National May 14, 2019
Okinawa-based U.S. Marines may start moving to Guam in October 2024
The current plan will relocate approximately 5,000 Marines, of whom about 1,700 will be permanently based on Guam and the remainder rotated every half year.
World Oct 25, 2018
Typhoon Yutu leaves Northern Marianas without power or water
Rescue teams and heavy equipment were mobilized across the Northern Mariana Islands on Thursday after a typhoon hit U.S. Western Pacific territories overnight, causing blackouts and damage to critical infrastructure. With sustained winds of over 270 kph (168 mph), Typhoon Yutu pulled down trees, telegraph ...
Asia Pacific Aug 17, 2018
Pentagon report says forces likely training for strikes against U.S., allies
China's military has expanded overwater bomber operations farther from the country's shores, likely training for strikes against the United States and its allies, including Japan, the U.S. Defense Department said Thursday. In an annual report to Congress on military and security developments involving China, the ...
National Apr 4, 2018
Guam hopes to attract more Japanese tourists after their numbers fell from top market
by Ronron Calunsod
Guam is stepping up its effort to attract more Japanese tourists after they fell from the top spot of visitors who vacation on the Pacific island. According to the Guam Visitors Bureau, arrivals from Japan fell 16.8 percent in 2017 to 620,547, giving way to ...
National / Politics | ANALYSIS Jan 18, 2018
Some see U.S. already on North Korea war footing, waiting for allies to get onboard
by Jesse Johnson
Is a war pitting the U.S. and its allies against nuclear-armed North Korea on the horizon? While most analysts, regional security experts and government officials say the odds of conflict erupting on the Korean Peninsula remain low, observers say there has in recent months been ...
National Jan 3, 2018
Fewer Japanese tourists visit Guam amid North Korea missile scare
The island had been a popular tourist destination for Japanese nationals who accounted for roughly half the total number of visitors to Guam in 2016.
Asia Pacific / Politics Nov 4, 2017
Taiwan's president visits U.S. territory of Guam despite Chinese ire
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen arrived on the U.S. Pacific island of Guam on Friday on her way back from visiting diplomatic allies in the Pacific — a trip that caused strong objections from China. Beijing had urged the United States not to allow Tsai to ...
Asia Pacific Oct 27, 2017
U.S. Navy rescues Hawaii women and dogs adrift aboard sloop in Pacific since May
Two women and their dogs have been rescued after being lost at sea for months while trying to sail from Hawaii to Tahiti. The U.S. Navy rescued the women on Wednesday after a Taiwanese fishing vessel spotted them about 900 miles southeast of Japan, well ...
Business Sep 18, 2017
U.S.-North Korean tensions prompt H.K.-based airline to delay Guam-Japan flights
Tensions between the U.S. and North Korea have prompted a Hong Kong-based airline to delay flights between the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam and Japan. HK Express announced five weeks ago that it planned to start the flights on Oct. 29, but has since delayed ...
National Aug 23, 2017
The Hyogo Prefectural Government said Wednesday it will hold an evacuation drill Sept. 17 in Nishinomiya to prepare for a possible ballistic missile attack. The drill, also involving the central government, will be held in response to North Korea's recent announcement of a plan to ...
National Aug 23, 2017
Guam urges Japanese tourists to ignore North Korea missile threat
Guam's lieutenant governor on Wednesday urged Japanese people to visit the Pacific island despite North Korea's threat to fire missiles near the U.S. territory, saying Washington has prepared for any contingency. "All the defenses are already in place" such as the Aegis missile defense system, ...
National / Politics | ANALYSIS Aug 16, 2017
Japan may be able to shoot down North Korean missiles but has no legal basis: experts
by Reiji Yoshida
While some experts differ regarding the technical capability to shoot down a North Korean missile flying toward Guam, all agree the SDF is not legally allowed to do so.