Taiwan is viewed as a possible military flashpoint that could draw the US into conflict with China. Read more at straitstimes ...

Asian powerhouse, Japan has released its first plans to evacuate more than 100,000 civilians from some of its remote islands ...

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi met with Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki here on March 16 to address the growing ...

Less than 100 miles from Taipei, Japan's westernmost island, Yonaguni, has rapidly militarized amid growing tensions between ...

Even as military presence has drastically grown across the south-west island chain, the linchpin of Japan’s defences is based in Okinawa’s prefectural capital of Naha. Here, the ASDF’s ...

Japan activated its Japan Self-Defense Force Joint Operations Command (JJOC) Monday, allowing its military to better conduct ...

Japan's westernmost island Located over 300 miles from Okinawa's main island ... plan to expand an airport and port on the island's south coast to accommodate large ships. The Japanese Ground ...

Even as military presence has drastically grown across the south-west island chain, the linchpin of Japan’s defences is based in Okinawa’s prefectural capital of Naha. Here, the ASDF’s ...

The K-pop-themed boba tea menu at Bubble Pop Tea in Fresno sits below a cloud of cotton on the ceiling and above a purple script mural that covers the wall of the shop. CRAIG KOHLRUSS ...

All of this is infinitely closer compared to a trip to Hawaii or even Okinawa Prefecture ... the entire island stretches 50 kilometers north to south and 25 km from east to west.