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January 11, 2023

US, Japan to place anti-ship missiles on Okinawa amid rising China tensions

The U.S. and Japan announced plans to provide advanced weapons like anti-ship missiles to Marine forces stationed on Okinawa in an effort to cow China and North Korea.

January 11, 2023

Parents of naval officer jailed in Japan plead with Biden to secure his release in talks with Japanese PM

The parents of a Navy lieutenant detained in Japan urged the White House to secure their son's release in his upcoming meeting with the Japanese prime minster.

January 7, 2023

Bataan survivor, 101, remembers enduring POW camps because ‘God sustained me’

Bataan survivor Lloyd Ponder, 101, remembers enduring malaria and hunger in POW camps because ‘God sustained me.’ He came home and married his sweetheart.

January 6, 2023

Iowa's Bessie Hendricks, the oldest person in the US, dies at 115

Bessie Hendricks, the oldest person in the United States, died on Tuesday, Jan. 3, at the age of 115 at the Shady Oaks Care Center in Lake City, Iowa.

January 4, 2023

Tokyo to give 5,000 yen in monthly benefits per child

The Tokyo Government is planning on offering households with children aged 18 or younger in the capital a monthly handout of about 5,000 yen, or 38 dollars, per child.

January 4, 2023

Japan offering families 1 million yen per child to leave Tokyo for rural areas

Japanese lawmakers have boosted an incentive program that will now provide 1 million yen, $7,500, per child to families who leave Tokyo for rural areas.

January 3, 2023

Chinese carrier strike group, drones operating near Japan, which dispatched aircraft to monitor situation

Chinese drones and warships have been operating near Japan in recent weeks, worrying Japanese defense officials.

January 3, 2023

South Korea in talks to manage US nukes amid growing threat from North Korea: report

President Biden denied reports that the U.S. and South Korea were engaged in nuclear weapons management talks, something South Korea insisted was a miscommunication.

January 3, 2023

Kim Jong Un: North Korea must 'overwhelmingly beef up' military, nuclear arsenal

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un announced on New Years Day that he would be seeking to 'overwhelmingly beef up' the nation's military capabilities.

January 2, 2023

Kim Jong Un fires North Korea’s top military official

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un fired his top military chief during an annual end-of-year meeting of the country's top leadership last week.