Japan

TOKYO - Japan decided to suspend a plan to deploy the US-developed Aegis Ashore missile defense system, officially designed to counter the alleged threat of North Korean ballistic…
Read More...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The United States will continue military exercises with Japan and South Korea as it sees the trilateral alliance "vital for the stability" in the Pacific "challenged…
Read More...

TOKYO - Three US soldiers stationed in an American military base in Okinawa were arrested in separate incidents on assault and shoplifting charges, according to Japanese police. US news…
Read More...

Okinawa, Japan - Relocating the US airbase in the city of Ginowan in Japan's Okinawa prefecture to the less crowded Henoko Bay will have to be extended from the initially planned five…
Read More...

TOKYO - Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that Japan had thought of a way to topple economic sanctions against Tehran.Rouhani made the statement after returning from…
Read More...

PYONGYANG - North Korea has harshly criticized Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and warned that the launch of a "true ballistic missile" could come soon.Deputy Director-General of…
Read More...

PYONGYANG - North Korea criticized Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for failing to distinguish Pyongyang’s recent rocket launch from a ballistic missile, warning that Tokyo may see…
Read More...

TOKYO/SEOUL - The defense ministers of Japan and South Korea failed to agree to extend the bilateral intelligence-sharing pact on Sunday at their first meeting since October 2018, but…
Read More...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The US demands Tokyo to quadruple its annual payments for American forces stationed in Japan, as part of Washington’s push for allies to increase their defense…
Read More...

Okinawa, Japan - Four US marines have been detained in Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture, after three of the American servicemen attacked two Japanese police vehicles, according to local media…
Read More...