U.S. troops on Okinawa facing curfew, alcohol ban after Marine charged with murder
U.S. forces on Okinawa were barred from drinking alcohol for 48 hours on Wednesday and were put under…
Japanese leader calls woman’s murder, allegedly by U.S. Marine in Okinawa, “heinous crime” as outrage spreads
A woman’s murder allegedly committed by a U.S. Marine in Okinawa is a “heinous crime,” Japan’s premier said…
LDP-backed Genta Koja wins Okinawa governor poll
Naha – Genta Koja won Sunday’s gubernatorial election in Japan’s southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, bringing a Liberal Democratic…
China threat erodes Japanese anger over U.S. bases ahead of vote
A closely fought election on a southern Japanese island cluster is highlighting a growing acceptance among younger voters…
Toilet paper and human error led to 11-hour USS New Orleans fire, investigation finds
A U.S. Navy command investigation into a fire aboard one of its ships last year didn’t identify a…
U.S. sending more than 2,200 Okinawa-based marines to Middle East, reports say
More than 2,200 U.S. Marines based in Okinawa Prefecture and an amphibious assault ship homeported in Nagasaki Prefecture…
U.S. military police detain civilian in Okinawa by mistake
U.S. military police in Okinawa Prefecture temporarily detained a civilian by mistake in the city of Okinawa on…
China’s heavy-handed attack on Takaichi is backfiring
After Sanae Takaichi answered a hypothetical question on Taiwan in parliament last month, China’s response was explosive, crudely…
China reveals radio communication heard before mid-air stand-off with Japanese fighter jets
China on Tuesday released more details about Saturday’s mid-air stand-off between Chinese and Japanese fighter jets, as the…
Chinese fighters target SDF jets with radar lock-on, Japan says
Chinese military fighter jets twice locked their fire-control radar on Air Self-Defense Force aircraft over international waters southeast…
Exclusive | Beijing freezes Japan youth exchange programmes over Takaichi Taiwan row
Beijing has frozen youth exchange programmes with Tokyo amid the fallout over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks…
Japan on track to deploy missiles to island near Taiwan, Koizumi says
Japan’s defense minister, visiting a military base close to Taiwan, said plans to deploy missiles to the post…