IWAKUNI, Yamaguchi Prefecture--The United States on Monday showcased its Typhon intermediate-range missile system in Japan for the first time, underscoring Washington and Tokyo's growing willingness ...

The US military has deployed a new mid-range missile system in Japan in a step that may bolster deterrence. The Typhon system ...

Kintaikyō, Japan’s largest and most attractive wooden bridge, originally connected the administrative headquarters of the Iwakuni domain with the adjacent castle town. Spanning the Nishiki River, it ...

Communities near Mount Fuji are expressing anxieties over civilian safety after the Ground Self-Defense Force's unprecedented ...

Iwakuni Castle is located in Yamaguchi Prefecture. To get to the castle site, you can either hike or take the ropeway from the base of the mountain (200-meter-high Shiroyama). Once at the top you have ...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan — Twice as many venomous spiders were exterminated this spring on this base in western Japan compared with the same three months last year, according to ...

Local authorities in western Japan are taking action in the wake of a controversial US military drill. They've lodged a protest with the central government.

The castle town of Iwakuni and Suo-Oshima island across the bridge are scenic coastal destinations along the Seto Inland Sea in southeastern Yamaguchi prefecture. Until the end of the Edo period (1603 ...

IWAKUNI, Yamaguchi Pref. -- A majority of Iwakuni residents voted "no" in a closely watched plebiscite Sunday, rejecting the central government's plan to move 57 U.S. warplanes and 1,600 additional ...

Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture" Sept 4, 2025 - (JCN Newswire) - Mazda Motor Corporation (Mazda) today signed an agreement with Yamaguchi Prefecture and Iwakuni City regarding the construction of ...