Former pupils visited an elementary school at Yokota Air Base in Japan to open a time capsule that was buried in 2000.

Cafe D-13 is in a renovated structure near Yokota Air Base that was used as military family housing in the 1950s and 1960s. Uncovering this eatery feels like discovering a speakeasy, and the sense that one is let in on a secret.

Once a year, the grounds of Yasukuni Shine is interrupted by the rhythmic stomp of sumo wrestlers and the murmur of picnickers staking out a view of the action. Wrestlers from across Japan descend on the Tokyo site to pray for strength and entertain the public with warm-up routines, mock bouts and mingling with fans.

A U.S. bomber’s emergency landing that shut down a shared runway and canceled commercial flights in northeastern Japan has drawn sharp rebuke from local officials, who demanded stronger safety measures from the Air Force and Japan’s Ministry of Defense.

North Korea and Russia have begun building their first road link, the two countries announced, hailing the construction of a bridge over a border river as a major development that will further expand their booming ties.

Springtime at Joan K. Mendel Elementary School means JaPANDAsia, an annual celebration of Asian culture at this American airlift hub in western Tokyo.

The Vietnam War ended on April 30, 1975, when the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to Communist forces. But millions of people still face daily battles with its chemical legacy.

Pakistan said Wednesday it had “credible intelligence” that India is planning to attack it within days, and vowed to respond “very strongly,” as soldiers exchanged gunfire along borders and Pakistanis heeded New Delhi’s orders to leave the country following last week’s deadly attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir.

Vietnam celebrated the 50th anniversary of the end of the war with the United States and the formation of its modern nation with a military parade and a focus on a peaceful future.

AFN is cutting several of its radio programs and will stop offering commercially produced podcasts on its AFN Go streaming service, as part of broader Defense Department cost-saving measures, officials said.