Commentary / World Jun 17, 2019
What if the U.S. could fight only one war at a time?
by Hal Brands
The post-Cold War idea of winning on two fronts gives way to the realities of great power competition.
National Jun 7, 2019
The Tokyo High Court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling and ordered the government to pay damages for noise caused by aircraft taking off and landing at the U.S. military's Yokota base in Fussa, western Tokyo, but rejected the plaintiffs' demand that flights ...
World / Politics Jun 6, 2019
Trump says was 'never a fan' of Vietnam War, and that Americans hadn't heard of country in 1968
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he has no regrets about being able to avoid serving during the Vietnam War, because he was not a "fan" of the highly unpopular conflict. "I was never a fan of that war, I'll be honest with you. ...
National / Crime & Legal May 22, 2019
Man nabbed for pointing laser at U.S. military plane in Tokyo suburb
Police said Wednesday they have arrested a man on suspicion of aiming a laser pointer at a U.S. military aircraft flying in the vicinity of Yokota Air Base in the suburbs of Tokyo. Yoshinori Shigekawa, 60, was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly forcing U.S. military ...
World / Social Issues May 3, 2019
Sexual assaults spike 38% in U.S. military, hitting new record
The U.S. Defense Department said on Thursday the estimated number of sexual assaults in the military climbed nearly 38 percent in 2018 compared with a survey two years earlier, data that critics say laid bare broken Pentagon promises of a crackdown. The Pentagon said there ...
National Apr 22, 2019
U.S. may back commercial use of Yokota base during 2020 Tokyo Olympics, top officer says
A top commander of U.S. Forces Japan backed the idea Monday of allowing commercial aircraft to use the U.S. military's Yokota Air Base, located in the suburbs of Tokyo, during the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. "We will support it a hundred percent" if ...
National Apr 20, 2019
New operations center eyed for U.S. Air Force's Yokota base in western Tokyo
The U.S. Air Force is considering building an Air and Space Operations Center (AOC) tasked with drawing up and implementing military operations at Yokota base in western Tokyo, U.S. military sources said. The new AOC will support decision-making by the commander of the 5th Air ...
National / Crime & Legal Apr 15, 2019
Okinawa police knew of problems between woman and U.S. serviceman before she was murdered
The U.S. military had informed local police in Okinawa in January of concerns about the relationship between a U.S. serviceman and a Japanese woman, and police had apparently been trying to confirm her safety, before both of them were found dead at the weekend. The ...
National / Crime & Legal Apr 13, 2019
The Foreign Ministry in Tokyo says a U.S. serviceman based in Okinawa fatally stabbed a Japanese woman and then took his own life.
National / Crime & Legal Mar 27, 2019
Wife of marine in Okinawa works to support survivors of sexual assault by U.S. military personnel
by Ryusei Takahashi
The spouse of an active duty Marine in Okinawa Prefecture is championing an initiative to provide support for people who have been sexually assaulted by members of the U.S. military. Adrian Perry is the co-founder of Survivors United, an organization created in 2018 that aims ...
National / Politics Mar 26, 2019
Caroline Kennedy stresses importance of prefecture to visiting Okinawa students
Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy on Monday called on visiting students from Okinawa Prefecture to come to the United States again and learn more about the country. During her meeting in New York with about 20 high school and university students from Okinawa, ...
National / Politics Mar 25, 2019
Land reclamation in Okinawa enters next stage at Henoko relocation site for U.S. Futenma base
The government began to perform the next stage of land reclamation work in Okinawa Prefecture on Monday, as part of a project to build a replacement facility for a contentious U.S. air base in the prefecture despite local opposition. The work to pour soil and ...