Lt. Cmdr. David Carlson (left), chaplain of Fleet Activities Okinawa (CFAO), provides simulated emergency family assistance to Sailors assigned to CFAO as part of an established Emergency Family...
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Davis is a corpsman with 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion from Okinawa, Japan and is participating in Khaan Quest 2019 at Five Hills Training Area, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, from June 14-28.
In a first of its kind event, maritime forces from Australia, Japan, Republic of Korea and the United States arrived in Guam, May 22, to conduct cooperative maritime training in exercise Pacific Vanguard.
KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 44th Fighter Squadron from Kadena Air Base, Japan, spent time on temporary duty assignment recently at the Tinian International Airport, Tinian, during exercise Resilient Typhoon, April 23, 2019.
U.S. Air Force and Philippine Air Force pararescuemen conducted a combat search and rescue (CSAR) training mission at Clark Air Base, Philippines, during Exercise Balikatan, April 2, 2019.
3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment participates in the Artillery Relocation Training Program 18-4 from Jan. 31 to Feb. 26 in the Ojojihara Maneuver Area, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Chandler Bishop, 44th Fighter Squadron F-15C fighter pilot, wishes the Japan Air Self-Defense Force Air Officer Candidate School cadets good luck and success on their journey to becoming future JASDF officers Feb. 28, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan.
You may have heard and even sampled Okinawa’s signature so-called soul food, taco rice – south-of-the-boarder-seasoned ground beef atop rice with shredded cheese, lettuce and tomato. But, what about its cousin, “omu-taco rice”?
If you want to enjoy authentic Thai food on Okinawa, Siam in Nanjo City is a good choice.
Restaurant owner Yasushi Inoue and his Thai wife Nok have run the restaurant for 20 years with the goal of inspiring locals with their taste of Thailand dishes.
“I really wanted to open a curry house in Chatan, which is one of a few locations in Japan where you see this many curry restaurants,” said Akinobu Sato, the owner of Horizon Curry Works.
Summer in Japan gets scorching and steamy. Mid-summer Temperatures often reach 95 F or higher depending on the region. Along with beer, watermelon and soomen (cold udon noodle), kakigoori (shaved ice) is a popular cold food that cools us down during summer.
