Seth Robson

Seth Robson is a Tokyo-based reporter who has been with Stars and Stripes since 2003. He has been stationed in Japan, South Korea and Germany, with frequent assignments to Iraq, Afghanistan, Haiti, Australia and the Philippines.

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An airman and his trainer both wear workout gear and pose in boxing stances at a gym with American and Japanese flags in the background.

American airman to make his professional boxing debut in Tokyo

An American service member from Yokota Air Base will fight on the undercard of the International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Organization’s Asia-Pacific super lightweight title bout in Tokyo.

Military personnel from multiple service branches walk together on a paved surface at a military installation. The group includes officers in various camouflage uniforms. Several are engaged in conversation as they walk, with buildings and overcast sky visible in the background.

Summer drills will sharpen US military mobility across the Indo-Pacific, general says

Military service members wearing camouflage uniforms and hard hats, seen from above, use construction equipment to pour cement into a large hole in asphalt.

US must harden Indo-Pacific bases against drone attacks, think tank says

A Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, also known as NMESIS, is fired at Naval Air Station Point Mugu, Calif., June 28, 2023.

Missile-hurling Marines train with NMESIS anti-ship system south of Taiwan

An aerial view map of Yokota Air Base with text in Japanese next to a red circle.

Treated PFAS water at Air Force base in Tokyo is safe for release, Japan says

The Japanese government on Friday gave the U.S. military the green light to release about 400,000 gallons of treated water from this airlift hub in western Tokyo.

The Palawan Special Battalion World War II Memorial Museum in Puerto Princesa, Philippines, features a large collection of Jeeps.

Philippine museum on Palawan honors the ‘Fighting 1,000’ of WWII

The Palawan Special Battalion World War II Memorial Museum includes a half-dozen displays in a large shed near Puerto Princesa International Airport and Antonio Bautista Air Base.

A U.S. Marine in camouflage uniform stands in the foreground, gesturing with his right hand while speaking. He has a shaved head and visible sleeve tattoo on his right arm. Behind him, a formation of fellow Marines stands in rows, also wearing camouflage uniforms. The lighting highlights the speaker while the others remain slightly out of focus.

Marine subdues passenger who tried to open exit door on Tokyo-Houston flight

A Japanese airline has thanked a U.S. Marine for subduing a disruptive passenger who allegedly attempted to open an exit door during a flight from Tokyo to Houston on Saturday.

Black-and-white, 1940s-era photographs lie on a table depicting an aviator in a leather jacket and helmet and a man in a military dress uniform posing with his arm around a smiling woman in white.

Great-grandson of fallen B-29 pilot makes pilgrimage to WWII crash site in Japan

Tyler Smith, a recreation planner from San Francisco, recently climbed a forested mountainside in western Tokyo to honor the memory of his great-grandfather, one of five American airmen killed when their B-29 Superfortress crashed during a World War II bombing raid over Japan.

Taiwanese military personnel in camouflage uniforms pose with armored vehicles and tanks while displaying a large Taiwanese flag.

‘It needs to be a thousand’: US has 500 military trainers on Taiwan, retired admiral says

About 500 U.S. defense trainers are operating on Taiwan, more than 10 times the number previously disclosed, according to recent congressional testimony by a retired U.S. Navy admiral.

A flight crew member in camouflage uniform, gloves and flight helmet, seen from behind, waves to a helicopter as it takes off from an air base runway.

‘SEEEYUH’ Huey: Air Force prepares to phase out UH-1N helicopters at Tokyo hub

The distinctive “whomp, whomp” of UH-1N Huey helicopters is set to fade from the skies around Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo as the Air Force prepares to retire the aircraft after more than six decades of service.

U.S. Army Pfc. Bryan Lamas, of the 25th Infantry Division, aims an M250 machine gun while training in Aparri, Philippines, May 1, 2025.

US Army’s new machine gun gets tropical test during drills in the Philippines

The U.S. Army’s newest automatic weapon is getting a workout alongside Filipino forces in the Philippines, the 25th Infantry Division said.

A Marine in the foreground walks through a field with Philippine marines in the background during Balikatan.

Australia-based Marines to coordinate with larger force during upcoming Philippine drills

A Marine Corps element visiting the Philippines from Australia will coordinate with a littoral regiment from Hawaii and command an Osprey squadron from California during the Kamandag exercise.

Spice-encrusted blackened tuna served with tomato rice, aioli, arugula mayo, pickled fennel and onions at Rali's Restaurant on Subic Bay, Philippines.

Savor French flavors, ship views at bistro in Subic Bay, Philippines

Rali’s Restaurant, a French bistro along Subic Bay, is a tasty and perfect place to spot some ships near the former U.S. naval base in the Philippines.

U.S. and Japanese military firefighters train together at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 26, 2022.

Air Force base in Tokyo holds vastly more PFAS-tainted water than previously disclosed

The U.S. Air Force is storing about 400,000 gallons of contaminated water at Yokota Air Base — significantly more than previously disclosed — and plans to treat and release it, Japan’s Ministry of Defense said

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