
Second Warship Commander Relieved in Growing Bribery Scandal
7th Fleet Captain Daniel Dusek linked to probe into prostitutes, kickbacks and luxury perks
7th Fleet Captain Daniel Dusek linked to probe into prostitutes, kickbacks and luxury perks
TOKYO – Fresh off a landslide victory in parliamentary elections last week, conservative Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced revisions to Japan’s five-year defense plan Friday that will… not change things much at …
TOKYO — It’s not every day that the illustration on a box cover for a model warship can annoy the Chinese, alarm the Japanese and amuse the U.S. Marine Corps – not to mention sinking the model ship itself.
But that’s …
TOKYO – A flotilla of Chinese warships transited an important ocean strait off Japan’s northernmost island for the first time this week, passing within clear sight of observers onshore.
The PLA Navy vessels had just …
TOKYO – Japan has no intention to go it alone in defending its territory or national interests from growing threats in the Asia-Pacific region. But an annual defense review released Tuesday and other recent developments signal …
TOKYO – It’s unlikely that Japan’s land, sea and air forces will sweep all before them anytime soon – and perhaps that’s best. But if they are required to defend or re-take any of Japan’s thousands of remote islands …
U.S. and Japanese personnel watch as a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey – wings, rotors and engines folded — is brought below decks on the helicopter carrier JS Hyuga.
It was the first time that a V-22 has landed on a Japanese …
TOKYO – A major amphibious warfare exercise off the California coast is not intended as a dress rehearsal for combat in the Japanese islands — but it could work out that way.
For the first time, troops from all three …
TOKYO – Well, this is embarrassing.
Just days after the Marines handed out wallet cards reminding troops in the Pacific to behave ethically, the Army’s top general in Japan has been effectively fired over allegations that …
TOKYO – The Marines have tried curfews, drinking restrictions and plain old jawboning to cut down crime and controversy on Okinawa, a key center of U.S. military power in the Pacific. Now they’re handing out reminder …
TOKYO — North Korea seems to have put its missiles away for now, but Japan’s conservative government wants the option to blast them away the next time they’re pointed in Tokyo’s direction. It’s a satisfying idea, but maybe …
TOKYO – Well, I guess it’s back to cold showers for the Marines on Okinawa.
Conservative leader Toru Hashimoto apologized Monday and retracted his earlier suggestion that Marines use the “legally accepted adult …
TOKYO – After weeks of muddled statements, verbal gaffes and bungled photo ops, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has made one thing unintentionally clear: He thinks Japan did little wrong in its years of war and colonial expansion, …