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Japan has hosted the Olympics three times in the history – Tokyo (summer) in 1964, Sapporo (winter) in 1972 and Nagano (winter) in 1998. And, as you know, Tokyo will host another summer games in 2020.

RPSN Anthony Casella, a religious program specialist with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, plays a game with a child at a local daycare in Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 27, 2016. Community relations events give 31st MEU Marines the opportunity to build relationships with their neighbors and contribute to their communities.

U.S. Marines board a CH-53E Sea Stallion Oct. 31, 2017, aboard Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan in support of Blue Chromite 18. The Marines conducted an air assault from Futenma to Ie Shima, where they carried out platoon attacks with machine gun emplacements in support of Blue Chromite.

Marines with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 1, build unit-cohesion during their Halloween fun run on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, October 31, 2017. MWHS-1 is a subordinate unit to 1st Marine Aircraft Wing.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31, 2017 — South Korean and American troops on and near the Demilitarized Zone separating North and South Korea are ready, well-supplied, well-trained and prepared, the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman said following a visit over the weekend.

U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4 prepare to lift a container for transport on Kadena Air Force Base in Okinawa, Oct. 27, 2017. NMCB 4 recently deployed to Okinawa as the forward deployed NMCB, ready to support Major Combat Operations, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief operations.