Kishida Vows to Push Rules-Based Order as Japan's Defense Chief Visits Yasukuni 79 Years After WWII “We will never again repeat the tragedy of war” and will stick to the country’s postwar pacifist resolve, Japanese Prime...
Seoul Says North Korea Has Flown More Trash Balloons Toward South Korea There were no immediate reports of injuries or property damage.
US-Japan Security Talks Focus on Bolstering Military Cooperation, Underscores Threat from China The command upgrade “will be the most significant change to the U.S. Forces Japan since its creation and one of the strongest...
Taiwan Steps Up Alertness After Detecting Test-Firing by China's Missile Unit It is not immediately clear whether the tests were related to China's harassment of Taiwan.
US and South Korea Sign Joint Nuclear Deterrence Guidelines in Face of North Korean Threats The U.S. and South Korea signed new joint nuclear deterrence guidelines, weeks after North Korea and Russia struck a defense...
Japan Punishes Hundreds of Defense Officials for Mishandling Classified Data and Other Misconduct Japan’s defense ministry announced disciplinary action on Friday against more than 200 senior officials and service members...
Japan and the Philippines Sign a Defense Pact in the Face of Shared Alarm over China Japan and the Philippines signed a key defense pact allowing the deployment of Japanese forces for joint military exercises.
US Envoy Visits Hanoi Days After Putin, Saying US-Vietnam Trust Is at 'All-Time High' Putin's trip to Hanoi triggered a sharp rebuke from the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi.
South Korea Restarts Anti-North Korea Loudspeaker Broadcasts in Retaliation for Trash Balloons The move is certain to anger Pyongyang.
North Korea Plans to Launch a Rocket Soon, Likely Carrying its Second Military Spy Satellite Japan’s coast guard said it was notified by North Korea about its planned launch.
Navy Drops Disciplinary Efforts Against 2 Navy Officers After Death of SEAL Candidate Kyle Mullen Vice Adm. Rick Cheeseman decided to stop the boards of inquiry for Capt. Brad Geary, the commander of the Navy SEAL training...
Army Veteran Sentenced to Death for Killing 5 Women at a Florida Bank Zephen Xaver appeared to gulp but otherwise showed no emotion as Circuit Judge Angela Cowden pronounced the sentence at the...
More than Half of Senior Army Officers Are Turning Down Command Consideration More than half of the Army's senior officers are turning down opportunities to command, choosing instead the stability of...
Army Set to Debut Master Combat Badges in Spring, Memo Says The Army is set to begin awarding Master Combat Badges, which will combine expert and traditional combat badges, next spring...
Pentagon Officials, Aviation Experts Say Many Alleged Drone Sightings Are Being Misidentified The sightings in New Jersey and elsewhere, which so far remained unconfirmed, have triggered widespread concern and demands...
![Launch of the Malligyong-1 into orbit on Nov. 21, 2023.](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2024-05/ApNewsroom_Koreas_Tensions_38525.jpg?itok=jI-lWxrI "FILE - This photo provided by the North Korean government shows what the country said is the launch of the Malligyong-1, a military spy satellite, into orbit on Nov. 21, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)")
