Maj. Gen. Shingo Nashinoki, Commanding General, Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF), and U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Kyle Ellison, Deputy Commanding General...
U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Kyle B. Ellison, the 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade Commanding General, speaks with Japanese Maj. Gen. Shingo Nashinoki, Commander of Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, Japan Ground Self Defense Force on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, March 8, 2022.
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jackson Lockaby, a cannoneer section chief with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, exchanges information with members of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force about the M777A2 155mm Howitzer during Artillery RelocationTraining Program 21.3 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 20, 2021.
U.S. Marines with the III Marine Expeditionary Force and members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 15th Brigade bands came together April 16 to perform the annual spring concert at Tedako Hall in Urasoe.
The Marines and Sailors of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and the soldiers of the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force executed a bilateral raid at Kin Blue Beach and in the Central Training Area (CTA), Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 1, 2021.
U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Dakota Ford, a communication strategy and operations officer attached to 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, sights in during exercise Forest Light Eastern Army in mainland Japan on Dec. 16, 2020.
The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade is taking part in Yama Sakura 79 alongside III Marine Expeditionary Force’s 3D Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Dec. 9 to Dec. 14, 2020.
U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment observe a demonstration from the 30th Infantry Regiment, 12th Brigade, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, on use of the Howa Type-89 assault rifle for a combat marksmanship course.
Soldiers with 15th Logistics Support Unit view historical artifacts at a museum in Combat Logistics Regiment 37’s headquarters building during a visit to 3rd Marine Logistics Group (MLG) on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 29, 2020.
Have you heard of Japan’s furikake? In Japanese, furikake means "to sprinkle over." Furikake are seasonings of various dried ingredients such as egg, seaweed, or sesame, made to top a bowl of plain white rice.
The famous Land of the Rising Sun is known for so many things, it’s hard to even mention them all: culture, history, pop culture, manga, anime, cosplay, sights, architecture...the list could go on and on.
