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US MILITARY

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 17, 2017
China deploys anti-diver rocket launchers to man-made island in South China Sea: report
China has deployed anti-frogmen rocket launchers intended to fend off Vietnamese intrusions on one of its man-made islands in the contested South China Sea, Chinese state media reported Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 17, 2017
Pacific Command chief exhorts Russia and China to bring Kim Jong Un 'to his senses'
The head of the U.S. military's Pacific Command on Wednesday urged Russia and China to step up efforts in reining in North Korea and persuade the reclusive state to halt its nuclear weapons program and related provocations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 17, 2017
Aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan departs Yokosuka base amid growing uncertainty in Asia
The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan has departed the Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture for a scheduled annual patrol of the Asia-Pacific region amid growing concerns over North Korea's nuclear arms and missile program and simmering territorial disputes in the contested South...
ASIA PACIFIC
May 15, 2017
China and Vietnam agree to keep South China Sea tensions in check
China and Vietnam will manage and properly control their maritime disputes, avoiding actions to complicate or widen them, so as to maintain peace in the South China Sea, the two nations said in a joint communique China released Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 13, 2017
Australia says China is conducting extensive espionage
China is conducting extensive espionage against Australia, Canberra's most senior defense official said on Friday in a rare public accusation against its largest trading partner.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 12, 2017
Is the sun setting on the U.S. imperium?
U.S. policy on Asia seems adrift under the Trump administration.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 11, 2017
Australia's remote Darwin, host to U.S. Marines, also courts Chinese investment
When the United States signed an agreement in 2011 to use Australia's tropical port of Darwin as a base for military exercises, it was viewed as a key focus of former President Barack Obama's strategic pivot to Asia.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 9, 2017
China conducts live-fire drills, weapons tests in waters near two Koreas
China's Defense Ministry announced Tuesday that the country's rocket force, which oversees its ballistic missile force, conducted live-fire drills and weapons tests "in recent days," according to a brief statement on its website.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
May 9, 2017
China cries 'fake news' in reaction to report about U.S. Navy chief Harris
China's Foreign Ministry has labeled as "fake news and not worth refuting" a report that Beijing urged Washington to fire the top U.S. naval commander in the Pacific in return for boosted pressure on North Korea.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 9, 2017
Should the U.S. share the 'spear' with Japan?
Is it worth the potentially high political and fiscal costs for Japan to pursue missile-strike capabilities?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 9, 2017
U.S. to test Beijing's South China Sea claims, navy says
The U.S. Navy will still challenge claims by nations like China to exclusive access in the South China Sea, Pacific Fleet Commander Scott Swift said, insisting a hiatus in "freedom of navigation" patrols doesn't mean the disputed waterway is a lower priority for the Trump presidency.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 8, 2017
Unmanned U.S. Air Force space plane returns after secret, two-year mission
The U.S. military's experimental X-37B space plane landed Sunday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, completing a classified mission that lasted nearly two years, the air force said.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 1, 2017
Pentagon says U.S.-led fight against Islamic State forces has killed over 350 civilians
At least 352 civilians have been killed in U.S.-led strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria since the operation began in 2014, the U.S. military said in a statement Sunday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 30, 2017
Why Beijing's more muscular naval force should worry India
India's scarce naval resources have not been used wisely to counter the growing threat from China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 30, 2017
South Korea says U.S. reaffirms it will pay THAAD costs; joint drills wrap up
Seoul said Sunday that Washington earlier in the day reaffirmed that it will shoulder the cost of deploying the THAAD anti-missile system in South Korea, after U.S. President Donald Trump said Seoul should pay for the $1 billion system designed to defend against nuclear-armed North Korea.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 28, 2017
Japanese fighter jets conduct joint drill with U.S. carrier off Okinawa
Fighter jets from the Air Self-Defense Force linked up with aircraft from the USS Carl Vinson carrier strike group for joint drills Friday in waters east of Okinawa as the U.S. vessel steamed toward the Sea of Japan amid soaring tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
Japan to aid introduction of multilingual ride-hailing apps
A Nihon Kotsu Co. taxi departs one of the company's service offices in Tokyo.
Seven & I founding family sounded out KKR and others about buyout: report
A 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”

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