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Japan starts deploying Osprey fleet at a new base with an eye on China

The military buildup is meant as a deterrence to China’s increasingly assertive maritime actions in the area.

4 days ago

Explosion at Kadena Air Base injures 4 Japanese troops

Four Japanese troops were injured when a device suddenly exploded at a storage site for unexploded ordnance at the U.S. Air Force base on Okinawa.

5 weeks ago

In WWII, the ‘Tokyo Express’ was tough to beat. One man changed that.

Cmdr. Frederick Moosbrugger’s claim to fame was a near-perfect destroyer duel at the Battle of Vella Gulf.

By Jon Guttman

3 months ago

Marine Corps will receive first anti-ship missile battery in Okinawa

The 12th Littoral Combat Team will receive the Navy/Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, or NMESIS, in fiscal 2026.

4 months ago

Okinawan bone digger searches for remains from WWII battle

As a volunteer cave digger, Takamatsu Gushiken has unearthed the remains of several hundred people killed in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II.

4 months ago

The tiny Japanese island militarizing on Taiwan’s doorstep

A tiny island on Japan’s western frontier is now the front line in a potential clash over Taiwan.

4 months ago