward the 2017 World Baseball Classic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Belgium-Japan friendly

Japan's starting 11 pose for a photo before a friendly match against Belgium in Bruges, Belgium, on Nov. 14, 2017: (from L in front row) Hotaru Yamaguchi, Kazuki Nagasawa, Yuto Nagatomo, Yosuke Ideguchi, Takuma Asano (from L in back row) Maya Yoshida, Hiroki Sakai, Tomoaki Makino, Yuya Osako, Genki Haraguchi, Eiji Kawashima. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Curling: LS Kitami loses to S. Korea in Pacific-Asia c'ships final

South Korean players (yellow) celebrate their victory over Japanese women's team LS Kitami in the gold medal game of the Pacific-Asia Curling Championships in Erina, Australia, on Nov. 9, 2017. South Korea won 11-6. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Curling: LS Kitami loses to S. Korea in Pacific-Asia c'ships final

Japanese women's team LS Kitami skip Satsuki Fujisawa shoots a stone during the gold medal game of the Pacific-Asia Curling Championships against South Korea on Nov. 9, 2017, in Erina, Australia. Japan lost 11-6. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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