From the Archives
Nearly 70 years after USS Indianapolis tragedy, survivor tells his tale
Just past midnight July 30, 1945, two torpedoes from a Japanese submarine struck the USS Indianapolis with almost 1,200 people aboard.
Obama, Abe to discuss Okinawa crime prior to summit
President Barack Obama and Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will discuss the case of a U.S. civilian suspected of murder on Okinawa prior to the G7 economic summit in Ise-shima, a Japan foreign ministry official said Tuesday.
Kennedy: Okinawa move still ‘best of any other plan considered’
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy reiterated support for ongoing efforts to relocate a Marine base on Okinawa and advocated for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, during a press conference Thursday.
Japan mulls subsidies to areas near planned Okinawa Marine runway
Three districts near the construction site of a contentious Marine runway in Okinawa will receive direct federal subsidies of a yet-to-be-determined amount in what may be a government bid to soften protests over the project.
6 Marines on Okinawa arrested for drinking-driving in just over a week
The Marine Corps in just over a week has been hit by a rash of criminal allegations — mostly drinking-and-driving incidents — a marked jump in incidents following more than two years of relative calm.
Mattis’ message to Japan, South Korea: We still have your back
If the Pentagon named bilateral talks the way it did military operations, Jim Mattis’ first trip abroad as defense secretary might have been deemed Operation Allied Reassurance.
North Korean missile launch coming within days
South Korean officials say they are closely observing North Korean military maneuvers, following a news report that the North may launch another ballistic missile within days.