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**FILE** Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (right) shakes hands with U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos during a joint announcement at Abe's official residence in Tokyo on April 5, 2013. Japan and the U.S. have agreed on plans for returning to Japan land adjacent to Kadena Air Base on the southern island of Okinawa that is now used by the U.S. military. (Associated Press)
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Puerto Rico's Angel Pagan, left, Jesus Feliciano (13) and Alex Rios celebrate after beating Japan 3-1 in a semifinal game of the World Baseball Classic in San Francisco, Sunday, March 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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Japanese architect Toyo Ito designed the Yatsushiro Municipal Museum in Yatsushiro-shi, Kumamoto, Japan. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Toyo Ito and Associates, Architects, Tomio Ohashi)
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Japan's designated hitter Shinnosuke Abe (10) celebrates with teammates Seiichi Uchikawa, right, and Atsunori Inaba after hitting s a three-run homer off Netherlands' pitcher Jonatan Isenia in the second inning of their World Baseball Classic second round game at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Tuesday, March 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Toru Takahashi)
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China's manager John Mclaren, center, celebrates with his players Li Lei, left, and Okamura Shu after their 5-2 win over Brazil in their World Baseball Classic first round game in Fukuoka, Japan, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
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The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Yukiya Amano of Japan addresses the media during a news conference after a meeting of the IAEA board of governors at the International Center in Vienna Austria, Monday, March 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)
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Japan's infielder Nobuhiro Matsuda hits an RBI single off Brazil's pitcher Kesley Kondo in the eighth inning of their World Baseball Classic first round game in Fukuoka, Japan, Saturday, March 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
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China’s surveillance ship Haijian 15 plies the waters of the East China Sea near islands that are the center of a dispute between China and Japan. (Xinhua news AGENCY via Associated Press)
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President Obama answers a reporter's question as he meets with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Feb. 22, 2013. (Associated Press)