The Japan Air Self-Defense Force's F-15 fighters holding a joint military drill with the U.S. B-52 bomber on Dec. 10, 2025. (Japan's Ministry of Defense/AP) Japan is barreling forward with efforts to ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Japan’s Cabinet approved a record $58-billion defense budget, a dramatic shift from its postwar pacifist ...

Tokyo — Japan is barreling forward with efforts to significantly boost its military capabilities to stand up to China’s growing threats by doubling annual arms spending. The goal comes as Tokyo’s main ...

Hundreds of devotees carrying replicas of the Holy Nazarene gather outside the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno on Saturday, Jan. 3, to have them blessed. (via John Louie Abrina | ...

The Puppet Show is the first mission of the Claws of Awaji expansion for Assassin's Creed Shadows. An informant of Hattori ...

Just west of Gu Achi (Santa Rosa Village) near the center of Tohono O’odham Nation stands a beautiful shrine — one of the holiest places on that nation. It consists of a pile of flat rocks surrounded ...

With a new administration in the White House for 2025, the U.S. auto industry spent much of the year grappling with tariffs and manufacturing challenges. An eventful 2025 on the policy front, slowing ...

I’ve tackled sections of the Pacific Crest Trail—backpacking, day hiking, and trail running—but to think of taking months off to complete all 2,650 miles of this trail, which climbs mountain passes ...