GPS watch of hiker killed by bear in Japan reveals harrowing details about his final moments

The hiker's GPS watch, which uses satellite signals to log routes and monitors heart rate, was retrieved after the fatal ...

US and Japan hold joint flight drills as China ups military activity near Japan

U.S. strategic bombers joined a fleet of Japanese fighter jets in a joint military exercise meant to demonstrate their ...

U.S. backs Japan in dispute with China over radar incident

It is the first time the U.S. has criticized China for aiming radars at Japanese military aircraft as the diplomatic spat ...

U.S. and Japan flex military muscles in a show of force amid Tokyo's feud with Beijing

This follows joint drills by Chinese and Russian strategic bombers and fighters on Tuesday that prompted Japan and South ...
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The ‘Mediterranean of Japan’ Has Scenic Train Journeys, Historic Sake Distilleries, and Year-round Mild Weather

These design-led waterfront villas are Japan distilled, with flourishes of understated luxury. Surrounded by a peaceful moat, ...

China holds low-key Nanjing Massacre memorial despite Japan tensions

NANJING, China, Dec 13 (Reuters) - China held a low-key memorial ceremony on Saturday for the 1937 Nanjing Massacre, with ...

Military admits 'mistake' in viral arrest of US civilian in Japan

Kareem El, a civilian from Washington, D.C., visiting Okinawa, was held by U.S. military police for declining to provide ...
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Japan builds up ‘missile archipelago’ near Taiwan to counter China

As tensions between China and Japan rise, the sparsely populated island of Yonaguni finds itself right on the front lines.