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As island prepares to mark 50 years since Okinawa was returned to Japanese sovereignty, Jinshiro Motoyama is in no mood to celebrateEarlier this week, Jinshiro Motoyama placed a banner outside the office of Japan’s prime minister, sat on a folding chai…
Read MoreJohn C Aquilino says Beijing is flexing its military muscle by arming isles with fighter jets, anti-ship systems and other military facilitiesChina has fully militarized at least three of several islands it built in the disputed South China Sea, arming…
Read MorePeople are fleeing in search of food, freedom and safety resulting from the economic and humanitarian catastrophe caused by 20 years of US occupation In my home country of Afghanistan, winter is harsh and children are hungry. Almost every parent faces …
Read MoreFears that subs from China, which claims the area, could be first to reach wreckage that plunged from deck of aircraft carrierThe US navy is racing to salvage an F-35C fighter jet from the bottom of the South China Sea after it crashed on an aircraft c…
Read MoreOn Russia and Putin, the president said the quiet part loud. Re-engagement has been welcomed but the exit from Afghanistan was a disaster. Analysts see much to do to rebuild US credibilityJoe Biden marked his first anniversary in office with a gaffe ov…
Read MorePentagon declassifies footage from Kabul strike it defended but later admitted was an ‘honest mistake’The Pentagon has declassified and publicly released video footage of a US drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 civilians in the final hours of the cha…
Read MoreLimits on restaurant opening times imposed in Okinawa and parts of Hiroshima and YamaguchiCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageJapan is to introduce limits on bar and restaurant opening times in three areas in an attempt to stem …
Read MoreMilitary personnel must wear face coverings off base after virus surges among civilians in JapanCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageUS troops in Okinawa prefecture have been ordered to wear masks off base amid criticism that mil…
Read MoreStrike that killed 10 civilians represented ‘a breakdown in process’, not negligence or misconduct, spokesperson saysNo US troops or officials will face disciplinary action for a drone strike in Kabul in August that killed 10 Afghan civilians, includin…
Read MoreQuestions mount about pact’s ultimate purpose and implications for other Asean countriesIt was initially seen as an audacious enlistment by Joe Biden of Australia into the 21st-century struggle against China, elevating the country in the process to a s…
Read MoreSighting renews concerns over Beijing’s capability and intentions as tensions rise over South China SeaSatellite images show China has built mock-ups of a US navy aircraft carrier and destroyer in its north-western desert, possibly for practice for a f…
Read MoreInvestigation finds civilian deaths did not violate law as strike attempted to target Islamic StateA Pentagon investigation that found a drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 Afghan civilians was an “honest mistake” and recommended no legal or disciplin…
Read MoreAnalysis: China recently tested a nuclear-capable manoeuvrable missile and Russia and the US have their own programmesA new focus on hypersonic glider weapons, after a reportedly successful Chinese test, is helping drive an arms race that is eclipsing …
Read MoreLaunch, possibly from a submarine, comes as US, South Korean and Japanese spy chiefs meet for talks in SeoulNorth Korea launched a ballistic missile – possibly from a submarine – into the Sea of Japan, South Korea’s military has said, in the latest in …
Read MoreSmall contingent of US special forces and marines training local forces in latest sign of rising US-China tensionsThe US has been secretly maintaining a small contingent of military trainers in Taiwan for at least a year, according to a new report, the…
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