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Chaplain Johnston talks friendship during COVID-19 as he visited Cape Zanpa Lighthouse, Okinawa

Chaplain Johnston encourages you to reach out and continue making friends through this difficult time. Please like and share his message until together we win.
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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.
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Torii Beach to host Torii Fall Fest on Nov. 16

Celebrate autumn with a party at Torii beach at the Torii Fall Fest on Nov. 16. This event will feature great activities for the entire family including live entertainment, a kiddie play area, lots of food and more.
Kadena's Alianis Ayala battles a Futenma player at the net for the ball. DAVE ORNAUER/STARS AND STRIPES
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Volleyball: Okinawa friendship fest going strong almost a decade after inception

It was the toughest competition they’d faced all season, players from Kubasaki and Kadena’s girls volleyball teams said.
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Mario Marquez, the III Marine Expeditionary Force sergeant major, left, and Mari Gregory speaks on their radio show with AFN May 14, 2019, on Plaza Housing. Gregory and Marquez have partnered up since July 2017 to provide time and space for the shared Okinawan community to understand each other and exchange friendship. (Photo by Nika Nashiro)
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Efforts of two individuals bring Okinawan, US communities together

Sharing information, teaching Okinawan and Japanese living etiquette and tips, increasing cultural awareness, and bringing communities together are some of the endeavors Mariko Shigeno Gregory, who goes by Mari Gregory, and Sgt. Maj. Mario Marquez, the III Marine Expeditionary Force sergeant major, have been making.
Members of Team USA and Team Rising Sun greet one another after the Tomodachi Bowl at Reid Memorial Stadium, Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, March 10, 2019. DAVE ORNAUER/STARS AND STRIPES
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Friendly football matchup forged after tragedy continues to unite Americans, Japanese

While the Tomodachi Bowl is a competitive football game, it also resonates as a cultural experience and a lifelong memory for the Americans and Japanese who go head to head the second Sunday of each March.
Eric McCarter of Kadena High School, Okinawa, outruns Yuto Okano of Aoyama Gakuin University for a touchdown during the Tomodachi Bowl at Reid Memorial Stadium, Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, March 10, 2019. DAVE ORNAUER/STARS AND STRIPES
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Football: Defense rules the day as Team USA routs Rising Sun in eighth Tomodachi Bowl

If the best offense is a good defense, as the saying goes, then Team USA hit the mother lode Sunday and snapped a two-game Tomodachi Bowl losing streak in the process.
U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Lance Cpl. Nicole Rogge
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AWWA hosts Friendship Social on Camp Butler

Guests took their seats as Kadena’s Junior Reserve Officer’ Training Corps Color Guard marched to the center floor with Ryukyu Middle School choir standing silently in the background preparing to sing Japan’s and U.S.’ national anthems March 2 during the American Woman’s Welfare Association and Marine Officers’ Spouses’ Club Okinawa Friendship...
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Recipe: Homemade Cinnamon Rolls

Cinnamon rolls are the perfect treat! Try out this homemade recipe for yourself!
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Everthing you wanted to know about green tea in Japan

Teas from Asia, especially matcha green tea, are experiencing their moment abroad, so it wouldn’t be surprising if you’ve tried a few varieties already.
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Japanese and foreigners love them some curry

Most of my foreign friends tell me they didn’t know how much Japanese love curry until they came to Japan. Well, not only do we love it, but we actually have a very deep-rooted curry culture.
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Okinawans, foreigners crazy about taco rice

Nothing says fast food in the south of Japan like “tako-raisu!” And 2020 marks the 36th birthday of this signature Okinawan dish, according to local lore.
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Bueno Chicken near Camp Foster serves up a rotisserie chicken

If you head out on Route 330 near Camp Foster, the sight of chickens rotating in the orange glow of Bueno Chicken’s storefront may have already drawn you like a moth to a flame.
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You'll go loco over this Okinawa taco joint

Since Okinawa is the birthplace of taco rice, a local take on the taco with international fame, some of the best to be had can be found almost anywhere on island. A good taco, on the other hand, well, that’s not so easy to come by.