While Standard Japanese is understood everywhere, every corner of Japan does have its own dialect, including entirely different words, grammar variations, and pronunciation.
One common denominator that applied to the two games Kadena and Kubasaki played against each other this season: Mistakes played a key role in the outcomes.
Jane Williams and Tyler Gaines led the way as Matthew C. Perry swept Division II honors on the first day of the DODEA-Pacific Far East cross country meet, a day that saw the boys Division I course and meet record shattered by more than a minute.
KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa – Lan Legros seemed quite content about winning all three titles in this week’s Okinawa district tennis finals. But to hear her tell it, she’s hungry for much more.
Usually, superheroes (and supervillains) get the “super” from the powers they have. Superman was the first superhero to have superpowers in comic books.
Neither Sebastian Praske nor Billi Readinger felt they ran their best. But the Kadena senior and Kubasaki sophomore emerged victorious, capturing their respective individual titles in Wednesday’s Okinawa district cross country finals.
While Zama and Kadena have all but wrapped up berths in their respective DODEA-Pacific Far East football finals, the coaches of the teams chasing them say they’re playing this weekend with a sense of urgency.
