The Tiny Japanese Island on the Front Lines of China’s Feud

Yonaguni, a tiny Japanese island near Taiwan, is getting soldiers, radar and missiles. As China’s dispute with Tokyo ...
Military.com

The USS Panay Incident: Japanese Planes Attacked an American Ship, Killing U.S. Sailors and Civilians Four Years Before Pearl Harbor

Norman Alley was napping on deck when Japanese bombs started falling. The Universal News cameraman grabbed his camera and ...
Yahoo

Japan conducts first missile test on its own territory as part of military buildup to deter China

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's military test-fired a missile on Japanese territory for the first time Tuesday, as the country accelerates its military buildup to deter China. The Type 88 surface-to-ship ...
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US Army reveals Typhon missile system in Japan

TOKYO - The U.S. Army revealed Monday its mid-range missile system, Typhon, at one of its bases in Japan for the first time as the two allies stepped up their deterrence against China ‘s growing ...
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Japan’s Fleet of F-35 Fighter Jets Is Growing. So Are Its Military Bases.

Japan now operates dozens of advanced F-35 stealth fighters—including the F-35B STOVL variant, based on its two ...
Newsday

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

HIROSHIMA, Japan — The Japanese army on Wednesday began deploying its fleet of V-22 Ospreys on a newly opened permanent base in southwestern Japan, in the country’s latest move to strengthen ...
24/7 Wall St

10 Ways Japan’s Military is More Powerful Than China’s

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. Much of the world fears China becoming increasingly ...
CNN

Japan is arming a warship with US missiles that can hit targets up to 1,000 miles away as Pacific arms race heats up

A Japanese warship is on the way to the United States to be fitted with Tomahawk cruise missiles, the latest move by Washington and its Asian allies to beef up firepower as adversaries like China ...
usace.army.mil

Japan Hosts a Combined Arms Rehearsal During Yama Sakura 89

CAMP ITAMI, Japan – Trilateral forces, The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF), 1st (Australian) Division (1 (AS) Div), and U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) service members held a Combined Arms ...