Brig. Gen. James Dooghan, an Afghanistan war veteran, assumed command of U.S. Army Japan.

U.S. officials confirmed that about 250 gallons of contaminated water leaked at Yokota Air Base in 2023, a disclosure that is drawing sharp criticism from local Japanese governments for coming more than two years after the incident.

The third-floor Tokyo Comedy Bar club near Shibuya Station in Tokyo includes a cramped bar serving craft beer and snacks, but the action happens in the room next door where comedians prowl in the darkness. The small venue means everyone is fair game for the performers, and there are shows in both Japanese and English.

An American bomber from World War II that sat hidden in Papua New Guinea’s jungle for decades will soon go on display at a museum in Port Moresby, the island nation’s capital, according to the Australian air force.

Airman 1st Class Craig Jeudy, a communications specialist with 5th Air Force at Yokota Air Base in Japan, relied on a sharp jab and superior conditioning to earn a majority decision victory in his professional boxing debut at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall.

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.

Multiple logistics exercises this summer will test and enhance U.S. forces’ airlift and sealift capabilities across the Indo-Pacific, said the head of U.S. Transportation Command.

The U.S. Air Force needs to do more to protect its Indo-Pacific bases, including from evolving threats such as drones, according to a new report from the Rand Corp., which highlights the growing vulnerability of U.S. military installations to low-cost, remote-controlled and autonomous drones.

U.S. Marines are stashing an anti-ship missile system in remote corners of the northern Philippines as part of an ongoing exercise meant to counter threats in the region’s contested waters, according to a Marine commander.

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.