A-Bomb Survivors Use Nobel Peace Prize to Share Anti-Nuke Message With the Young Efforts to document the survivors' stories and voices have grown in recent years around Japan, including in Hiroshima...
Troops in Japan Banned from Late-Night Drinking After String of Alleged Sexual Assaults on Okinawa The U.S. military's commander in Japan has finally tightened the rules around drinking for all troops stationed in the...
Japanese Warplanes Use Flares to Warn a Russian Spy Plane to Leave Airspace Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara told reporters that the Russian Il-38 plane breached Japan’s airspace above Rebun...
Air Force Ospreys Set to Again Deploy Abroad After Deadly Crash, But Concerns Linger on Mechanical Issues The news comes less than a year after a deadly November CV-22 Osprey crash in Japan that claimed the lives of eight airmen.
North Korea Test-Fired Ballistic Missiles in Latest Military Display, Neighbors Say North Korea test-fired multiple ballistic missiles toward its eastern seas, the South Korean and Japanese militaries said...
Okinawa Governor Blasts US Military's Lack of Transparency in Sharing Alleged Crimes by Troops Denny Tamaki told a gathering of reporters in Washington, D.C., that the incidents -- three in total revealed this summer --...
Japan and Australia Agree to Increase Joint Military Training Japan and Australia agreed to increase joint military training exercises as their government ministers shared concerns over...
Japan's Defense Ministry Seeks Record Budget as it Faces Growing Threat From China Defense officials focused on unmanned weapons and artificial intelligence to make up for the declining number of service...
Okinawa Air Force Clinic Says It Gave 'Potentially Ineffective' Childhood Vaccines as First Day of School Looms The vaccines -- part of the recommended schedule of vaccinations for children -- were administered by the Kadena Immunization...
Kishida Vows to Push Rules-Based Order as Japan's Defense Chief Visits Yasukuni 79 Years After WWII “We will never again repeat the tragedy of war” and will stick to the country’s postwar pacifist resolve, Japanese Prime...
Hegseth Orders Navy to Strip Name of Gay Rights Icon Harvey Milk from Ship A new name for the Harvey Milk was not given but, according to the memo, Hegseth and Phelan are planning to announce the new...
Nuclear Carrier USS Enterprise Teardown in Mobile: Details Emerge, Chamber Silent The U.S. Navy vessel known as CVN 65 has already ceased to be the USS Enterprise. On Mobile’s waterfront it will cease to be...
Cats and Dogs Will No Longer Be Used in Navy Research, Secretary Says Navy Secretary John Phelan also ordered a review of all medical studies to ensure they line up with the service's ethical...
Army Hits Annual Recruiting Goal Months Ahead of Schedule The Army announced that it had already reached its annual goal of recruiting 61,000 active-duty soldiers, fueled by efforts...
Putin's Uncompromising Demands Emerge After the Latest Round of Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks Moscow's demands, published in the Russian media, make it clear that President Vladimir Putin is determined to ensure the...
