Japan Cabinet OKs Record Defense Budget as It Pushes Strike-Back Capability to Deter Regional Threat The Japanese Cabinet approved a record 8.7 trillion yen ($55 billion) defense budget for 2025.
Japanese Space Startup Aborts 2nd Satellite Launch Attempt Minutes After Liftoff Space One said it aborted the flight of its Kairos No. 2 rocket after concluding that it was unlikely to complete its mission...
US Marines Start Partial Transfer from Okinawa in Japan to Guam Under Plan Agreed 12 Years Ago Under the plan agreed between Tokyo and Washington in April 2012, about 9,000 of the 19,000 Marines currently stationed on...
A Chinese Filmmaker Remembers Victims of a WWII Tragedy in 'The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru' The sinking of the Lisbon Maru was a tragedy that got lost in the seemingly endless loss of life that was the Pacific Theater...
Descendant of Last Native Leader of Alaska Island Demands Japanese Reparations for 1942 Invasion The great-granddaughter of the last Alaska Native chief of a remote island in the Bering Sea believes Japan should pay more...
US Defense Secretary in Japan to Support Alliance as Osprey Aircraft Safety Causes Concern U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with officials in Japan to reaffirm the importance of their alliance and Washington's...
Space Force's New Component in Japan to Bolster Ally Defenses Amid Rising Threats Space Force officials announced the creation of a new service component in Japan, as America's ally expands its own space...
2 Sailor Deaths and Alcohol Restrictions Mark the Arrival of Navy Aircraft Carrier to Japan Home Port The USS George Washington aircraft carrier arrived in Japan as part of its home port shift less than two weeks ago, but its...
14 Rarely Seen Photos that Reveal the Horror of the Attack on Pearl Harbor On the morning of December 7, 1941, the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor marked a pivotal moment in history, drawing the...
Japan Holds Sado Mines Memorial Despite South Korean Boycott Amid Lingering Historical Tensions The Korean absence is a major setback in the rapidly improving ties between the two countries.
Trump Pardons Former Army Officer Convicted of Disobeying COVID-19 Safety Rules President Trump pardoned a former junior Army officer who was found guilty in a 2022 court-martial of violating orders to...
He Was a Sailor. I, a Marine. Our Romance Was Forbidden by Regulation. I was the new “WM”—Woman Marine—on deck, and I felt the weight of all eyes watching me for every right or wrong move I made...
American Military Jeeps Are Rising from the Ashes in Vietnam A company called Van Daryl is rebuilding the Jeeps the American military left behind in Vietnam, and you’ll hardly recognize...
Pentagon Weighs Bigger Army as Service Sees Early Recruiting Success As of Monday, the Army had brought in 59,875 new active-duty enlisted soldiers with a total goal of 61,000 for fiscal 2025...
Space Command Headquarters in Colorado 'Not Sustainable' Without New Construction, GAO Finds The political fight over Space Command's future in either Alabama or Colorado has been a partisan tug-of-war for more than...
