In Japan, Tsuribori refers to ponds where you can enjoy fishing without even going to sea.

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.

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

In Okinawa, King Tacos is almost like a synonym for taco rice.

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.

Motorheads prepare for the Toyota Gazoo Racing Park and Rally Challenge returning Sunday, March 16.

In Japan, pineapples grow in only two prefectures: Okinawa and Kagoshima.

Sgt. Daniel Mullins, a Pennsylvania native and an artillery electronics technician with the 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, was awarded the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Gold Disk Program Award and $2,000 cash prize on Feb. 20, 2025, for cost-saving repairs in an austere fiscal environment.

Nago Castle Park is a hot spot for cherry blossom-viewing in the winter as thousands of visitors come to enjoy the pink blush flowers. Nago-dake, a mountain just at the back of the park, does not receive the same glory.

King Tacos is a legendary Japanese Mexican restaurant located in Kin Town on the main island of Okinawa. It is best known as the birthplace of taco rice. Taco rice is a fusion of Mexican and Japanese food created by Matsuzo Gibo, who came up with the original dish in 1984 at his restaurant Parlor Senri also in Kin Town.