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U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Thomas Sheng
Maj. Gen. Stephen E. Liszewski
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MCIPAC recognizes Domestic Violence Awareness Month with Proclamation signing

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Stephen E. Liszewski, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Pacific, Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, signs the Domestic Violence Awareness Month Proclamation at...
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Team Kadena starts Fire Prevention Week

U.S. Air Force Col. Ronald D. Schochenmaier, 18th Wing vice commander, signs the 2022 Fire Prevention Proclamation at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 29, 2022.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alex Fairchild
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MCIPAC commanding general signs the Child Abuse Prevention proclamation

From left, U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. William J. Bowers, Marine Corps Installations Pacific commanding general, poses with Joy Baumgartner, a program manager with Marine Corps Community Services Okinawa, and Lisa Bessette, the family advocacy director with MCCS Okinawa, on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, April 4, 2022.
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Capt. Patrick Dziekan
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CFAO SAAPM proclamation signing

Capt. Patrick Dziekan, Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa (CFAO) commanding officer, signs this year’s Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM) proclamation at CFAO headquarters on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan Mar. 16, 2022.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan H. Pulliam
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Child Abuse Prevention Month proclamation signing

U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William J. Bowers, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Camp Smedley D. Butler, signs the Child Abuse Prevention (CAP) Month proclamation at building one, Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Mar. 23, 2020.
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VIDEO: Taste of Spain: Recipe for paella

On a day in mid-October, I tried cooking paella, a Spanish dish for the first time.
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VIDEO: Okinawa Kitchen: Make your own Goya juice

It’s not too much a stretch to say Goya is the staple of Okinawa.
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VIDEO: Taste of Japan: Kanten jelly a sweet, healthy alternative

As a kid, every New Year I would look forward to a sweet jelly called kouhaku kanten. Kanten is a jelly made from boiled tengusa algae and seaweed. It is known for being low-calorie and rich in fiber, so it is often used as a healthy alternative to regular sweets.
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Too much to drink last night? Don't worry, Japanese have cure for hangover!

Turmeric, or “ukon” in Japanese, is a kind of ginger, known as a spice for Indian curry, and in Japan, it is mostly recognized as a food that can help avoid hangover.
Lunch plate at Cafe Koko
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Okinawa longevity cuisine: Trendy food for a long life

It has been said that food is the soul of a country. This couldn’t be truer for Okinawa. A mix of favorable natural conditions and diverse foreign influences produced unique eating habits and a cooking style that is now known as “Okinawan cuisine”.
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Pizza Sun Okinawa serves up perfect pie at American Village

Following a recommendation from one of our readers, I was on a quest for some good eats at Pizza Sun Okinawa.