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Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (left) meets with Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki at the Okinawa Prefectural Government Office on Sunday.
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2024
Okinawa governor seeks timetable for transfer of U.S. marines
Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki on Sunday called on the government to provide a concrete timetable for the transfer of U.S. Marines in Okinawa to Guam, following the recent start of the relocation.
U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, in 2021
JAPAN
Dec 14, 2024
U.S. Marines begin to relocate from Okinawa to Guam
The movement of troops comes 19 years after an initial agreement for the relocation by the governments of Japan and the U.S.
An SM-3 interceptor is launched by the Aegis Guam System during a test at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 12, 2024
Can a U.S. missile defense system shield Guam from Chinese threat?
Building the island's missile defenses as envisioned will cost about $10 billion over the next decade.
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te waves ahead of his departure on a Pacific island tour, at Taoyuan International Airport on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 30, 2024
Taiwan's Lai departs on Pacific island tour
Lai, on his first trip abroad since taking office in May, will stop over in Hawaii as he visits Taiwan allies Marshall Islands, Tuvalu and Palau.
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te speaks during the annual Taiwan-EU investment forum in Taipei on Nov. 18.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 28, 2024
Taiwan president's plan to stop over in Hawaii and Guam angers Beijing
Lai Ching-te will depart Saturday for a visit to the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu and Palau — the only Pacific island nations among Taiwan's 12 remaining allies.
A medium-range ballistic missile target is launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility, before being successfully intercepted by Standard Missile-6 missiles fired from the guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones, in Kauai, Hawaii, in August 2017.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 26, 2024
U.S. missile agency scales back Guam defense plans
A proposed multibillion-dollar missile defense system for Guam has been reduced to 16 sites on the island from the original 22.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 28, 2023
U.S. Navy hit by Chinese hacking campaign, report says
Hackers gained access to targets in the U.S. and Guam, apparently in preparation to upend communications in the event of a future crisis.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 27, 2023
Super Typhoon Mawar strengthens as it moves toward the Philippines
As of Friday night in the Philippines, the center of the storm was about 1,450 kilometers east of Luzon, the country’s largest and most populous island.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 25, 2023
Guam typhoon highlights climate threat to U.S. military in Pacific
Many of America’s most strategic assets are in places increasingly threatened by extreme weather events, rising seas and other consequences of climate change.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 16, 2023
An island under threat asks when to share and when to fight
Guam’s original inhabitants, the Chamorro, again are being tested amid another round of encroachment by the U.S. military as it tries to thwart China's expansionist ambitions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 27, 2021
In this remote American outpost, pandemic recovery is a faraway dream
A year and a half into the pandemic, Guam's tourism-dependent economy remains paralyzed, and officials say a full recovery is probably years away.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 19, 2021
Pacific undersea cable project sinks after U.S. warns against Chinese participation
The U.S. has said Chinese firms pose a security threat because they are required to cooperate with Beijing's intelligence and security services, an assertion rejected by China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 18, 2021
Guam offers vaccine vacations for U.S. expats in Asia, but not a relaxing break
Travelers to the Pacific island, which has travel alerts in place and a rising number of coronavirus cases, will face challenges including quarantine protocols.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 21, 2020
Chinese military video appears to show simulated attack on U.S. air base on Guam
The video, released on the People's Liberation Army Air Force Weibo account, came as China carried out a second day of drills near Chinese-claimed Taiwan.
JAPAN
Dec 26, 2019
Japan discussed collective self-defense with U.S. in 1955, records show
In 1955, Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu told U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles that Japan could send its Self-Defense Forces overseas to protect the U.S. territory of Guam, Japanese diplomatic records showed Wednesday.
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 18, 2018
Some see U.S. already on North Korea war footing, waiting for allies to get onboard
Is a war pitting the U.S. and its allies against nuclear-armed North Korea on the horizon?
Japan Times
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.
JAPAN
Aug 23, 2017
Missile evacuation drill to be held in Hyogo in September
The Hyogo Prefectural Government said Wednesday it will hold an evacuation drill Sept. 17 in Nishinomiya to prepare for a possible ballistic missile attack.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 16, 2017
Japan may be able to shoot down North Korean missiles but has no legal basis: experts
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.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
China’s housing crisis is worse than it seems
Residential buildings under construction in Shanghai in July 2022. The Chinese government risks long-term decline by repeating Japan’s policy mistakes in handling its real estate and demographic crises.
Lawson to let visitors use larger parking lots as paid car campsites
A Lawson convenience store in Yachiyo, Chiba Prefecture. A new service from the company comes amid the rise in inbound tourists, making hotels and inns harder to book and more expensive.
The future is bright inside the visionary mind of architect Sou Fujimoto
The exhibition of Fujimoto’s architecture surveys his career to date, as well as looks ahead as shown in his proposal of a future floating city designed in collaboration with data scientist Hiroaki Miyata.
A tiny mountain hamlet keeps traditional log rafting afloat
Once a way to transport lumber from the mountains to the coast, log rafting is now Kitayama's biggest attraction.
A furever friend: Tips for responsible dog ownership in Japan
Dog ownership may seem daunting in Japan, but with the right tools and logistical knowledge, you can ensure a healthy, happy life for your pet.
Ainu land rights in crosshairs as Hokkaido communities debate nuclear waste
A street in Suttsu, Hokkaido, with a sign put up by an anti-nuclear organization. The small community is considering hosting a facility that would hold nuclear waste.

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