Trump rallies US military's might, floats armed forces pay raise in address to troops in Japan

President Donald Trump met with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi aboard the USS George Washington, announcing missile deliveries to Japan's Self-Defense Forces.

Japan Deploys Military Forces After Spate of Bear Attacks

Japan says it is dispatching its military after a spate of bear attacks, including one that left a woman dead last week. It ...
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Japan Is Sending Soldiers to Lithuania to Train Ukrainian Troops

Areas to keep an eye on include Japan’s participation in the NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine (NSATU) based ...

How the Japan PM's Taiwan remarks provoked the fury of China

It all started when Japan's new Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, suggested that if China attacked Taiwan then Japan could ...

Russian Foreign Ministry: In response to the deployment of the Typhon battery, Japan will receive compensatory measures

EADaily, October 31st, 2025. Due to the presence of the Typhon ground-based missile system battery at the base of the US ...

Japan deploys Self-Defense Forces to counter a surge in bear attacks

Japan deployed troops Wednesday to help contain a surge of bear attacks that have terrorized residents in a mountainous ...

Japan’s police can now shoot bears with rifles as attacks spike

Japan’s police began a campaign to cull bears after amended rules permitting them the use of rifles to kill the animals took ...

Japan battles surge of bear attacks in homes, schools and supermarkets

Thirteen people have been killed and more than 100 injured since April amid a surge in bear encounters across northern Japan ...

Japan's bear crisis sees Self-Defense Forces sent to northern Japan

Bear attacks are spiking in Japan, with a record 13 deaths this fiscal year alone. Hunters in Akita Prefecture are now ...