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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 ...
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China On Notice: More American F-35s Are Headed to Japan
The Unit Deployment Program allows continental U.S.-based squadrons to deploy in the Indo-Pacific and gain valuable ...
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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 ...
Don't use China as a hedge against US, Beijing's envoy warns Japan
China's top envoy to Japan has warned Tokyo against using better ties with Beijing as a hedge against uncertainty in its ties with Washington. On the sidelines of the annual "two sessions" in the ...
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U.S. Set for $200M Sale in Support of Japanese Hypersonic Missile Program
The State Department notified Congress this week of a potential $200 million foreign military sale to support Japan’s Hyper ...
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Japan Set to Field 2nd F-35B Squadron by 2030, Amphibious Brigade Drills with U.S. Marines
Japan plans to field a second F-35B squadron by the end of the decade, according to a Japan Ministry of Defense (MOD) ...
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Marines expand F-35B’s presence in Japan, marking new phase for fighter operations
A third Marine Corps squadron of F-35B Lightning II fighters arrived at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, marking the latest ...
Japan fights forest fire that has forced 1,200 people to evacuate
Japan is fighting a forest fire that has damaged dozens of homes and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate in a ...
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Video Shows US Bomber's Pit Stop at Front-Line Air Base Near China
The pit stop, also known as hot pit refueling, was conducted from February 20 to 27 at Misawa Air Base in Japan's northern Aomori prefecture during the Bomber Task Force 25-1 mission, involving B ...