The top U.S. military commander in South Korea is urging a rethink of how the Asian country’s strategic position is viewed, arguing that a shift in perspective reveals the crucial role it could play in a regional crisis. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/asia-pacific/south-korea-us-alliance-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #southkorea #us #usmilitary #northkorea #china
The United States conducted another attack on an alleged drug trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific on Saturday, killing three people aboard, the Pentagon said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/17/world/pentagon-drug-boat-pacific/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #usmilitary #latinamerica #venezuela #drugs
The U.S. wants South Korea to eventually deploy its newly approved nuclear-powered submarines to help counter China’s rapidly expanding fleet, calling it a responsibility expected of a key ally, a top U.S. admiral said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/16/asia-pacific/us-south-korea-submarine-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #southkorea #submarines #china #usmilitary #pla #northkorea #us
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has sidestepped a commitment to maintain Japan’s decades-old pledge not to produce, possess or host nuclear weapons on its territory, opening up the possibility of revisions to the stance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/japan/politics/takaichi-nonnuclear-principles/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #nuclearweapons #defense #china #usmilitary
China’s commissioning of its most advanced aircraft carrier yet raises the costs for Tokyo and delivers a warning to the Japan-U.S. alliance that it can maintain a continuous presence in the Western Pacific. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/11/japan/china-new-aircraft-carrier-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #china #defense #pla #chinajapanrelations #sdf #defenseministry #taiwan #usmilitary
Lisa Melton
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For all you #GOP #isolationists, #Trump is putting #BootsOnTheGround
#US steps up presence in #Gaza to support fragile #ceasefire
The #USmilitary *led* “coordination center” charged with implementing Trump’s *peace* plan in Gaza is replacing #Israel as the overseer of *humanitarian aid* to the enclave, even as multiple people familiar with the cell’s first weeks of operations have described it as chaotic, indecisive & ineffective.
#geopolitics #HumanitarianCrisis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/07/us-centcom-gaza-israel-trump-peace/
North Korean Defense Minister No Kwang Chol threatened on Saturday to take "more offensive action" as he condemned U.S. security talks with Seoul and the arrival of a U.S. aircraft carrier in South Korea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/08/asia-pacific/north-korea-offensive-threats/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #northkorea #southkorea #us #usmilitary
For all you #GOP #isolationists, #Trump is putting #BootsOnTheGround
#US steps up presence in #Gaza to support fragile #ceasefire
The #USmilitary *led* “coordination center” charged with implementing Trump’s *peace* plan in Gaza is replacing #Israel as the overseer of *humanitarian aid* to the enclave, even as multiple people familiar with the cell’s first weeks of operations have described it as chaotic, indecisive & ineffective.
#geopolitics #HumanitarianCrisis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/07/us-centcom-gaza-israel-trump-peace/
Amid the growing threat of conflict with China, U.S. defense chief Pete Hegseth has hinted that Washington is eyeing “flexibility” for using U.S. troops in South Korea in the event of a “regional contingency.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/04/asia-pacific/politics/us-south-korea-china-military/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southkorea #us #usmilitary #china #pla #northkorea #petehegseth
The Okinawa Prefectural Police arrested a U.S. Marine Corps warrant officer on suspicion he assaulted a restaurant worker in the prefectural capital of Naha. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/04/japan/crime-legal/us-marine-arrest-okinawa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #okinawa #japanesepolice #usmilitary
Eighty years on from the end of World War II, one woman has decided to share how her family managed to escape a U.S. air raid in Sendai, wishing to leave behind a record of her experience. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/03/japan/history/wwii-us-air-raid-sendai/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #wwii #sendai #tohoku #usmilitary
U.S. President Donald Trump said Chinese leader Xi Jinping knows “the consequences” of taking military action against Taiwan, though he refused to say specifically if Washington would defend the democratic island. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/03/asia-pacific/politics/trump-taiwan-china-xi/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #pla #taiwan #us #usmilitary #uschinarelations #xijinping #donaldtrump
Donald Trump is considering "fast" military action in Nigeria if it fails to crack down on the killing of Christians. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/02/world/politics/trump-us-nigeria-threat/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #usmilitary #nigeria #terrorism #religion #africa #donaldtrump
As U.S. President Donald Trump steps up his targeting of Venezuela, the region’s fragmented governments are failing to agree on any joint response to rein him in. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/02/world/politics/trump-venezuela-strike-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #venezuela #southamerica #usmilitary
Geography dictates that Batanes province in the Philippines is on the front line of the great power competition between the United States and China for dominance in the Asia-Pacific region. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/02/asia-pacific/philippines-batanes-waterway-choke-point/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #china #philippines #taiwan #pla #southeastasia #us #usmilitary
After months of tariff threats and brow-beating on defense spending, U.S. allies in Asia had ample reason to be wary of President Donald Trump. But the message after his Asia tour? The U.S. still has your back. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/02/asia-pacific/politics/trump-asian-allies-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #asean #asia #donaldtrump #sanaetakaichi #xijinping #china #uschinarelations #usjapanrelations #apec #trade #tariffs #usmilitary
By ordering a resumption of nuclear testing, U.S. President Donald Trump risks an expanded arms race that could benefit China, experts say — something especially concerning given the shaky status of arms control efforts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/01/world/politics/trump-nuclear-testing-arms-race/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #nuclearweapons #china #russia #usmilitary
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth held talks Friday with counterparts from China and India, among a series of face-to-face meetings at an ASEAN defense summit as Washington seeks to boost its regional security ties. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/01/asia-pacific/politics/hegseth-us-talks-asia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #southeastasia #asean #petehegseth #dongjun #china #usmilitary #defense #uschinarelations #india #philippines
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was holding her first meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday, with trade and security issues on the agenda, as Japan’s new leader looks to cultivate ties with her counterpart. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/28/japan/politics/trump-takaichi-us-japan-summit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #us #usjapanrelations #shinzoabe #sanaetakaichi #donaldtrump #usmilitary #defense #trade #tariffs #investments #budgets #ldp
U.S. President Donald Trump was bound for Tokyo on Monday, where he is set to meet the emperor in the evening and new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday for a summit that will focus on trade and defense spending. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/27/japan/politics/trump-takaichi-japan-arrives/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #us #usjapanrelations #shinzoabe #sanaetakaichi #donaldtrump #usmilitary #defense #trade #tariffs #investments #budgets #ldp