The Okinawa Remote Work Collective, a group primarily made up of military spouses, held a ribbon cutting ceremony signifying the grand opening of their new coworking space located in the Education...
U.S. Air Force Maj. Dalin Chhen, 18th Security Forces Squadron deputy commander, holds up his phone as an Airman from the 18th Mission Support Group receives his award nomination medallion through video call at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 14, 2022.
The Kadena Air Base 18th Mission Support Group recently held their first Diversity and Inclusion Panel, where Airmen stationed at Kadena told personal stories about their life experiences growing up and while serving in the military.
If you think of alcohol and Japan, then the first thing that springs to mind is sake – but there are other alcoholic drinks too, one of which comes from the island of Okinawa! Awamori is an alcoholic drink which is also known as shimazakae, or island sake.
According to Showa Sangyo, a major flour manufacturer/supplier in Japan, it was in the Edo Era (1603 – 1868) when tempura became of part of Japanese cuisine publicly.
Okinawan brown sugar, made from sugarcane grown in fields blessed with strong southern-island sunlight and minerals delivered by the ocean spray, is very rich in flavor.
Much like the holiday season in the States, December is the most cheerful time in Japan thanks to endless year-end parties, called bonenkai (literally, forget-the-year party).
