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U.S. ARMY

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 13, 2021
The U.S. military needs a lot more recruits
Defending against new threats will require the U.S. to replenish its all-volunteer force — a task made harder by the dwindling number of Americans willing and able to serve.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 25, 2019
Microsoft boosts HoloLens performance and cuts price in hunt for corporate clients
Microsoft Corp. is introducing an improved version of its HoloLens augmented-reality goggles and lowering the price, as it tries to develop a bigger business selling the devices to corporate customers.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 5, 2018
One-time U.S. 'model soldier' faces 25 years for Islamic State support but mental health questioned
A U.S. Army sergeant described by former colleagues as a one-time "model soldier" is due to be sentenced in a Hawaii federal court on Tuesday after pleading guilty to providing material support to the Islamic State militant group.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 31, 2017
U.S. Army deserter Bowe Bergdahl apologizes to troops wounded searching for him
U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl took the stand at his sentencing on Monday, apologizing to the troops who got hurt searching for him after he deserted in Afghanistan in 2009 and detailing the harsh conditions of Taliban captivity.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 6, 2017
Army, NTSB, FAA probing drone collision with military chopper over Staten Island
Federal investigators have opened their first probe of a midair collision between a civilian drone and a traditional aircraft.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 1, 2017
U.S. soldier killed near Mosul identified as infantry officer
A U.S. service member who died when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was on patrol outside the northern Iraqi city of Mosul was identified on Sunday as 1st Lt. Weston Lee.
BUSINESS
Jul 7, 2016
U.S. Army, France's Sanofi to speed effort to develop Zika vaccine
French drugmaker Sanofi said on Wednesday it had struck a research and development deal with the U.S. Army to speed up the development of a vaccine against the mosquito-borne Zika virus.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 4, 2016
Jordan takes delivery of eight U.S. Black Hawk copters to fight Islamic State threat
The United States delivered eight Black Hawk helicopters to Jordan on Thursday to help its regional ally defend itself against the threat of Islamic State militants, Jordanian and U.S. officials said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2016
Japan's Daicel and Britain's BAE target helicopter air bags for U.S. Army
Japanese air bag component maker Daicel Corp. and Britain's biggest defense firm, BAE Systems, are designing an air bag for military helicopters that they hope to sell to the U.S. Army.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 21, 2015
Trump's 'traitor' remark condemned by accused deserter Bergdahl's lawyer
The lawyer for U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the former Taliban prisoner in Afghanistan charged with desertion, on Thursday chastised U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for calling his client a "traitor."
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 28, 2015
Taliban-freed U.S. Army Sgt. Bergdahl to face desertion charges: NBC
U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will be charged with desertion for disappearing from his base in Afghanistan in 2009, NBC News reported on Tuesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 10, 2014
Why don't more American soldiers walk away?
American news media portrays Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl and his apparent decision to simply walk away from the war in Afghanistan as bizarre and incomprehensible. Yet some wonder why it doesn't happen all the time.
Japan on edge but prepared for tsunami after huge Kamchatka earthquake
Police officers ask a man to evacuate from an empty beach following a tsunami warning, in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Wednesday.
Last soldiers of Imperial Japanese Army have a warning for younger generations
Kunshiro Kiyozumi, 97, who was the youngest crew member of the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58 in World War II, on his way to a restaurant to have lunch in Matsuyama, Japan, on April 29.
80 years on, former teacher conveys history of hidden island in World War II
Masayuki Yamauchi teaches junior high school students about the history of Okunoshima, an island in Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture, in May.
Japan to start new residency system for foreign workers
Students hoping to work in Japan attend a Japanese class at a job placement company in Hanoi in October 2022.
Japan marks highest-ever temperature of 41.2 C in Hyogo
Japan's temperature soared to a record 41.2 degrees Celsius in Tanba, Hyogo Prefecture, on Wednesday, surpassing the previous high of 41.1 C.
GTN takes a chance on newcomers to Japan
Hiroyuki Goto, president of GTN. The company started after Goto personally co-signed leases for around 20 non-Japanese people, including some friends and friends of friends.
Artist Chiharu Shiota weaves a hidden marvel on Teshima
“Memory of Lines” is Chiharu Shiota’s second art installation on Teshima as part of the Setouchi Triennale.
How the Japanese TV industry is changing
Fuji TV headquarters in Tokyo's Minato Ward. Fuji TV came under fire over the manner in which it handled a case of “sexual trouble” involving former boy band member Masahiro Nakai and a female announcer.
Last soldiers of Imperial Japanese Army have a warning for younger generations
Kunshiro Kiyozumi, 97, who was the youngest crew member of the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58 in World War II, on his way to a restaurant to have lunch in Matsuyama, Japan, on April 29.
Why Ishiba refuses to quit even amid intense pressure for him to go
Supporters of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba take part in a rally across the street from the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.

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