Seth Robson

Seth Robson is a Tokyo-based reporter who has been with Stars and Stripes since 2003. He has been stationed in Japan, South Korea and Germany, with frequent assignments to Iraq, Afghanistan, Haiti, Australia and the Philippines.

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A military exchange building is seen from below, with large windows and signage reading “Yokota Community Center.”

Local leaders slam delayed disclosure of PFAS leak at Air Force base in Tokyo

U.S. officials confirmed that about 250 gallons of contaminated water leaked at Yokota Air Base in 2023, a disclosure that is drawing sharp criticism from local Japanese governments for coming more than two years after the incident.

Evans Musoka, of Kenya, performs at Tokyo Comedy Bar on May 17, 2025.

Laughs don’t get lost in translation at Tokyo Comedy Bar

Crew members painted the Douglas A-20 Havoc bomber Hell’N Pelican II with an image of a pelican carrying a bomb.

Restored US bomber to go on display in Papua New Guinea decades after jungle discovery

A boxer in black shorts stands in a ring and raises his arms in celebration while a trainer stands in front of him and a man with a large camera films.

American airman wins pro boxing debut over Japanese fighter in Tokyo

An airman and his trainer both wear workout gear and pose in boxing stances at a gym with American and Japanese flags in the background.

American airman to make his professional boxing debut in Tokyo

An American service member from Yokota Air Base will fight on the undercard of the International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Organization’s Asia-Pacific super lightweight title bout in Tokyo.

Military personnel from multiple service branches walk together on a paved surface at a military installation. The group includes officers in various camouflage uniforms. Several are engaged in conversation as they walk, with buildings and overcast sky visible in the background.

Summer drills will sharpen US military mobility across the Indo-Pacific, general says

Multiple logistics exercises this summer will test and enhance U.S. forces’ airlift and sealift capabilities across the Indo-Pacific, said the head of U.S. Transportation Command.

Military service members wearing camouflage uniforms and hard hats, seen from above, use construction equipment to pour cement into a large hole in asphalt.

US must harden Indo-Pacific bases against drone attacks, think tank says

The U.S. Air Force needs to do more to protect its Indo-Pacific bases, including from evolving threats such as drones, according to a new report from the Rand Corp., which highlights the growing vulnerability of U.S. military installations to low-cost, remote-controlled and autonomous drones.

A Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, also known as NMESIS, is fired at Naval Air Station Point Mugu, Calif., June 28, 2023.

Missile-hurling Marines train with NMESIS anti-ship system south of Taiwan

U.S. Marines are stashing an anti-ship missile system in remote corners of the northern Philippines as part of an ongoing exercise meant to counter threats in the region’s contested waters, according to a Marine commander.

An aerial view map of Yokota Air Base with text in Japanese next to a red circle.

Treated PFAS water at Air Force base in Tokyo is safe for release, Japan says

The Japanese government on Friday gave the U.S. military the green light to release about 400,000 gallons of treated water from this airlift hub in western Tokyo.

The Palawan Special Battalion World War II Memorial Museum in Puerto Princesa, Philippines, features a large collection of Jeeps.

Philippine museum on Palawan honors the ‘Fighting 1,000’ of WWII

The Palawan Special Battalion World War II Memorial Museum includes a half-dozen displays in a large shed near Puerto Princesa International Airport and Antonio Bautista Air Base.

A U.S. Marine in camouflage uniform stands in the foreground, gesturing with his right hand while speaking. He has a shaved head and visible sleeve tattoo on his right arm. Behind him, a formation of fellow Marines stands in rows, also wearing camouflage uniforms. The lighting highlights the speaker while the others remain slightly out of focus.

Marine subdues passenger who tried to open exit door on Tokyo-Houston flight

A Japanese airline has thanked a U.S. Marine for subduing a disruptive passenger who allegedly attempted to open an exit door during a flight from Tokyo to Houston on Saturday.

Black-and-white, 1940s-era photographs lie on a table depicting an aviator in a leather jacket and helmet and a man in a military dress uniform posing with his arm around a smiling woman in white.

Great-grandson of fallen B-29 pilot makes pilgrimage to WWII crash site in Japan

Tyler Smith, a recreation planner from San Francisco, recently climbed a forested mountainside in western Tokyo to honor the memory of his great-grandfather, one of five American airmen killed when their B-29 Superfortress crashed during a World War II bombing raid over Japan.

Taiwanese military personnel in camouflage uniforms pose with armored vehicles and tanks while displaying a large Taiwanese flag.

‘It needs to be a thousand’: US has 500 military trainers on Taiwan, retired admiral says

About 500 U.S. defense trainers are operating on Taiwan, more than 10 times the number previously disclosed, according to recent congressional testimony by a retired U.S. Navy admiral.

A flight crew member in camouflage uniform, gloves and flight helmet, seen from behind, waves to a helicopter as it takes off from an air base runway.

‘SEEEYUH’ Huey: Air Force prepares to phase out UH-1N helicopters at Tokyo hub

The distinctive “whomp, whomp” of UH-1N Huey helicopters is set to fade from the skies around Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo as the Air Force prepares to retire the aircraft after more than six decades of service.

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