National Jul 29, 2021
U.S. urges Japan to shoulder more of costs for hosting American troops
The two allies will launch full-fledged, working-level talks in early August in the United States to conclude a multiyear agreement.
Asia Pacific / Politics Jul 20, 2021
U.S. defense secretary to visit Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam
The United States under President Joe Biden is looking to reinforce the need for a U.S. role in a region where China has sizeable influence as the dominant trade partner.
Asia Pacific | ANALYSIS Jul 20, 2021
Caught between China and the U.S., Asian countries stockpile powerful new missiles
by Josh Smith
Asia is sliding into a dangerous arms race as smaller nations that once stayed on the sidelines build arsenals of advanced long-range missiles.
National Jul 19, 2021
Opposition grows over soil at Henoko that may contain WWII remains
Prefectural assemblies have come out against using soil from the south of Okinawa, because remains of many people from their own regions are still likely buried there.
Asia Pacific / Politics | ANALYSIS Jul 14, 2021
Fifty years since Kissinger's secret visit, Sino-U.S. ties now fraying fast
by Jesse Johnson
The downward trajectory is unlikely to be altered any time soon, experts say, as top officials in both countries are buckling down for a long-haul competition.
World Jul 13, 2021
The U.S. general leading the war in Afghanistan, Austin Miller, relinquished command at a ceremony on Monday and quietly left the country.
World | FOCUS Jul 10, 2021
Afghan pilots assassinated by Taliban as U.S. withdraws
by Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali and Hamid Shalizi
Afghan Air Force Maj. Dastagir Zamaray had grown so fearful of Taliban assassinations of off-duty forces in Kabul that he decided to sell his home to move to a safer pocket of Afghanistan's sprawling capital. Instead of being greeted by a prospective buyer at his ...
World Jul 3, 2021
U.S. looks into having three Central Asian states take in at-risk Afghans
Sources said Washington is in talks with Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan about letting in the at-risk Afghan citizens.
World Jul 3, 2021
Era ends and uncertainty looms after U.S. forces leave main Afghanistan base
U.S. troops pulled out of their main military base in Afghanistan on Friday, leaving behind a piece of the World Trade Center they buried 20 years ago in a country that could descend into civil war without them. The quiet departure from Bagram Air Base ...
National Jul 3, 2021
GSDF-U.S. Army drills see PAC-3 missile-defense system deployed to Kagoshima for first time
The two countries highlighted their strong cooperation on Thursday amid operations by Chinese government vessels near the Japanese-controlled, Chinese-claimed Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture.
World Jun 26, 2021
UFO sighting stigma is gone as U.S. urges pilots to speak up
The Director of National Intelligence said in the findings released Friday that pilots will be encouraged to report "unexplained aerial phenomena.”
National Jun 26, 2021
Japan and Australia air forces agree to mutually refuel aircraft
The accord came after security talks in June to deepen defense cooperation in a veiled counter to China's growing military presence in the Indo-Pacific region.