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US Air Force Holds Another ‘Elephant Walk’ Show of Force to Scare North Korea

Arthur Dominic Villasanta |

Apr 15, 2017 08:53 PM EDT

The 18th Wing is the largest combat unit in the Pacific Air Forces Fifth Air Force.

Japan Contests China's Claim of Firing 'Interference Bomb'

Charissa Echavez |

Dec 11, 2016 10:38 PM EST

Japan on Sunday contested China's claim that Tokyo fired an 'interference bomb' while China was conducting air force military exercises over the Mikayo Strait in Okinawa Prefecture, the Japan Times reported.

China Flies More Than 40 Bombers and Fighter Jets Near Japan's Islands in East China Sea

Desiree Sison |

Sep 26, 2016 10:32 AM EDT

In what military analysts have described as a show of force to Japan, China's air force said it flew more than 40 bombers and other fighter jets near Japan's islands in the East China Sea as part of its military drills in the Western Pacific on Sunday.

Japan Scrambles Jets after Chinese Military Fleet Flies near Miyako and Okinawa

Japan Scrambles Chinese Miltary Jets Flying Near Territory in East China Sea

Victoria Stanley |

Nov 30, 2015 05:54 AM EST

Japanese authorities scrambled about 11 Chinese military planes that flew near Japanese islands in the East China Sea last week. According to Beijing, the exercise was aiming at improving the military's long-range combat abilities.

One Dead As Earthquake Jolts Taiwan, Japan; Tsunami Warning Lifted

Geann Pineda |

Apr 20, 2015 05:40 AM EDT

One person died and another was rushed to a hospital after an apartment caught fire following a powerful earthquake that jolted Taiwan on Monday. The magnitude 6.8 quake also rocked parts of southwestern Japan, particularly the islands on the Okinawa area.

Super Typhoon Vongfong in the Philippine Sea

Typhoon Vongfong Hits Japan

Marc Maligalig |

Oct 12, 2014 01:48 AM EDT

The most powerful typhoon this year, Typhoon Vongfong, made a landfall on Saturday, injuring at least a dozen people as it hits the southern Okinawan Islands with driving rains and ferocious winds.