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Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., commander of U.S. Pacific Command, shows a photograph of an island that China is building on the Fiery Cross Reef in the South China Sea. (Associated Press/File)

Inside the Ring: Report faults Pentagon’s Asia rebalance

By Bill Gertz

Specialist Michael Pistillo, left, works with traders at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016. Energy stocks are leading another sell-off on Wall Street as the price of oil continues to plunge. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Stocks plunge along with price of oil; Dow off 500 points

By Marley Jay - Associated Press

In this Oct. 1, 2015 photo, U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin, commander of the 7th Fleet, delivers a speech in front of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan upon his arrival at the U.S. Navy base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo. Aucoin talked to reporters Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, about two of the biggest challenges the U.S. military faces in Asia: North Korea and the South China Sea. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

L. TODD WOOD: WWII animosities flare in South China Sea

By L. Todd Wood

People in Seoul, South Korea, walk by a screen showing the news reporting about an earthquake near North Korea's nuclear facility on Jan. 6. (Associated Press)

South Korea announces start of anti-North propaganda broadcasts

By Foster Klug and Hyung-jin - Associated Press

Four of the remaining 32 alleged WWII sex slaves clench their fists along with their legal counsel Harry Roque, center, to demand compensation and apology from the Japanese Government during a news conference in Manila, Philippines, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016. The announcement Wednesday came following a landmark agreement between South Korea and Japan recently of an “irreversible” settlement of a decades-long standoff over Korean women forced into sexual slavery by Japan’s WWII military. They are, from left, Avelina Culala, 85, Isabelita Vinuya, 84, Emilia Mangilit, 83, Isabelita Vinuya, 84 and Candelaria Soliman, 85. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Filipinos raped by Japanese WWII troops demand compensation

By TERESA CEROJANO - Associated Press

U.S. — Japan Alliance Adjustment Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

BRAHMA CHELLANEY: Loosening Japan’s pacifist bonds

By Brahma Chellaney

South Korean President Park Geun-hye, right, shakes hands with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida prior to a meeting at the presidential house in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Dec. 28, 2015. The foreign ministers of South Korea and Japan said they had reached a deal meant to resolve a decades-long impasse over Korean women forced into Japanese military-run brothels during World War II, a potentially dramatic breakthrough between the Northeast Asian neighbors and rivals. (Chun Jean-hwan/Newsis via AP) KOREA OUT

EDITORIAL: Japan, Korea try to smooth ancient squabble

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

In this photo provided by Japan Coast Guard, an armed Chinese coast guard ship sails in the water near islands, known as the Senkaku in Japanese and the Diaoyu in Chinese, Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015. It spotted for the first time Tuesday an armed Chinese coast guard vessel near islands at the center of a long-running territorial dispute between the two Asian giants. (Japan Coast Guard via AP)

Japan says armed China ship infiltrates off disputed islands

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In this March 23, 2015, file photo, a child looks at the U.S. Marine Corps Futenma Air Station and the surrounding area from an observation deck at a park in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture on southern Japan. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Okinawa sues Tokyo in bid to stop move of U.S. Marine air base

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, shakes hand with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe after signing of agreements, in New Delhi, India , Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015. India and Japan have signed agreements on military purchases for India's armed forces, high-speed trains and upgrading India's infrastructure.They also reached an agreement for cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy, with the final deal to be signed after technical details are finalized.(AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

EDITORIAL: A romance in Asia

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, flanked by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, visits the National Defense Control Center in Moscow, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015. (Alexei Nikolsky/SPUTNIK, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

L. TODD WOOD: Russian military builds up in Syria and Japan

By L. Todd Wood

In this photo from September 2012, the tiny islands in the East China Sea, called Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese, are seen. The Chinese Defense Ministry on Nov. 23, 2013, issued a map of an East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone that includes a chain of disputed islands also claimed by Japan, triggering a protest from Tokyo. (Associated Press/Kyodo News)

Japan plans to deploy troops near disputed islands

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

Peanut grower Armond Morris examines peanuts ready for harvest at his Irwinville, Ga., farm. (Associated Press)

Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal an exciting prospect for U.S. peanut growers

By Meghan Bartlett - The Washington Times

Japan Minister of Defense Gen Nakatani, middle, visits the USS Arizona Memorial, Monday, Nov. 23, 2015, to lay a wreath in the Shrine Room of the memorial. Nakatani was scheduled to meet with U.S. Pacific Command commander Adm. Harry Harris on Tuesday. The Pacific Command said Nakatani&#8217;s discussions were expected to cover security in the region, including in the East and South China Seas. Ballistic missile defense was also on the agenda. (Bruce Asato/The Star-Advertiser via AP)

Japan’s defense minister meeting military leaders in Hawaii

By AUDREY McAVOY - Associated Press

Magnitude-7 earthquake strikes off southwest Japan

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China's alleged on-going reclamation of Mischief Reef in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. (Ritchie B. Tongo/Pool Photo via AP) **FILE**

Inside China: Luo Yuan: A profile in chutzpah

By Miles Yu

South Korean bereaved family members of victims of World War II stage a rally against Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Nov. 2, 2015. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Japan, South Korea agree to work to resolve WWII sex slave issue

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

Scots battling 4-day turnaround in World Cup match vs US

By STEVE DOUGLAS - Associated Press