The bullet-riddled truck in which four United Nations Command soldiers — two Americans and two South Koreans — were killed in an ambush at the Korean DMZ in April, 1968.

DMZ ambush survivors seen lucky to be alive

Observers at the scene of Sunday night's bold ambush by Communist North Koreans who machine-gunned and killed four United Nations Command soldiers reached one conclusion: "I don't see how anybody survived this."

Politics play role in Tokyo's reaction to US crime on Okinawa

A servicemember who drives drunk and injures someone in the United States would likely get prosecuted and possibly become the subject of a brief news story.

Former community destroyed by 2011 tsunami now just a stop on way to somewhere else

A reconstruction worker on his lunch break walks by the framed pictures of U.S. soldiers that he’s passed by several times before — but this time, he really looks.

Fukushima radiation poses little risk, but lack of trust lingers

The worst health effects of the 2011 Fukushima Dai-chi nuclear power plant meltdown aren’t coming from radiation — at least, not yet.

Suburban sprawl, downtown struggles challenge Tohoku’s tsunami recovery

Any American from a city with a forgotten Main Street would recognize what is happening in Ishinomaki.

Spurred by help from military families, tsunami victims aid others in need

Take papers dyed in springtime colors, fold them into dozens of flower shapes and sew them into a single ball.

Candidates opposed to US military transfers lose in Okinawa, Iwakuni

Mayors committed to U.S. military base realignment plans in Okinawa and Iwakuni each won re-election this past weekend, giving the Japanese government a political boost against those opposed to the moves.