North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's powerful sister condemned upcoming joint military drills by South Korea, the U.S. and Japan as a "reckless show of strength" that would bring "bad results." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/14/asia-pacific/north-korea-military-exercises/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #kimyojong #kimjongun #northkorea #nuclearweapons #southkorea #usmilitary #sdf #defense

The Defense Ministry plans to have the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Aegis destroyer Chokai test-fire a U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missile in the United States by next summer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/14/japan/msdf-chokai-test-fire-tomahawk/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #defense #msdf #missiles #aegis #usjapanrelations #sdf #usmilitary #china #northkorea #russia

The Chinese military denounced a second joint patrol this month in the South China Sea involving the Philippines and partner navies, as tensions in the waterway soar. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/14/asia-pacific/politics/japan-south-china-sea-patrol/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southchinasea #china #pla #philippines #defense #sdf #msdf #disputedislands #usmilitary

The proliferation of uncrewed systems in the Ukraine-Russia war has highlighted the importance of drone defense capabilities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/13/world/drones-militaries-defenses/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #drones #russiaukrainewar #usmilitary

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he would send National Guard troops to Memphis, Tennessee, to combat crime. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/13/world/politics/us-national-guard-memphis-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #donaldtrump #usmilitary #us #memphis

China's military on Friday condemned the sailing of a U.S. and British warship through the sensitive Taiwan Strait, saying it ordered naval and air forces to monitor and warn the two ships. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/13/asia-pacific/china-us-british-warships-taiwan-strait/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #china #us #uk #taiwan #usmilitary #pla

A Japanese high court has upheld a five-year prison sentence for a U.S. airman over the kidnap and sexual assault of a girl under the age of consent in Okinawa Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/10/japan/okinawa-airman-sexual-assault/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #okinawa #usmilitary #sexcrimes

The U.S. military is for the first time bringing some of its most advanced missile systems for keeping Chinese forces at bay to joint training with Japan, part of a gradual policy shift by Tokyo. What does this all mean? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/10/japan/us-deploying-missiles-system-in-okinawa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #usjapanrelations #us #missiles #defense #usmilitary #china #pla #sdf #defenseministry

The Japanese government is preparing for likely U.S. demands that Japan cover a greater share of the costs for stationing U.S. forces in the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/07/japan/politics/japan-us-military-host-nation-support/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #usjapanrelations #usmilitary#usbases #donaldtrump #defense

How a top secret SEAL Team 6 mission into North Korea fell apart: A 2019 operation, greenlit by President Donald Trump, sought a strategic edge. It left unarmed North Koreans dead. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/06/asia-pacific/navy-seals-north-korea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #us #usmilitary #donaldtrump #northkorea

Trump plays down regime change in Venezuela as U.S. deploys stealth fighter jets https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/06/world/politics/us-trump-venezuela-regime-change/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #venezuela #donaldtrump #nicolasmaduro #drugs #usmilitary

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order Friday rebranding the Department of Defense as the Department of War, saying it sent a "message of victory" to the rest of the world. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/06/world/politics/us-trump-department-of-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #usmilitary #donaldtrump

China’s diplomatic moves echo Japan’s 1943 Greater East Asia Conference, as Xi Jinping showcases military power, courts authoritarian allies and promotes a global governance agenda while challenging Western influence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/04/world/time-to-divide-the-dictators/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #northkorea #russia #xijinping #us #donaldtrump #kimjongun #vladimirputin #pla #defense #usmilitary #wwii

China’s massive Beijing parade showcased military power, historical revisionism and calls for a new world order, signaling Xi Jinping’s ambition to elevate China’s global leadership. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2025/09/05/china-looks-the-past-to-signal-its-future/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #editorials #china #northkorea #russia #xijinping #us #donaldtrump #kimjongun #vladimirputin #pla #defense #usmilitary #wwii

After almost all the #USMilitary invaders fled - mass violence kept happening for awhile(like a few years, not reported by Western news). The deprogramming from Western societal pollution ideals had to be dealt with. The traitors to sovereignty had to be found & imprisoned. The infrastructure had to be rebuilt. Our family home looked like Gaza homes, after Israel bombs. I have hated USA since birth because they mass murdered my family.

China’s extravagant military parade on Wednesday sent a clear signal: Beijing possesses the firepower, partnerships and ambition to mold a new world order — one it aims to dominate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/04/world/china-parade-shows-who-is-calling-the-shots/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #northkorea #russia #xijinping #us #donaldtrump #kimjongun #vladimirputin #pla #defense #usmilitary #taiwan #wwii

China’s massive military parade through Beijing on Wednesday showed off scores of cutting-edge new weapons, with many specifically designed to keep U.S., Japanese and other allied forces at bay in the event of conflict. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/03/asia-pacific/china-military-parade-weapons-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #china #pla #taiwan #sdf #defense #chinajapanrelations #uschinarelations #us #usmilitary #missiles #drones

Flanked by Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un, Xi Jinping's massive military parade in Beijing highlights China's willingness to redefine the postwar U.S.-led global order. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/03/asia-pacific/politics/china-xi-kim-putin-military-parade/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #northkorea #russia #xijinping #us #donaldtrump #kimjongun #vladimirputin #pla #defense #usmilitary #taiwan

Eighty years on, the Occupation remains one of history’s unlikeliest success stories. The story of one couple demonstrates how enemies could eventually become family. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/01/japan/history/wwii-occupation-couples-ghq/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #wwii #occupation #ghq #us #douglasmacarthur #usmilitary

Hours before arriving in the U.S., South Korean leader Lee Jae Myung has signaled difficulties in reaching a deal with Washington on its demand that U.S. forces in South Korea play a larger role in countering China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/25/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-lee-us-trump-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics#leejaemyung #donaldtrump #usmilitary #defense #budgets #china #northkorea #southkorea #nuclearweapons #us