Gates Growing Impatient with Japan on Base
Gates Growing Impatient with Japan on Base | New Japanese govt’s increasing independence irks Defense Secretary
Japan Threatening to Oust US Troops From Okinawa
Japan Threatening to Oust US Troops From Okinawa | New Japanese govt seeks to force negotiations
US Rules Out Negotiations With New Japan Govt on Base Deal
US Rules Out Negotiations With New Japan Govt on Base Deal | Hopes Japanese officials will ‘moderate’ views after they take office
Japanese Opposition Victory Could Force US Rethink in Pacific
Japanese Opposition Victory Could Force US Rethink in Pacific | Incoming party will end mandate for Afghan war
Polls Shows Japanese Opposition Party Critical of US Role Poised for Victory
Polls Shows Japanese Opposition Party Critical of US Role Poised for Victory | Party seeks foreign policy independent of US
64 Years Later, US Support for Hiroshima Nuking Lingers
64 Years Later, US Support for Hiroshima Nuking Lingers | Killing less palatable among young, poll finds
Japan Says Ready to Shoot Down North Korea Missile
Japan Says Ready to Shoot Down North Korea Missile
| Japan Says Missile Interceptors Deployed
Japan Prepares to Try to Shoot Down North Korean Missile
As Japan continues to fret over a planned test launch in North Korea, the military is preparing to deploy the “Son of Star Wars” missile defense system in case they decide to try to shoot down a North Korean rocket.
“If it is capable of reaching Japan then it goes without saying that we will react,” [...]
Japan to Extend Naval Mission to Afghanistan
Japan’s lower house of parliament approved a bill today to extend its naval refueling mission to landlocked Afghanistan. The bill will allow Japanese ships to continue refueling warships in the Indian Ocean past January 15. The bill is expected to be reject by Japan’s opposition-controlled upper house before being overridden by the more powerful lower [...]
