Basketball

Read on Stripes.com
Community News
Cuisine:

VIP English Networking Dinner at Ryukyu Golden Kings playoff game at Okinawa Arena May 14

¥20,000 includes Suite Room for 20 people, all you can drink (alcohol included), on court group photo, & prizes.
Image: Facebook/Bam Bam
Read on Stripes.com
Community News
Cuisine:

How a K-pop Star made Andrew Wiggins an unlikely NBA All-Star starter

Andrew Wiggins of the Golden State Warriors became a starter thanks to the help of K-pop star BamBam of Got7.
Yokota's Connor Rowan goes up for a basket Thursday while defended by Robert D. Edgren's Shamar Parnell, right, and Alec Struve. Edgren won 47-45 in the last game of the season for both teams as DODEA-Pacific and military officials decided to cancel the Far East boys tournament at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, due to concerns of the spread of the coronavirus. SHELBEY BINGHAM/SPECIAL TO STRIPES
Read on Stripes.com
Education
Cuisine:

Far East basketball, cheerleading canceled due to coronavirus fears

Casey Cox said he couldn’t believe it when his coach told him that the Far East boys basketball tournaments were canceled.
Osan's Thalia Cowden and Jaela Sahegan of last year's runner-up Daegu hope to bring a Division II girls basketball tournament title banner to Korea since the Warriors won it in 2014. JESSICA MCCOLLUM/SPECIAL TO STRIPES
Read on Stripes.com
Education
Cuisine:

Basketball: Zama, Kadena seen as favorites in girls tourneys

While some teams look at a basketball tournament as a “go hard or go home” deal, Chloe Sterling says she and her Zama teammates have their own spin on that expression: “Go hard or go hard.”
Collin Metcalf and Humphreys' boys team towered over the field in Korea for a third straight season, but had their struggles in last month's Kanto Classic. Might the Blackhawks be vulnerable at Far East? LILY AUSTINSON/SPECIAL TO STRIPES
Read on Stripes.com
Education
Cuisine:

Basketball: Humphreys boys look to demonstrate lessons they have learned

Talk about a rough patch for Blackhawks boys basketball.
Read on Stripes.com
Education
Cuisine:

Kadena boys take second straight Friendship crown

For Kadena’s boys basketball team, the last three weeks have been as testing as they’ve been successful, coach Antiwon Tucker said.
American School In Japan's Maja Greenqvist dribbles upcourt, during Saturday's girls varsity basketball game, against Zama's Aika Davis. Zama won the game and the tournament title. MAYU ONO/SPECIAL TO STRIPES
Read on Stripes.com
Education
Cuisine:

Basketball: Zama turns last year's disappointment into triumph

They were the last team to enter the tournament, but they exited at the head of their class.
Connor Coyne, left, and Humphreys' boys basketball team will look to make it two straight titles in this weekend's American School In Japan Kanto Classic. KATRINA VASQUEZ/SPECIAL TO STRIPES
Read on Stripes.com
Education
Cuisine:

Tournaments serve as tests for wrestling, basketball teams

They finished fourth, losing four times in the Kanto Classic last January. But coach Daisy Whitaker-Hayes called the three-day tournament at American School In Japan a “pivotal point” in Zama’s bid for its first DODEA-Japan and Far East Division II Tournament titles.
Kubasaki's Dylan Canlas drives for a shot against Taipei American during Sunday's Taipei Basketball Exchange boys game. The Tigers won 72-58; the Dragons split their two games with the Tigers. DAVE ORNAUER/STARS AND STRIPES
Read on Stripes.com
Education
Cuisine:

Taipei gives Okinawa teams a new challenge

What a change an opponent makes. Kadena’s girls basketball team won its first four games against Okinawa-based American and international school foes by an average of 37½ points.
Read on Stripes.com
Education
Cuisine:

Boys Basketball: Kubasaki boys enjoy breakout quarter

It took more than two seasons after sitting out 2016-17 with a damaged ankle, but Dylan Canlas finally enjoyed a breakout performance in a truly breakout quarter for Kubasaki’s boys basketball team.
Read on Stripes.com
Food & Drink
Cuisine:

Italian Kitchen: Pasta/ravioli recipe for beginners

Fast and easy homemade pasta recipe. Perfect for easy Monday night dinners. Ingredients and directions easy to follow for both beginners and advanced cooks.
Read on Stripes.com
Food & Drink
Cuisine: Japanese

5 simple, delicious recipes with Okinawa's famous brown sugar

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.
Read on Stripes.com
Food & Drink
Cuisine:

Awesome gift ideas! 5 handy Japanese kitchen gadgets

Due to COVID, our time at home got longer and longer. Well, how about a gift to make that homelife a little more special? Step up, kitchen appliances!
Read on Stripes.com
Food & Drink
Cuisine:

The Okinawa connection between Awamori and Karate

Okinawa is well-known as the birthplace of karate, but Japan’s southern islands are also home to the creation of a unique distilled liquor known as awamori.
Photos by Shoji Kudaka
Read on Stripes.com
Food & Drink
Cuisine: American

Bite into The Bros scrumptious signature sandwiches on Okinawa

Americans may be hard to please when it comes to sandwiches. Every U.S. state has its signature sandwich, and individuals often have their own favorites.
Read on Stripes.com
Food & Drink
Cuisine: Japanese

Taste of Japan: The wonderful world of Japanese melons

In recent years the deliciousness of Japanese fruit has been attracting attention overseas. Among the sought-after fruits, melons have gained popularity as a high-class fruit.