The Ground Self-Defense Force said Tuesday it will suspend flights of its fleet of V-22 Osprey transport aircraft for the time being, after the U.S. military temporarily halted flights of …
A U.S. military helicopter made an emergency landing on a beach in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Thursday, with no reports of injuries or damage to the aircraft. The aircraft — …
The new commander of U.S. forces stationed in Japan pledged on Tuesday his relentless effort to make the bilateral alliance more solid. “I will do all within my abilities and …
New York – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken underscored strong U.S. concerns about China’s support for Russia’s defense industrial base in talks Friday with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, …
Naha – Prosecutors in Okinawa Prefecture on Friday indicted a U.S. Marine for alleged sexual assault resulting in injury. On Sept. 5, the Okinawa Prefectural Police sent papers on Michael …
Nago, Okinawa Pref. – While protesters demand the cancellation of full-scale U.S. base relocation work on the Oura Bay side of the Henoko coastal district in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, some …
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday revoked plea deals agreed to earlier this week with the man accused of masterminding the Sept. 11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and two …
The Defense Ministry said Friday that the Self-Defense Forces will participate in the U.S. military’s Valiant Shield large-scale exercise for the first time. SDF bases will be used also for …
The U.S. military’s Yokota Air Base in a western suburb of Tokyo was opened to the public in a two-day event through Sunday, with an Air Force CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor …
Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force resumed Thursday flights of its Ospreys near Tokyo, almost four months after suspending them due to a deadly crash of a U.S. military Osprey off a …