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Hawaii Governor David Ige was born to a family of Okinawa descent. His paternal grandparents were originally from Nishihara town on Okinawa’s main island. His surname, which is pronounced “Igei” in Japanese, is a common Okinawa surname. Governor Ige is the second person of Japanese descent, and first of Okinawan descent, to govern Hawaii.

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Marines learned to control their finances during a Personal Financial Management class Aug. 16 at Marine Corps Community Services aboard Camp Foster.

The class teaches the fundamentals of personal finance including retirement savings, investments, and emergency savings.

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 18th Civil Engineer Squadron hosted hands-on fire training with local firefighters from various cities in Okinawa August 14, 2017.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17, 2017 — Each nation gains security in concert with other nations, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said today at a meeting that he and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson hosted with their Japanese counterparts at the State Department.

BEIJING, Aug. 17, 2017 — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff believes that the diplomatic and economic pressure campaign aimed at North Korea is making progress and the odds are improving that the nuclear and ballistic missile issues can be solved peacefully, he said today.

CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan – The sun is just starting to peek through the greenhouse where the crunching of the mulch can be heard. The wheels of the red wagon will roll behind a man echoing a Marine Corps cadence. In the Okinawa heat, he looks, sniffs and searches through rows of mango trees for ripe fruit to take to the market.