Lava began bubbling out of Hawaii’s most active volcano once again on Tuesday as Kilauea’s sporadic eruption resumed.

The pilot program will allow drivers access during the next two months at Fort Bliss, Texas, Fort Bragg, N.C., Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.; and Schofield Barracks, Fort Shafter and Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawaii. More than 600,000 service members, their families, retirees and civilians use the six installations.

Japan‘s official cherry blossom spotters on Monday confirmed the first blooming of the country’s favorite flower, declaring the official start of the festive season in the Japanese capital.

Japan on Monday activated a new military command that will take operational control of all three of its armed forces, as the country bolsters its defense posture amid rising regional tensions.

The Chinese coast guard on Monday set a record for the longest continuous presence inside territorial waters claimed by Japan around the Senkaku Islands.

North Korea is using its support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to test weapons it could deploy against the South in a future conflict, Ukraine’s ambassador to Seoul said.

Tens of thousands of visitors toured the home of the U.S. 7th Fleet and other U.S. military installations in Japan over the weekend as part of annual spring festivals.

The U.S. Air Force is expected to begin deploying F-15EX Eagle II fighters to the home of the 18th Wing in spring 2026, according to the wing commander.

South Korea’s Constitutional Court overturned the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, reinstating the nation’s No. 2 official as acting leader Monday while not yet ruling on the separate impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol over his shocking imposition of martial law late last year.

The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group has departed Naval Base Kitsap Bremerton in Washington for a scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific. This will likely be the last deployment for the USS Nimitz — the oldest active U.S. aircraft carrier — before its planned decommissioning in 2026 after 50 years of service.