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Girl power the Hina Matsuri way

The Hina Matsuri, or Doll Festival, is primarily a custom for families with girls. Growing up in a...
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Some of the more than 500 hina dolls displayed at Meguro Gajoen in Tokyo until March 8. Photo by Tetsuo Nakahara, Stripes Okinawa
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The unique and moving experience of funerals in Japan

I always knew if I stayed in Japan long enough, I’d start going to my friends’ funerals. I dreaded...
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Illustration by Christi Rochin
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Exam cram

On any given February morning, you might see hundreds of young students – some with parents, or...
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Military Marriage

Military marriage is not without its challenges. TDYs, deployments, retirements, transitioning and...
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Lawrence and Julie Stephens, Camp Zama. Photo by Suzanne Corneliussen
Girl power the Hina Matsuri way
The unique and moving experience of funerals in Japan
Exam cram
Military Marriage

Mihama Kids Park: Indoor play for children in Mihama American Village

Travel
February 26, 2015

There's an attraction buried toward the northwestern end of Mihama American Village that is just family friendly, especially for children. Mihama Kid's Park is an...

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Now the area is just a grassy field. Bent trees caused by the tsunami still linger. Photo courtesy of Andrew Woo

Memories of Takasago and Yuriage

Travel
February 23, 2015

As we traveled farther east away from the city of Sendai, the land opened up to a wide area with nothing but scattered factory buildings and construction sites. When we approached the port, what looked like tall grass fields were once...

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Send a message to your military child!

News
February 26, 2015

Throughtout the month of April, Stars and Stripes will be celebrating and honoring military "brats." Every issue of Stripes Okinawa will feature articles, poems, stories and artwork by military children.

This is your chance to send your...

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Ukraine starts pulling back heavy weapons in the east

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Activists: Kurdish fighters advance on IS-held Syrian town

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Serbian court deliberates rehabilitating WWII commander

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Top US intelligence official backs arming Ukraine forces against Russia

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5 Philippine soldiers killed in communist rebel ambush

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Attacks kill 8 people in Iraq

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