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Kampai – Okinawan style!: Get into the spirits of the Ryukyu Kingdom

The French have their wine, you can’t get more American than beer and everybody knows Japan is all about the sake, right?

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50,000 azaleas in Higashi-son, Okinawa to celebrate spring

From March 1 - 24, Tsutsuji Matsuri, or Azalea Festival, will return to Sonmin no Mori Tsutsuji En (Villagers’ Forest and Azalea Park) in Higashi-son, for its 37th installment.

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USO to host NFL Football ProCamp on Kadena March 14-15

The official NFL Football ProCamp hosted by running back Todd Gurley of the Los Angeles Rams will take place Mar 14-15 at the Ryukyu Middle School, Kadena Air Base.

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Time to vote for the Best of the Pacific 2020

A new year is upon us, and it’s time once again to turn your attention to the yearly tradition unlike any other – Best of the Pacific voting season!

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Get off base and enjoy Okinawa's fun events

There's some great events coming up, so get off base and check them out!

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US Army Japan says seven aboard Yokohama cruise ship will undergo additional quarantine at home

Seven people associated with U.S. Army Japan who spent two weeks potentially exposed to the new coronavirus on a cruise ship in Yokohama must spend another 14 days quarantined at home, officials said Tuesday.

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Perfect weekend in Kanazawa, Ishikawa

A brisk shinkansen ride from Tokyo through the bamboo-covered hills and rice paddies will bring you to Kanazawa, a charming coastal town often compared to Kyoto and referred to as the hidden pearl of the Japan Sea.

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U.S. Marine awarded Navy and Marine Corps medal to III MEF Marine for heroic act

Maj. William Easter, the theatre security cooperation officer with III Marine Expeditionary Force, was awarded the Navy and Marines Corps medal for saving a drowning pregnant woman caught in a rip current.

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Veterans point to value of Stars and Stripes amid proposal to strip funding from news organization

Many veterans are speaking out about the importance of Stars and Stripes as a news source for troops in light of the Pentagon’s decision this week to gut the historic news agency of its annual funding to free up more money for what it considers to be crucial warfighting expenses.

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Hiji Otaki: Take a hike to the island’s largest waterfall

Take Hiji Otaki, or Hiji Waterfall in English, inside of the Yambaru National Park, for instance. This 84-foot-high waterfall in Kunigami Village is the largest waterfall on Okinawa’s main island.