The partnership is a key component in the U.S. strategy to counter communist China's influence in the Indo-Pacific.

President Trump said Tuesday his executive order demanding that California elected officials allow water to flow to communities instead of into the Pacific Ocean is needed because state environmental policies are destroying fire-ravaged Los Angeles.

Netflix doesn’t expect any significant production delays due to the devastating Los Angeles wildfires this month and, if anything, is looking to charge full steam ahead to get crews back to work after years of economic strife in Hollywood. “The hardest hit areas of these fires the areas around Pacific Palisades, Altadena, Malibu […]

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Indo-Pacific Quad foreign ministers at 2:45 p.m. ET on Jan. 21.

Newly sworn-in Secretary of State Marco Rubio is hitting the ground running Tuesday with meetings with his counterparts in the Quad alliance,which includes India, Australia and Japan, a bloc formed to counter Chinese clout in the Indo-Pacific. The meeting is set to take place Tuesday afternoon at 2:45 p.m. ET at the State Department, after...

Sean Hu’s “Ocean Elegy: The Tragedies of Mudan and Ryukyu,” a seven-years-in-the-making documentary exploring a pivotal 1870s incident that reshaped East Asian geopolitics, will world premiere as the opening film of Japan’s Cinema at Sea Okinawa Pan-Pacific International Film Festival. New Zealand director Miki Magasiva’s “Tin” is set to close the fe...

Taran Killam has dropped out of the upcoming Off Broadway production of the popular comedy Urinetown following the destruction of his home in the Pacific Palisades fires earlier this month. Killam, a former SNL cast member who recently starred on Broadway in Spamalot, was supposed to have starred in the New York City Center Encores! […]

The U.S. Pacific Air Forces told Newsweek that the RC-135 spy planes were conducting planned, routine operations.

The aging Chrysler Pacifica has kept the company afloat; finally there is new product at the end of the tunnel.

Expected to be the first Japanese player elected to the Cooperstown on Tuesday, Ichiro is a wellspring of national pride and his fame across the Pacific when he joined MLB was therapeutic for his home country.

DWP says water pressure to Palisades area is fully restored and "three, 1-million-gallon tanks are refilled."

After three elections in as many months, Shigeru Ishiba finally became Japans undisputed but diminished prime minister, replacing Fumio Kishida. Their party, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), had hoped that selecting a new leader in September 2024 would enable it to turn the page on corruption scandals and regain electorate support before the 2025 upper house election, expected by J...

At least four B-1B bombers arrived in Guam last week, U.S. Air Force's photos showed.

AZUSA, Calif. — The Vulcans shot over 80 percent from the free throw line for the second consecutive game, hitting six in a row at the end as Hawai’i Hilo Men’s Basketball defeated Azusa Pacific, 69-63, Saturday evening in Pacific West Conference play at the Felix Event Center.

Prime Video has named Keisuke Oishi as its new country manager for Japan, effective Jan. 20. The veteran Amazon executive, who most recently served as director and general manager of Amazon Music Japan, will report to Gaurav Gandhi, VP of Prime Video Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa. He replaces Kodama Takashi. Oishi brings a […]

Prime Video Japan has a new Country Manager in the shape of Keisuke Oishi. Effective today, the former Sony Corp exec will take on the post after rising through the ranks over ten years at Amazon. Oishi will report to Gaurav Gandhi, Vice President of Prime Video for Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa. He […]

Anthony Hopkins made his first public appearance over the weekend since recently losing his home in the Pacific Palisades fire by traveling to Saudi Arabia. The legendary Oscar-winning actor, who is also a composer, hosted a gala concert featuring his pieces played by Britains Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. While in Saudi Arabia, Hopkins also attendedthe kingdom’s […]