Airman who was shot down, imprisoned in Japan during World War II accounted for
A World War II airman who was taken captive by Japanese forces and died in a prison fire after his plane was shot down has ...
China holds major war games around Taiwan as U.S. boosts ties with Japan to deter "Chinese military aggression"
China's launches drills around Taiwan to "severely punish" the island's pro-independence leader, as the U.S. boosts its war ...
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Defense secretary announces US Forces Japan's upgrade to joint force command
During a joint press conference in Tokyo on March 30, 2025, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the Defense ...
United States launches military 'upgrade' in Japan
The United States has taken the first step toward upgrading its military operation in Japan to a joint force headquarters, ...
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Japan Stands Up New Joint Operations Command Planned to Work with Local U.S. Forces
Japan activated its Japan Self-Defense Force Joint Operations Command (JJOC) Monday, allowing its military to better conduct ...
Japan Aims to Make Military More Potent With New Joint Command
Japan put the branches of its military under a single operational command, taking a step the US, China and other nations have ...
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N. Korea slams Japan's new military command for self-defense forces operations
North Korea on Wednesday denounced Japan's launch of a new military command aimed at better integrating its self-defense ...
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Japan retools evacuation plan for western island chain in event of emergency or attack
An updated plan recently released by the Japanese government details how and where it will move 120,000 people from the ...
Hegseth calls Japan indispensable in the face of Chinese aggression
U_S_ Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has called Japan an “indispensable partner” in deterring growing Chinese assertiveness in ...