Japan is concerned about China’s acceleration of its military buildup, especially in Japan’s southwestern areas.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian attack on an air base in Qatar that’s key to the U.S. military likely hit a ...

Japanese officials say an explosion at a storage site for unexploded ordnance at a U.S. military base on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa injured four Japanese soldiers.

The redeployments would encourage allies to shoulder more of their defense and leave U.S. forces less vulnerable to mass ...

The Japanese Self-Defense Force on Wednesday began deploying its fleet of V-22 Ospreys at a newly opened permanent base in ...

An explosion at a storage site for unexploded wartime ordnances at a US military base on Japan 's southern island of Okinawa injured four Japanese soldiers, though the injuries are not life ...

The United States has around 54,000 military personnel stationed in Japan — mostly on the subtropical southern island of Okinawa, east of Taiwan.

The Japanese army on Wednesday began deploying its fleet of V-22 Ospreys on a newly-opened, permanent base in southwestern ...

A court in Japan has sentenced a 22-year-old US marine to seven years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman in Okinawa in ...

Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, opened a new base in the southwestern prefecture of Saga to host its fleet of Ospre ...

Safety concerns linger following a series of Osprey accidents in Japan and abroad. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...

TOKYO (AP) — An explosion at a storage site for unexploded ordnance at a U.S. military base on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa injured four Japanese soldiers, though the injuries are not ...