USNI21h
New Philippine Laws Define Maritime Zones in the South China Sea
Philippine President Marcos passed two maritime laws last week in a move that Manila says will strengthen its sovereignty ...
Four storms churning the West Pacific at the same time mean more bad news for the Philippines
Four separate storm systems are churning their way through the West Pacific simultaneously, a rare occurrence resulting from ...
Engineering News-Record1d
ENR Travel Memories: A Long Way to a Record Dam in the Philippines, 2000
I was in the Philippines on the island of Luzon, after a treacherous five-hour drive ... as well as for an ...
ABC News14d
Stock market today: Nasdaq edges back from its record as chip companies and Eli Lilly slump
The S&P 500 slipped 0.3% after drifting between small gains and losses several times, though it’s still near its all-time ... and Asia despite a 1% rise for Japan’s Nikkei 225 as the Bank ...
The Globe and Mail14d
The far-flung Japanese island that could find itself on the front lines of a China-Taiwan conflict
The roar of the hovering Marine Corps aircraft drowns out the sound of waves breaking on the rocks around Yonaguni Island, among the most isolated locations in Japan, as the U.S. military conducts ...
Stars and Stripes14d
Marine field commander’s first visit to Japanese island sends message, experts say
CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — The general in charge of the Marine Corps’ Indo-Pacific field command recently visited Ishigaki island for the first time, signaling U.S. resolve to defend Japan as it ...
NBC Chicago15d
40-year-old left the U.S. to live on a ‘stunning island' in Japan for $710/month: ‘We're so excited about our future here'
We spent the next year and a half traveling through Mexico, before arriving in the fall of 2023 on ÅŒmishima Island in Japan's Ehime Prefecture. We bought two abandoned "akiya" houses for a total ...
Zona Militar15d
One of the Chinese Navy’s Dongdiao-class electronic surveillance vessels has been detected sailing in the Philippine Sea
In recent hours, Japan has reported the presence of People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels near its waters ... The first was spotted nearly 100 km from Amami Oshima Island before heading to the ...
The Globe and Mail15d
Wary of China, long-pacifist Japan bolsters its defences on remote islands
Beijing also regularly sends vessels near disputed East China Sea islands, which Japan calls the Senkaku and China calls the Diaoyu. Russia and North Korea are still important security concerns ...
manilatimes15d
Japan nuclear reactor near Fukushima to restart
TOKYO — A Japanese nuclear reactor with an upgraded anti-tsunami wall was set to restart Tuesday in a region near the crippled Fukushima plant, according to its operator. Japan shut down all of its 54 ...
The Victoria Advocate15d
Japan nuclear reactor near Fukushima to restart
A Japanese nuclear reactor with an upgraded anti-tsunami wall was set to restart Tuesday in a region near the crippled Fukushima plant, according to its operator. Japan shut down all of its 54 ...
deseret15d
The island of treasured children
It was over two decades ago when Yuki Matsuoka first set foot on Tokunoshima, a subtropical island that rises gently from the cerulean waters of the East China Sea. Located 800 miles southwest of ...