President Donald Trump campaigned on keeping the United States out of foreign wars, but it didn’t take long to convince him to come to the direct aid of Israel, hitting Iranian nuclear targets with bunker-buster bombs dropped by B-2 stealth bombers and Tomahawk cruise missiles fired from a submarine.

05W is upgraded to tropical storm. Joint Typhoon Warning Center forecast track continues to keep Okinawa well out of 05W’s flight path.

The Fukasawa Tiny Museum, west of Yokota Air Base, preserves the gnome-like carved puppets used on the television show “The Tale of Purinpurin.” The museum has about 100 puppets from the show, which aired from 1979 to 1982.

Palace Black Hoof Mushroom Samgyetang, specializes in a variation of ginseng chicken soup, which is quite popular this time of year.

Defense Department civilian workers and contractors stationed overseas can once again undergo rape kit exams at U.S. military medical facilities.

President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with Vietnam Wednesday that would allow U.S. goods to enter the country duty-free.

The Honolulu Board of Water Supply says it’s suing the Navy “for negligence, nuisance, and trespass resulting in damages” in connection to massive jet fuel leaks at the Navy’s Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in 2021.

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito said Wednesday that he will honor thousands of Japanese prisoners of World War II who were held under harsh conditions in Mongolia when he visits the country next week.

The United States, Japan, Australia and India announced an agreement to expand their cooperation on maritime security in the Indo-Pacific and further collaborate on supplies of critical and rare earth minerals that are key components of high-tech production.

Pentagon choices regarding what is taught to DODEA students and what is made available to them in their schools’ libraries fall under constitutionally protected government speech, school system attorneys contend.