Sen. Mazie Hirono holds roundtable on needs of Native Hawaiian survivors of gender-based violence

Before you read: Senate passes bill to support Native Hawaiian survivors of sexual violence  Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) held a roundtable d...

BTS’ Jin shares first photos from his military service

Before You Read: BTS’s Jin officially enlists in South Korean military BTS’ Jin shares video message about his military enlistment: ‘I’ll be...

Taiwan’s military to allow women in reservist training for first time amid China threat

Before you read: China threatens Taiwan with ‘demise’ after Taipei lawmaker warns of missiles that can reach Beijing War game simulations fi...

VIXX’s Ravi accused of using broker to dodge military duty

Ravi, a rapper and member of the South Korean boy band VIXX, has been accused of using a broker to evade his mandatory military service. T...

War game simulations find China failing to invade Taiwan at a huge cost to all, including US and Japan

Before you read: Taiwan says full invasion by China would be very difficult China threatens Taiwan with ‘demise’ after Taipei lawmaker warns...

BTS’ Jin shares video message about his military enlistment: ‘I’ll be back soon’

Before you read: BTS’s Jin officially enlists in South Korean military A sweet message from BTS member Jin was shared with his fans on Sunda...

California post office renamed after Korean American veteran killed in Iraq

A post office in Placentia, California, has been renamed after U.S. Army Private First Class Jang Ho Kim, a fallen Korean American soldier....

BTS’s Jin officially enlists in South Korean military

BTS’ oldest member Jin has become the first of the group to start his mandatory military enlistment. On Tuesday, Jin posted a message to S...

Military enlistment date for BTS’s Jin revealed

BTS’s Jin has confirmed he will start his military enlistment on Dec. 13. South Korean news outlets reported on Thursday that he would beg...

Male K-pop idols enlisted in military go viral for dance cover of NewJeans’ ‘Hype Boy’

K-pop rookie girl group NewJeans, who recently debuted in July, already have many K-pop idols dancing to their hit songs “Hype Boy” and “At...

‘Twenty-Five Twenty-One’ star Nam Joo-hyuk to enlist in military in December

South Korean actor Nam Joo-hyuk will enlist in the military this December. Nam’s agency, Management SOOP, shared on Monday that the “Start...

South Korean defense minister calls BTS fulfilling military service ‘desirable’

South Korean defense minister Lee Jong-sup said it is “desirable that members of BTS carry out their mandatory military service” during the...

S. Korean lawmaker proposes bill to allow BTS to serve alternative to military duty

Lawmaker Kim Young-bae of the Democratic Party of Korea has proposed a bill for K-pop superstars BTS to be granted an alternative to their ...

Philippines to allow US access to military bases if China-Taiwan tensions escalate

Jose Manuel Romualdez, the Philippine ambassador to the United States, told Nikkei Asia that the Philippines will allow U.S. forces to acce...

Busan mayor floats alternative to military service for K-pop mega group BTS

Park Heong-joon, mayor of Busan, South Korea, has issued a formal proposal to the president’s office asking for K-pop superstars BTS to be ...

White House condemns Chinese missile launches near Taiwan, postpones own scheduled ICBM test

National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby criticized China for launching five ballistic missiles near T...

US Marine veteran Grady Kurpasi is third American to go missing in Ukraine this week

Former U.S. Marine Corps officer Grady Kurpasi, 49, who has not been heard from since April 23, is the third American to be reported missin...

US formally recognizes Myanmar military violence against Rohingya as genocide

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken officially declared that Myanmar’s military junta has committed genocide and crimes against humanity...

Korean ex-Navy SEAL and YouTuber Rhee Ken says he is in Ukraine ‘to fight in the frontlines’

YouTuber Rhee Ken, a former Korean Navy SEAL lieutenant, posted that he and his team would be fighting on Ukraine’s ‘frontlines.’  On March ...

TikTok of sleep hack developed by the military to make you fall asleep in under 2 minutes goes viral

Justin Agustin, a Filipino fitness trainer from Montreal, received millions of views for his viral TikTok in which he demonstrates a milita...

US Army recruitment video showcases life for military workers in South Korea

A recruitment video released by the U.S. Army Installation Management Command-Pacific (IMCOM-Pacific) advertises life at a U.S. Army Garris...

Myanmar military reportedly kills dozens of fleeing civilians in Christmas Eve massacre

U.K.-based aid group Save the Children has condemned the recent attack of the Myanmar military on Christmas Eve, which left 38 people dead a...

Shirtless North Korean soldiers break bricks with their heads, lay on glass and nails for Kim Jong-un

A video of North Korean soldiers — some of them shirtless — performing extreme martial arts for North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has gone vir...

Indonesia’s Military to Kick Out Soldiers Discovered to Be Gay

Indonesia’s military is set to sanction soldiers found to be members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transsexual or Transgender (LGBT) co...

Mass Shooting in Thailand Leaves 29 People Dead, 58 Wounded

Thailand is mourning the victims of a recent mass shooting, which has been called the worst in the country’s history.  A disgruntled soldier...

South Korea’s First Transgender Soldier Discharged After Sex Change Surgery

South Korean military officials have confirmed that they discharged their first known transgender soldier after she underwent gender reassig...

He Escaped Saigon After His Family Was Killed, Now He’s the Navy’s First Vietnamese American Admiral

Huan Nguyen has become the first Vietnamese American to achieve the rank of rear admiral in a ceremony at the Navy Memorial in Washington, D...

China’s ‘Most Beautiful Soldier’ is Also a Former Lingerie Model

The Chinese government unintentionally sent millions of hearts aflutter when it announced that it would hold its largest military parade on ...

Sikh American Becomes the First Airman Allowed to Keep Beard, Turban on Duty

For the first time, a Sikh American man was granted religious accommodation to keep his beard, turban and unshorn hair while serving in the ...

U.S. Military in Okinawa Asks Soldiers to Keep Quiet After Sailor Kills Japanese Woman Then Himself

Service people stationed at a U.S. military base in Okinawa, Japan have reportedly been asked by their Marines Commander to keep quiet about...

China Wishes Taiwan a ‘Happy Lunar New Year’ With Video of Bombers and Jets

In welcoming the Lunar New Year, China released a video message for Taiwan depicting moments of daily life in the island before shifting to ...

U.S. Army Member Wanted for M‌‌u‌r‌d‌er‌‌in‌g Wife, Fleeing to Thailand

A member of the U.S. Army stationed in Fort Carson, Colorado is wanted for allegedly m‌ur‌d‌eri‌n‌g his wife Khuang Par during the holidays ...

Okinawans Call on Donald Trump to Stop Building Military Bases on Their Island

Despite strong opposition from locals, Japan’s central government initiated main reclamation work Friday at a United States military base re...

China Recruits Their Brightest Children to Help Develop ‘Killer Robots’

A group composed of China’s brightest students will soon begin their training to build weapons that harness artificial intelligence. The stu...

South Korea Apologizes for R‌‌a‌‌p‌e, To‌‌rtu‌‌‌re of Protesters in 1980 Pro-Democracy Uprising

South Korea apologized for the atroc‌ities its military had committed against civilians during a pro-democracy uprising nearly four decades ...

Honor Guard Demo at Japan’s National Defense Academy is Very Satisfying to Watch

The Honor Guard at the National Defense Academy in Japan just held a demonstration of their gun twirling skill in a sequence that will trans...