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FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2015 file photo, U.S. Navy Read Adm. John Fuller, left, Honolulu mayor Kirk Caldwell, center, and then Nagaoka CityMayor Tomio Mori look on during a celebration marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, in Honolulu. The mayor of Nagaoka, Japan, the birthplace of the man who engineered the Pearl Harbor attack, is joining his counterpart of Honolulu to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the beginning of the four-year war between the two countries, as friends. Mayor Tatsunobu Isoda and eight other members of his delegation are formally invited as guests of Honolulu at both the main memorial on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, and a separate first ceremony Thursday, Dec. 8, co-organized by Japan and the U.S. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia, File) (AP)

Time to reconcile: 2 cities overcome Pearl Harbor legacy

Mari Yamaguchi
FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2015, file photo, a skyscraper reflects in a pool of water in the site of Japan's National Stadium demolished for the renovation for the 2020 Olympic games as the compound is shown to the media for the first time after the completion of the demolition work in Tokyo. The price tag of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics could exceed 3 trillion yen ($30 billion) unless drastic cost-cutting measures are taken and several key venues are relocated, an expert panel warned Thursday, Sept. 30, 2016, in the latest blow to Japanese organizers. "Naturally, anyone who hears these numbers is alarmed," panel leader Shinichi Ueyama said. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File) (AP)

Another case against the Olympics: 2020 Tokyo Games see skyrocketing costs

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