High school graduation is a special time, and Stars and Stripes is pleased to once again be putting together our annual Grad Tab, highlighting information on all of the Pacific DoDEA high schools and their graduating classes.
It's a new year, and it’s time once again to turn your attention to the yearly tradition unlike any other – Best of the Pacific voting season!
Sesoko-jima is a small island with a circumference of only eight kilometers. If you have been to Expo Park on Okinawa’s main island, you’ve probably spotted this island off Motobu Peninsula’s coast.
Japanese natto beans have garnered a bit more of the spotlight in recent years for their superfood and probiotic appeal.
For adventurous minds on the island of Okinawa, Tataki Waterfall in Ogimi Village is worth a visit.
If you live on Okinawa, you might have heard about Goya, a local cucumber-like vegetable also known as bitter melon.
Take a trip back to the 1960s at Minatogawa Stateside Town for some shopping, antiquing and café dining inside some peculiar buildings.
In search for some nature and the wonderful view I’d heard others mention, I took to Mt. Katsuu, or Katsuu-dake, for a nice day of hiking.
On a day in early September, I hit the road toward Minna Island, a small remote island located off the coast of mainland Okinawa’s Motobu Peninsula.
Whale watching is a fun and exhilarating thing to do. Many people likely would agree with that. I knew for me though, a few hours out at sea aboard a boat would be a big test. Having never been a good swimmer, an extended time on the water made me nervous.