Is the case in Asia for conventional U.S. cruise missiles strong enough to justify the INF withdrawal?

Despite a strong alliance, Japan's stern response to U.S. military accidents is predictable.

The Abe government has been particularly harsh on cracking down on dissent in Okinawa.

The DF-16 was first seen publicly in a September 2015 military parade.

Once again, the South China Sea and China's increasing naval presence near Japan are causing frictions.

The Carter administration had to make sure Taiwan didn't renege on a 1976 nuclear pledge.

Japan will likely deploy 500 troops to Ishigaki island, 90 nautical miles from the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands.

Tokyo and Okinawa have a better option

Seventy years after the Battle of Okinawa, Japan’s southernmost prefecture still bears an unfair burden.

The PM’s handling of the relocation of the U.S. military base will cost Japan in the long term.

Chinese and Japanese officials will meet in Singapore in May to further discuss a maritime crisis management mechanism.

Geopolitical realities suggest that the recent election of an anti-base candidate is unlikely to change much.

An inability to reach a settlement could have implications for the effectiveness of allied forces in the region.

Determined citizens are working to uncover “one of the best kept secrets of the Cold War era.”

Local elections in Okinawa deal another blow to the prime minister's agenda.

Local politicians are again drawing attention to a key U.S. foothold in East Asia.