U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kody Kross, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) heavy equipment operator, directs an excavator during a Rapid Airfield Damage Recovery exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 22, 2024.
Ask your friends what the national sport of Japan is, and although many of them will give you the right answer (sumo, of course), some might say “it should be baseball.”
On a team loaded with veterans who proved they knew how to win in last year’s Division II tournament, a freshman infielder played a huge role in helping Yokota make it back-to-back titles.
Where are the best onsen hot springs in Japan? I believe it is Kusatsu Onsen. This is without a doubt one of the onsen areas many Japanese would like to visit once in their lives, and I was no exception.
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