More than a dozen 10th Support Group Soldiers and local Okinawan residents met together on 18 Oct. at a Yomitan coffee shop near Torii Station to learn about each other's cultures and practice their...
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Monalissa Constant, an administrative specialist assigned to III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, high fives a student at Suginoko Preschool in Kin, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 29, 2022.
U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Sailors have a language exchange held onboard CFAO White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan March 30, 2022.
Okinawa School teachers from across the island converged at Kadena Air Base Jan. 30, ready to take part in what is now known as the English Language Initiative or ELI.
Students at Ie Middle School hosted Marines from Ie Shima Training Facility for a cultural exchange Sept. 13 at the school in Ie Village, Okinawa. The Marines participated in two back-to-back English classes.
New Year’s is Japan’s biggest and longest holiday. People take Dec. 29 to Jan. 3 off from work to celebrate the first three days of the year praying at temples and shrines for the coming year.
Given that it’s made from sticky rice, just like the Japanese rice cake, and how similar the names are, it’s understandable to assume mochi and Okinawan muchi are the same.
Japan is a country which has many unique cultures within it, and slurping is one of the most unusual characteristics! This can be a huge surprise when you come across it for the first time as it often is considered as a bad behavior at meal in many other countries
A genuine world of their own, the local foods of Okinawa prefecture draw on a deep cultural and historical heritage, finding inspiration through Chinese and Southeast Asian influences.
If you have traveled to Okinawa, you may have stumbled across a dish fit for kings. It’s true, rafute, or braised pork belly, was served as a staple to Okinawan royalty.
