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U.S. Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink speaks during the United States Air Force Academy Graduation Ceremony at Falcon Stadium at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in May.
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Sep 16, 2026
U.S. admission of space weapons seen as landmark moment in race with China and Russia
The move underscores how quickly developments have escalated into increasingly open preparations for the prospect of conflict extending into space.
Ambitious plans for space-based solar power face steep costs and engineering hurdles, making them far less practical than rapidly advancing terrestrial renewables.
COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2026
Solar in space is a solution in search of a problem
The thinking behind space solar makes some sense: The sun doesn’t always shine on Earth, which means solar panels on the ground aren’t always gathering energy.
U.S. President Donald Trump makes an announcement regarding the Golden Dome missile defense shield in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on May 20.
WORLD
Nov 26, 2025
Pentagon advances Golden Dome missile defense with new Space Force contracts
A half dozen small contracts to build competing missile defense prototypes have been awarded.
An observatory at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The U.S. Space Force is close to fielding two new weapons designed to jam Chinese and Russian satellites.
WORLD
Nov 5, 2025
U.S. Space Force develops new weapons to jam Chinese satellites
The new systems are intended to counter what U.S. military officials are saying is a growing Chinese space-based threat against U.S. forces.
Activated on Wednesday, U.S. Space Forces Japan — a component similar to the one established at South Korea’s Osan Air Base in 2022 — will operate out of Yokota Air Base in the city of Fussa, western Tokyo, with a staff of about 10.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Dec 4, 2024
U.S. Space Force launches first unit in Japan
The move is part of an effort to boost coordination and interoperability with its ally, including the Air Self-Defense Force’s own Space Operations Group
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani welcomed U.S. plans to set up space forces in Japan during his meeting with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in Darwin, Australia, on Sunday.
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2024
U.S. to set up space forces in Japan in December
The move is aimed at further advancing cooperation in the space domain to counter security threats from China and Russia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 5, 2021
Trump got a space force. Biden should get a cyber force.
To use a military analogy, the initial attack on SolarWinds was a carpet-bombing, which had immediate (if undetected) effects across the entire field of battle.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jan 25, 2021
How space became the next ‘great power’ contest between the U.S. and China
Among the most important national security issues now facing U.S. President Joe Biden is how to contend with the threat that China poses to the American military in space.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 4, 2020
Where no alliance has gone before
Japan and the U.S. could have the first security partnership that operates in space.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 24, 2019
May the (space) force be with you
It may sound silly, but it’s an idea whose time has come. Here’s what everyone should know about the space force.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 8, 2019
India test and U.S. Space Force fuel a new arms race
If the race for ever more powerful weapons now extends beyond the sky, there is no telling where it might end.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
Baku championships showcase rising standards in global sumo
Ryan Roddy (second from left back) is pictured with the Ireland sumo team at this month's World Sumo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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