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Japan eyes expanding military base near Taiwan amid defense buildup
Japan’s Ministry of Defense plans to expand a two-year-old army base on Ishigaki Island, near Taiwan, as part of efforts to ...
Japan’s GDP Growth Imperils 2% Defense Spending Target
The growth of Japan’s GDP may sound like good news for the country, but it also means it will have to pay more to reach its ...
History of the Nisei 'Go For Broke' WWII unit removed from Army website
A webpage detailing the history of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team has been removed from the U.S. Army’s official ...
China Daily12h
China calls for Japan's caution on military security
China's Defense Ministry urged Japan to exercise caution in its words and actions regarding military security and to take ...
The Diplomat2d
Japan Appoints First Chief of New Joint Operations Command
At a Cabinet meeting on March 11, the Japanese government appointed Lieutenant General Nagumo Kenichiro, vice chief of staff ...
United States Army2d
Japan Engineer District stands up new Okinawa DLA Facility
The new DLA Compound stands inside Kadena Airbase's Chibana Compound Compound in Okinawa, Japan. (Photo Credit: Charlie Maib) ...
A Plea for Justice for Japan’s So-Called Comfort Women
Mina Watanabe has made it her life’s work to tell the stories of the women who were sexually enslaved by the Japanese ...
Newsweek10d
US and Ally Signal Possible Missile Deployment on China's Doorstep
He discussed security in the Indo-Pacific region and defense cooperation with General Randy George, the chief of staff of the U.S. Army. The Japanese general also visited America's First Corps ...
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US, Japanese student-athletes face off in first-ever hoops tourney near Tokyo
U.S. Army Japan’s headquarters recently hosted its own version of March Madness as American and Japanese junior high school ...