Four F-35B Lightning II stealth fighters will arrive Aug. 7 at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s Nyutabaru Air Base in Miyazaki prefecture on Kyushu, according to Japan’s Ministry of Defense.

Gov. Takuya Tasso is calling for greater transparency from the U.S. military following the precautionary landing of an Air Force CV-22 Osprey at a civilian airport in his prefecture.

U.S. service members and families on Okinawa have a new attraction to check out: Junglia Okinawa, a jungle-themed amusement park designed to boost tourism in the northern part of the island, recently opened in Nakijin near Yambaru National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Japanese fighter jets intercepted a South Korean airlifter low on fuel that entered Japanese airspace without approval while diverting to Kadena Air Base on Okinawa, officials from both countries said Friday.

Two U.S. Air Force CV-22 Ospreys made precautionary landings at civilian airports in northern Japan over the past week, according to the Air Force and Japanese officials.

The U.S. Air Force recently concluded weather preparedness training at a remote fishing port in Japan that drew complaints from regional and local authorities.

Three U.S. Marines out for a swim Friday night spent more than an hour adrift off Okinawa’s northern coast before being rescued, according to the service and Japan’s coast guard.

Air Force weather preparedness training at the Inoda fishing port on Ishigaki Island drew complaints from Japanese authorities.

Work has been paused on a new Marine Corps airfield in northern Okinawa for more than a month, but the construction schedule will not be affected, according to Japan’s Ministry of Defense.

An explosion at a munitions storage facility on Kadena Air Base occurred when Japanese soldiers accidentally detonated a fuse on a World War II-era anti-tank shell, Japan’s military said.