The US and the Philippines on Monday launched what's being billed as the "biggest ever" Balikatan Exercise, an annual military drill that, for the first time, includes a significant contingent of Japanese troops as Tokyo increases its military activity in the region,...
Japan has reaffirmed that it plans to deploy a surface-to-air missile system to one of its far-flung southwestern islands that's near Taiwan, drawing a sharp rebuke from Beijing. Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi told reporters on Sunday that Tokyo would be...
The US Army announced on Friday that it will be deploying the controversial Typhon missile system to Japan for drills in September, a move strongly condemned by Russia and China. The Typhon, also known as Mid-Range Capability, is a land-based missile launcher that can...
The US and Japan have been discussing a potential scenario in which the US military would use nuclear weapons in the event of a conflict in East Asia, Kyodo News reported on July 26. Japan is the only country in the world that has suffered a nuclear attack when the US...
The Pentagon is pressing Japan and Australia to make clear what role they would play if the US goes to war with China over Taiwan, the Financial Times reported over the weekend. The report said that the Pentagon's policy chief, Elbridge Colby, has been pressing the...
US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released a video on her personal social media accounts lamenting the US nuclear bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshima and warning that the world was closer to "nuclear annihilation" than ever before. "I recently...
The US military will set up temporary bases to deploy missile units along Japan's southern islands in the event of a Taiwan contingency, Japan's Kyodo News reported on Sunday. The report said that under the first part of a joint US-Japan operation plan, a new Marine...
The US, Japan, and Australia agreed on Sunday to increase trilateral military cooperation as Washington is working to boost alliances in the region as part of its plans to prepare for a future war with China. Defense ministers from the three countries, including US...
The US wants to deploy a previously banned missile system to Japan for military drills, Nikkei Asia reported Thursday. The Typhon missile launcher is a ground-based system that can fire nuclear-capable Tomahawk missiles, which have a range of more than 1,000 miles....
US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel will boycott Friday's memorial service in Nagasaki commemorating the 79th anniversary of the US dropping a nuclear bomb on the city because Israel was not invited to attend. Emanuel said the ceremony had become "politicized" by the...
