A dispute over a chain of islands in Asia between China and Japan has been heating up and may even lead to war, but the backdrop of the conflict is really between the United States and China. "There is a danger of China and Japan having a military conflict," Yan...
Japan-China Island Dispute Heats Up as US Meddling Aggravates Tensions
Around 1,000 fishing boats have been mobilized by China to lay claim to a disputed island chain now controlled by Japan, in one squabble among several over territorial claims in Asia-Pacific. Japan announced last week that it had bought a portion of the archipelago...
US Renews Japan, EU Waivers to Bypass Iran Sanctions
US Renews Japan, EU Waivers to Bypass Iran Sanctions | Satisfied that Japan, EU have cut oil purchases
Transfer of US Troops Out of Japan Hardly a Withdrawal
The U.S. and Japan have come to an agreement on the relocation of about 9,000 U.S. Marines that will leave their bases in Okinawa, with about 5,000 transferred to Guam and the rest spread among other locations in the region. Contrary to the narrative in the media, the...
US-Japan to Announce Agreement on Troops, Military Bases
The Obama administration will soon announce the details of a new agreement with Japan for U.S. troops and military bases on the island of Okinawa following a White House meeting with the Japanese prime minister next week. In 2006, the U.S. and Japan agreed to transfer...
Gates: US Needs Troops in Japan ‘Long-Term’ to Target China, North Korea
Gates: US Needs Troops in Japan ‘Long-Term’ to Target China, North Korea | Insists China would act ‘more aggressively’ without 47,000 troops in Japan
Gates: US Will Be Patient on Okinawa Base
Gates: US Will Be Patient on Okinawa Base | Will give Japanese govt time to silence popular opposition
Japanese Officials Complain as US Admits to New Nuke Test
Japanese Officials Complain as US Admits to New Nuke Test | Nagasaki mayor expresses ‘extreme regret’ over Nevada test
Japanese PM Resigns Over Failure to Move US Base
Japanese PM Resigns Over Failure to Move US Base | A week after public apology, Hatoyama leaves office
Japanese PM Apologizes Over Failure to Get US Out of Okinawa
Japanese PM Apologizes Over Failure to Get US Out of Okinawa | Major campaign pledge to go unfulfilled