Japan
15 years after Fukushima nuclear disaster, recovery continues in a changed landscape
Nature is reclaiming abandoned buildings in the exclusion zone surrounding Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, an area that appears frozen in time 15 years after disaster struck.
Upgraded destroyer USS Benfold arrives at new home in Japan
The Navy welcomed the upgraded destroyer USS Benfold to its new homeport Monday, bolstering the Asia-Pacific fleet amid calls for the United States to assert its freedom of navigation rights in the region.
Japanese troops rescue residents trapped by raging floodwaters
Japan Self-Defense Forces teams carried out dramatic rescues from the air Thursday after a river broke through its bank and sent raging floodwaters pouring into a small city north of Tokyo.
Tropical Storm Etau brings floods, mudslides to Japan
Tropical Storm Etau struck Japan’s Honshu mainland Wednesday, causing landslides in the west and drenching U.S. military bases near Tokyo.
Explosion rocks US Army facility in Japan; no injuries reported
A blast at a U.S. Army depot outside Tokyo sparked a fire that burned for hours early Monday and set off secondary explosions. Officials said there were no apparent injuries.
Japan’s Cabinet approves spending on US missiles, surveillance drone
The Japanese Cabinet has approved new spending on missile-defense systems jointly developed with the United States as part of its 2017 defense budget proposal.
US, Japan forge agreement on civilian base workers’ legal status
The United States and Japan have nearly finalized a deal that could alter the rights of some civilian base workers in Japan, a move spurred by high-profile arrests of base employees in recent years.