“The Ministry of Defence and the Self-Defence Forces carried out warning surveillance and information gathering by the Maritime Self-Defence Force’s 8th Escort Squadron ‘Kirisame’,” the office said. A Type 052D …
Equally troubling for Japan are questions surrounding the reliability of future US administrations to come to the aid of Washington’s allies. “Japan has to do more for itself,” said Kazuto …
The US ambassador to Japan stressed on Friday the importance of increased deterrence and his country’s commitment to its key ally as he visited two southwestern Japanese islands at the …
Stone, who served as an infantryman in the Vietnam war and subsequently directed films such as Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July and Heaven & Earth, said in the …
Naoki Shigihara, a 20-year-old engineer who struggles to focus on work because of his hay fever, told the Post that Aisaac funded his remote-work trip to Okinawa, the tropical region …
The Immigration Department confirmed it had received a total of 20 requests for help from Hong Kong residents in the affected area by 5pm. Officials added the individuals caught up …
“That is likely to be for fear of pushback from the local residents as much as an effort to avoid provoking China,” he told This Week in Asia. Quoting unnamed …
Mystery still surrounds how the veteran acquired the items as he never served in the Pacific theatre during the conflict. The family – who has asked not to be identified …
The Japanese government recently announced plans for the construction of bomb shelters on the outlying islands of Okinawa prefecture, spurred by the growing potential for conflict between mainland China and …
Although they and their fellow marines are expected to lead the way on the front lines, their unit – and Japan’s military – lags far behind in gender diversity, a …