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VIDEO| Speakin' Japanese lesson: Congratulations to all the graduates!

As May comes to a close, this time of year reminds us of high school and college graduations. In Japan, students usually graduate from their school in March, not in May.
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Navy College Okinawa recognizes achievements of 17 college graduates

Just because a service member overseas is attending a digital campus doesn’t mean they can’t have a live graduation.
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Navy College Okinawa recognizes achievements of 17 college graduates

Kitivi earned his masters degree and was one of 17 Sailors and civilians recognized at the ceremony for earning a college degree in 2020 and 2021.
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VIDEO| Speakin’ Japanese Lesson: Congrats, grads!

June is graduation season, so congratulations to all the graduates!
A Class of 2020 cadet celebrates at the graduation ceremony for nearly 1,000 cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado, Springs, Colo., April 18, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.T. Armstrong)
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Class of 2020 takes graduation in stride during COVID-19 crisis

Graduation for the Air Force Academy’s Class of 2020 may have been different from what cadets originally expected, but the ceremony on the terrazzo April 18 contained all the trappings and formality you’d expect the school to deliver.
Military medical professionals take their oath at their graduation from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences during a ceremony in Washington, May 18, 2019. More than 200 USU military medical students and graduate nursing students will be graduating early in 2020 to support their colleagues in the U.S. military health system amid the global coronavirus pandemic. (DoD file photo)
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200 new doctors, nurses to join military medical ranks early

More than 200 military medical students and graduate nursing students from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, known as USU, will be graduating early to support their colleagues in the U.S. military health system amid the global coronavirus pandemic.
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Combat Marksmanship Coaching Course Graduation

U.S. Marines graduate from the Combat Marksmanship Coaching course 1-20 on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 5, 2019.
Transitioning soldiers of the Central Texas College-Fort Hood SAP Cohort 2 class proudly display their certificates of completion from Central Texas College and St. Michael’s Learning Academy during a graduation ceremony at the CTC Fort Hood campus. Standing with the students are members of CTC and St. Michaels’s Academy administration and ceremony guest speakers.
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CTC recognizes second class of Fort Hood SAP graduates

Central Texas College (CTC) recently hosted a completion ceremony to recognize 11 graduates of the second CTC-Fort Hood Systems, Applications and Products in Data Processing (SAP) cohort program.
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As junior year ends, excitement & worries about the future

I can easily deem my junior year of high school as one of the most hectic times of my life. Many of my peers may be feeling the same pressure as we near our last year and will soon be forced to make decisions about our impending futures.
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UMUC Okinawa Commencement ceremony set for April 20

The University of Maryland University College (UMUC) Okinawa Commencement Ceremony will take place on April 20, 2019 beginning at 2 p.m. at the Yomitan Cultural Center, Yomitan, Okinawa.
Photo by Shoji Kudaka
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VIDEO| Cooking up Okinawa's bitter melon Goya

If you live on Okinawa, you might have heard about Goya, a local cucumber-like vegetable also known as bitter melon.
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Discover wonders of Okinawa's only depachika

As you see more and more shopping malls and super markets open on Okinawa these days, the word Depachika seems a little outdated, especially to those who are more used to casually shopping at shopping malls.
Photos by Shoji Kudaka
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VIDEO| Japanese comfort foods great cure if you're sick

If you do get sick in Japan, the good news is that there are many delicious foods to help you feel better in no time.
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Japanese seaweed: All about 6 of Japan’s most popular varieties!

As an island nation, Japan harvests numerous types of seaweed from all around the country, such as hijiki from the crevices of rocks by the sea, and kombu from the shallow waters off the coastline.
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Taste of Japan: Crispy pork cutlet with soft, scrumptious egg

Katsudon is a popular Japanese food made with deep-fried breaded pork cutlet, egg, and seasonings over rice.
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Strange Japanese foods foreigners in Japan love

Here are some foods that may appear strange to foreigners but are quite delicious and findable in Japan.