Foodies on the island, mark your calendar. The World Food Festival will be serving up some delicious eats on April 12-13 in Okinawa City.

High school graduation is a special time, and Stars and Stripes is pleased to once again be putting together our annual Grad Tab, highlighting information on all of the Pacific DoDEA high schools and their graduating classes.

During a recent trip to Okinawa, I accidently discovered an awesome pancake shop in Chatan called Harbor while on a search for some sweet souvenirs from Timeless Chocolate.

Golden Week, a series of Japanese holidays from Apr. 29 through May 6, is coming up quickly. This means that Kids Festival Adventure World is coming back to Chatan Dome near Camp Foster and Kadena Air Base.

When April comes around, it’s time to pay up in Japan. Road tax payment needs to be made between April and May. 

If you go to Gate 2 Street near Kadena AB regularly, Tesio may already be on your radar.This shop dedicated to specialty German-style sausages, has garnered much media attention since it opened in 2017.

The JBL Pass, not to be confused with the Japan Bus Pass, is a flat-rate bus ticket that allows holders to ride up to three express buses per day for three, five, or seven days.

There are some great events coming up in Okinawa!

As a 50th Anniversary Vietnam War Commemorative Partner, the Okinawa Exchange will host a pinning ceremony for the final time at the Foster Exchange at 1000 on 29 March to honor and recognize Vietnam War-era Veterans.

Like so many other Okinawans, I love hamburgers. When I was young, I could eat one every day.