Star in your own night out at this movie-themed bar in Tokyo

The Whales of August is a bar where customers can order drinks named after their favorite films, from “The Shining” to “Love Actually.” The massive menu, which offers more than 100 movie-themed cocktails, is available in English.

Pierside cafe in Japan serves a slice of calm with a cup of relaxation

The Elmar Uraga Terrace Cafe is a comfortable coffee shop in which to while away the time before boarding a ferry.

Korean shipbuilder agrees to a deal that could bring more jobs to Philadelphia

The world’s largest shipbuilder, South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd., has signed a deal to seek U.S. government shipbuilding and maintenance contacts in alliance with Philly Shipyard Inc., which employs around 1,000 at the former Philadelphia Navy Yard site in South Philadelphia.

DODEA schools push back on Pentagon probe finding fault in classroom discrimination reporting

Discriminatory conduct at Defense Department schools is underreported and stronger policies are needed to better track cases of bad conduct, DOD investigators concluded in a new report.

Air Force detonates WWII-era bomb discovered at hangar construction site on Okinawa

Air Force officials said 18th Wing explosive ordnance disposal technicians safely detonated a 500-pound bomb left over from World War II on Thursday evening.

Super Hercules makes Air Force history with marathon flight from Texas to Guam

An Air Force C-130J Super Hercules from Texas recently set a new endurance standard on a one-stop, daylong flight halfway around the globe to Guam.

China is ‘moving at breathtaking speed in space,’ Space Force general says in Tokyo

U.S. Space Command’s new leader warned of China’s rapidly advancing space capabilities this week following meetings with his South Korean and Japanese counterparts.

Blinken, in Shanghai, begins expected contentious talks with Chinese officials

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken opened his first full day of meetings in China on Thursday by talking with local government officials in Shanghai.

China blasts US military aid to Taiwan, saying the island is entering a ‘dangerous situation’

China blasted the latest package of U.S. military assistance to Taiwan, saying such funding was pushing the self-governing island republic into a “dangerous situation.”

Ethnic Karen guerrillas in Myanmar leave a town that army lost 2 weeks ago as rival group holds sway

Guerrilla fighters from the main ethnic Karen fighting force battling Myanmar’s military government have withdrawn from the eastern border town of Myawaddy two weeks after forcing the army to give up its defense.

Papua New Guinea leader takes offense after Biden implies his uncle was eaten by cannibals

Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister has accused President Joe Biden of disparaging the South Pacific island nation by implying that Biden’s uncle had been eaten by “cannibals” during WWII. “They never found the body because there used to be — there were a lot of cannibals for real in that part of New Guinea” Biden said.

TikTok says law is on its side as it readies to fight US ban

TikTok said legislation passed by Congress on Tuesday evening that would force its Chinese parent company to sell its stake or face a total ban of the app in America is “unconstitutional,” and the company will challenge it in court.

Blinken will urge China to stop sending military supplies to Russia

The U.S. secretary of state is on his second visit to China in a year, but progress on issues including Ukraine and sparring in the South China Sea will be hard to make.

Navy surveillance plane to join hunt for missing Japanese helicopter crews

The U.S. Navy is sending an aircraft to help scour the Pacific for seven Japanese aviators missing since two helicopters crashed on Saturday, Defense Minister Minoru Kihara said.

North Korea sends a delegation to Iran in a growing effort to break its diplomatic isolation

A high-level North Korean economic delegation was on its way to Iran, the North’s state media said, for what would be the two countries’ first known talks since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Construction begins for Air Force rescue squadron’s new home on Okinawa

The Air Force’s 33rd Rescue Squadron, based on Okinawa, is getting a new hangar to match its new rides.

Japanese pilots are flying fewer missions to intercept Chinese, Russian aircraft

The number of flights Japanese fighter pilots made to intercept Chinese and Russian aircraft approaching Japan were down by 14% the past fiscal year, their lowest response in a decade, according to Japan’s Ministry of Defense.

Air Force base on Guam still removing trees nearly a year after Typhoon Mawar

More than 250 dead trees and stumps — among the last reminders of a major typhoon that struck Guam last year — are slated for removal from Andersen Air Force Base in the coming months.

Korean War veteran from Minnesota will finally get his Purple Heart medal, 73 years late

Earl Meyer, a Korean War veteran from Minnesota who still carries shrapnel in his leg from when he was wounded in combat, will finally get his Purple Heart medal, 73 years late.