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Liberian President Sirleaf in Japan

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf shake hands ahead of their talks at a hotel in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on May 31, 2013. (Pool photo)

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African development conference in Japan

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Liberian president and Nobel Peace Laureate Ellen Sirleaf speaks in Yokohama near Tokyo on May 31, 2013, a day before the three-day Tokyo International Conference on African Development begins.

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Liberian President Sirleaf in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf holds a news conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2012.

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Japan PM, Liberian president

TOKYO, Japan - Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda shake hands before their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2012.

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Liberian president in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (C) arrives at Narita airport near Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2012, to attend annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

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Liberian president in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (C) arrives at Narita airport near Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2012, to attend annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

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Liberian president in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (C) arrives at Narita airport near Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2012, to attend annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

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Nobel Peace Prize

OSLO, Norway - (on far right, seated, from L to R) Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee of Liberia and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen listen to the speech of Nobel committee chairman Thorbjoern Jagland (L) during the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony in Oslo, Norway, on Dec. 10, 2011.

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Nobel Peace Prize

OSLO, Norway - (from L) Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee of Liberia and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen attend the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony in Oslo, Norway, on Dec. 10, 2011.

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Nobel laureates

OSLO, Norway - (From L) Leymah Gbowee of Liberia, Tawakkul Karman of Yemen and Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf attend a press conference in Oslo on Dec. 9, 2011, prior to their Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony the following day.

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Sirleaf reelected as president of Liberia

MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf speaks at a press conference in Monrovia, capital of Liberia, on Nov. 10, 2011. The country's election board announced later in the day that Sirleaf, a joint winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, was reelected as president in the Nov. 8 runoff vote.

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Sirleaf reelected as president of Liberia

MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf speaks at a press conference in Monrovia, capital of Liberia, on Nov. 10, 2011. The country's election board announced later in the day that Sirleaf, a joint winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, was reelected as president in the Nov. 8 runoff vote.

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Liberian presidential runoff vote

MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf (C), a winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, arrives at a polling station in Bomi County, western Liberia, on Nov. 8, 2011. She aims at reelection in the day's presidential runoff vote.

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Liberian presidential runoff vote

MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf, a winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, casts her vote at a polling station in Bomi County, western Liberia, on Nov. 8, 2011. She aims at reelection in the day's presidential runoff vote.

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Pre-election clash in Liberia

MONROVIA, Liberia - Photo shows supporters of opposition presidential candidate Winston Tubman, a former justice minister, who were injured in fatal clashes with security forces in the Liberian capital Monrovia, on Nov. 7, 2011. Tubman has announced his withdrawal from the Nov. 8 presidential runoff against incumbent Ellen Sirleaf.

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Pre-election clash in Liberia

MONROVIA, Liberia - Members of security forces stay on alert in Monrovia, capital of Liberia, on Nov. 7, 2011, where they clashed with supporters of opposition presidential candidate Winston Tubman, a former justice minister. Tubman has said he is pulling out of the presidential runoff against incumbent Ellen Sirleaf on Nov. 8, 2011.

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Liberian President Sirleaf

MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf (C), a winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, attends a meeting of the ruling party in Monrovia, capital of the West African country, on Nov. 6, 2011. Opposition presidential candidate Winston Tubman, a former justice minister, has announced his withdrawal from the presidential runoff slated for Nov. 8, 2011.

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Presidential election in Liberia

MONROVIA, Liberia - Supporters of incumbent Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf, a winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, cheer during a meeting of the ruling party in Monrovia, capital of the West African nation, on Nov. 6, 2011. Opposition presidential candidate Winston Tubman, a former justice minister, has announced his withdrawal from the runoff slated for Nov. 8, 2011.

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Liberian President Sirleaf

MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf (C), a winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, attends a meeting of the ruling party in Monrovia, capital of the West African nation, on Nov. 6, 2011, while former warlord and rival candidate Prince Johnson (R) showed his support for Sirleaf. Opposition presidential candidate Winston Tubman, former justice minister, has announced his withdrawl from the presidential runoff slated for Nov. 8, 2011.

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Liberian presidential election

MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf shows a registration card at the polls for the presidential election in Bomi County, western Liberia, on Oct. 11, 2011. The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize laureate is seeking a second term in the election, in which voting began the same day.

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Liberian presidential election

MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf (front) casts her vote in the presidential election while in Bomi County, western Liberia, on Oct. 11, 2011. The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize laureate is seeking a second term in the election, in which voting began the same day.

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TICAD: Fukuda meets Liberia President Johnson-Sirleaf

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (R) meets with Liberia President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on the sidelines of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Yokohama on May 28. (Pool photo)

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Emperor meets with Liberian president

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) meets with Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf at the Imperial Palace on March 12. (Pool photo)

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Abe meets with Liberian president

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) holds talks with Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf (L) at his office in Tokyo on March 12.

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Abe meets with Liberian president

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) shakes hands with Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf at his office in Tokyo on March 12 prior to their talks.

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Abe meets with Liberian president

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) shakes hands with Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf at his office in Tokyo on March 12 prior to their talks. (Kyodo)

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Abe meets with Liberian president

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) holds talks with Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf (L) at his office in Tokyo on March 12. (Kyodo)

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Liberia president expects WHO to declare nation Ebola free, again

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is interviewed by Kyodo News in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2015. Sirleaf said she expects the World Health Organization to soon declare -- for a second time since May -- the West African country to be Ebola free. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Liberia president expects WHO to declare nation Ebola free, again

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is interviewed by Kyodo News in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2015. Sirleaf said she expects the World Health Organization to soon declare -- for a second time since May -- the West African country to be Ebola free. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Liberian president at women's empowerment symposium

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, a 2011 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, addresses an international symposium on the empowerment of women on Aug. 28, 2015, in Tokyo. Sirleaf said that it is important to remember "the great social and economic benefits that come with women's active participation in public life and society." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Liberian Pres. Sirleaf meets with Japanese PM Abe

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) attend a joint news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2015, after their talks. Sirleaf arrived in Tokyo the previous day to attend the 2nd World Assembly for Women. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Liberian Pres. Sirleaf meets with Japanese PM Abe

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2015, ahead of their talks. Sirleaf arrived in Tokyo the previous day to attend the 2nd World Assembly for Women. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Liberian Pres. Sirleaf meets with Japanese PM Abe

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) sit for talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2015. Sirleaf arrived in Tokyo the previous day to attend the 2nd World Assembly for Women. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor meets with Liberian president

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) meets with Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf at the Imperial Palace on March 12. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Liberian presidential election

MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf shows a registration card at the polls for the presidential election in Bomi County, western Liberia, on Oct. 11, 2011. The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize laureate is seeking a second term in the election, in which voting began the same day. (Kyodo)

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Liberian presidential election

MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf (front) casts her vote in the presidential election while in Bomi County, western Liberia, on Oct. 11, 2011. The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize laureate is seeking a second term in the election, in which voting began the same day. (Kyodo)

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Nobel laureates

OSLO, Norway - (From L) Leymah Gbowee of Liberia, Tawakkul Karman of Yemen and Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf attend a press conference in Oslo on Dec. 9, 2011, prior to their Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony the following day. (Kyodo)

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Nobel Peace Prize

OSLO, Norway - (on far right, seated, from L to R) Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee of Liberia and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen listen to the speech of Nobel committee chairman Thorbjoern Jagland (L) during the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony in Oslo, Norway, on Dec. 10, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Nobel Peace Prize

OSLO, Norway - (from L) Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee of Liberia and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen attend the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony in Oslo, Norway, on Dec. 10, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Liberian presidential runoff vote

MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf, a winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, casts her vote at a polling station in Bomi County, western Liberia, on Nov. 8, 2011. She aims at reelection in the day's presidential runoff vote. (Kyodo)

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Liberian presidential runoff vote

MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf (C), a winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, arrives at a polling station in Bomi County, western Liberia, on Nov. 8, 2011. She aims at reelection in the day's presidential runoff vote. (Kyodo)

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Pre-election clash in Liberia

MONROVIA, Liberia - Members of security forces stay on alert in Monrovia, capital of Liberia, on Nov. 7, 2011, where they clashed with supporters of opposition presidential candidate Winston Tubman, a former justice minister. Tubman has said he is pulling out of the presidential runoff against incumbent Ellen Sirleaf on Nov. 8, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Pre-election clash in Liberia

MONROVIA, Liberia - Photo shows supporters of opposition presidential candidate Winston Tubman, a former justice minister, who were injured in fatal clashes with security forces in the Liberian capital Monrovia, on Nov. 7, 2011. Tubman has announced his withdrawal from the Nov. 8 presidential runoff against incumbent Ellen Sirleaf. (Kyodo)

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Liberian President Sirleaf

MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf (C), a winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, attends a meeting of the ruling party in Monrovia, capital of the West African nation, on Nov. 6, 2011, while former warlord and rival candidate Prince Johnson (R) showed his support for Sirleaf. Opposition presidential candidate Winston Tubman, former justice minister, has announced his withdrawl from the presidential runoff slated for Nov. 8, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Liberian President Sirleaf

MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf (C), a winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, attends a meeting of the ruling party in Monrovia, capital of the West African country, on Nov. 6, 2011. Opposition presidential candidate Winston Tubman, a former justice minister, has announced his withdrawal from the presidential runoff slated for Nov. 8, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Presidential election in Liberia

MONROVIA, Liberia - Supporters of incumbent Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf, a winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, cheer during a meeting of the ruling party in Monrovia, capital of the West African nation, on Nov. 6, 2011. Opposition presidential candidate Winston Tubman, a former justice minister, has announced his withdrawal from the runoff slated for Nov. 8, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Sirleaf reelected as president of Liberia

MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf speaks at a press conference in Monrovia, capital of Liberia, on Nov. 10, 2011. The country's election board announced later in the day that Sirleaf, a joint winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, was reelected as president in the Nov. 8 runoff vote. (Kyodo)

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Sirleaf reelected as president of Liberia

MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf speaks at a press conference in Monrovia, capital of Liberia, on Nov. 10, 2011. The country's election board announced later in the day that Sirleaf, a joint winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, was reelected as president in the Nov. 8 runoff vote. (Kyodo)