The soldiers served as a key part of U.S. intelligence, but nearly 50 years passed before their efforts became public.

Smithsonian writer Rachel Ng, who reported on the endeavor. A transcript is below. To subscribe to “There’s More to That,” and to listen to past episodes on a recently solved mystery surrounding the ...

Hana Kusumoto is a reporter/translator who has been covering local authorities in Japan since 2002. She was born in Nagoya, ...

During a joint press conference in Tokyo on March 30, 2025, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the Defense ...

JUIDA collaborates with Japan's Self-Defense Force and top companies to enhance drone disaster response and relief efforts.

The military has changed its attire to keep up with evolving combat needs, and fatigues are a uniform that has resulted.

The Pentagon has begun the first phase of upgrading U.S. Forces Japan to a joint force headquarters, announced Secretary of ...

U.S. President Donald Trump's latest 25% tariff on automobile imports have drawn the ire of leaders in Japan and Canada, who have vowed to respond accordingly. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ...

Tokyo, March 21 (Jiji Press)--Japan's National Police Agency said Friday that it will abolish next month skirts in uniforms worn by community police officers at police boxes and other locations.

The Pentagon is reportedly considering halting a planned expansion of U.S. Forces Japan, a key element of Washington’s push to more aggressively counter Chinese military assertiveness ...

US Navy Photo The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group carried out trilateral naval drills from this week in the East China Sea with the Japan Maritime ... ten days of Russian military aircraft ...

Last year, former US President Joe Biden's administration sought to revamp and modernize US military forces in Japan as part of strengthened cooperation with Tokyo in response to growing threats ...