U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Angel Caldero, a fire support Marine with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, posts security during Certification Exercise 24.3 at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, July 17, 2024.
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cody Usher, 33rd Rescue Squadron special missions aviator, takes a break after performing preflight inspections on an HH-60W Jolly Green II at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 17, 2024.
You may not believe this, but I once saw a habu beat a mongoose in a cross-species duel when I was a kid.
It’s officially summertime, so people are packing up and heading out for a busy travel season.
Just like horror films and scary stories give you goose bumps, kimodameshi and haunted houses make the Japanese cool with fear and terror - another reason they are considered summer attractions.
Starting in 2025, some of Kumamoto Prefecture’s buses and trains will no longer be accepting Suica or Pasmo cards for public transportation fares.
U.S. Air Force Col. Laura Ramos, center, outgoing 18th Mission Support Group commander, relinquishes the guidon to Brig. Gen. Nicholas Evans, left, 18th Wing commander, during the 18th MSG change of command ceremony at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July, 18, 2024.
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Eric E. Austin, right, the outgoing commanding general, relinquishes command of 1st Marine Aircraft Wing to Maj. Gen. Marcus B. Annibale during a change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, July 12, 2024.
At the base of one of stone memorials at the Cornerstone of Peace, two wreaths are placed in honor of the thousands of lives lost during The Battle of Okinawa.
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Emily Figueroa, a vocalist with the III Marine Expeditionary Force Band, sings during the Camp Foster Festival on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, July 6, 2024.
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Andrew Tobojka addresses the audience during a change of command ceremony on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, July 9, 2024.
This week, I turned 58 on a nondescript Tuesday during a busy work week while the rest of my family was away.
On July 1st, the Air Force Medical Service celebrates its 75th anniversary, marking a significant milestone in its long history of providing medical support to the Department of the Air Force.
With the recent uptick of violations and accidents involving e-scooters in Japan, I realized it might be time to catch up on the rules and regulations of using these vehicles.
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