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Tokyo simulates first military attack since WWII amid North Korea threat
Hundreds of Tokyo residents scrambled for cover Monday (Jan 22) in the Japanese capital's first evacuation drill for a military attack since World War...
Japan tracks Chinese frigate near disputed isles
Japan said Thursday (Jan 11) it was tracking a Chinese frigate in waters surrounding islands in the East China Sea, the first such incursion...
Likelihood Of “Preemptive War” With North Korea Grows, Warns US Lawmaker
A top Republican lawmaker warned Sunday that the United States moves closer to preemptive war with North Korea every time Pyongyang carries out a...
US, South Korea begin largest-ever joint air drill
The US and South Korea on Monday kicked off their largest ever joint air exercise, an operation North Korea has labeled an "all-out provocation",...
North Korea Launches ICBM
The Defense Department detected and tracked a single North Korea missile launch today at about 1:17 p.m. EST, Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Robert Manning...
North Korea says it is nuclear state with US in missile strike range
North Korea said Wednesday it had achieved its goal of becoming a nuclear state after successfully testing a new intercontinental ballistic missile that put...
UN chief strongly condemns North Korea missile launch
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday strongly condemned North Korea's latest missile test and urged Pyongyang to "desist taking any further destabilising steps". "This is...
First Japanese-Built F-35B Lands at Misawa AB
MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan: A Defense Contract Management Agency government flight representative landed the first Japanese-made F-35B on Misawa AB's runway, Nov. 2. Maj. Elijah...
North Korea at UN warns U.S. aircraft carriers are fueling tensions
North Korea warned at the United Nations Monday, November 13, that the deployment of 3 US aircraft carriers in joint navy drills with South...
US aircraft carriers in rare Pacific operation amid North Korea tensions
Three US aircraft carriers will stage joint drills in the western Pacific for the first time in a decade, the US Navy said Thursday,...
