A U.S. Navy sailor jumps out the back of a 1st Special Operations Squadron MC-130J Commando II during joint training over the coast of Japan, Aug. 5, 2022.
5th graders at Bob Hope Elementary School participate in an activity led by Seabees from NAVFAC (Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command) Feb. 25, 2022.
A chief pinning ceremony was held onboard Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa’s White Beach Naval Facility Jan. 29, 2021. Seven personnel who passed the chief initiation process were honored or pinned.
On Nov. 24, the Navy Exchange Service Command’s (NEXCOM) Navy Lodge Program reached 100,000 cumulative total room nights supporting Restriction of Movement (ROM) guests due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Brian Wolford, 3rd Marine Logistics Group (MLG) commanding general, speaks with Marines and Sailors during a town hall on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 22, 2020.
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Crystal Guillory, a career planner with 3rd Maintenance Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group (MLG), and a native of Orange County, California, answers questions from Marines during a Health and Wellness Expo on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 21, 2020.
U.S. Marines Corps 1st Lt. Tianximg Hu an adjutant with 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, embraces his wife upon returning from deployment to Darwin, Australia, at Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 15, 2020.
Last night, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday in a self-recorded video spoke to Sailors about the death of Mr. George Floyd and the subsequent unrest across the country.
As COVID free Sailors move aboard to prepare the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) to go back to sea and execute their mission, the U.S. Navy’s Pacific Fleet Commander and the Fleet Master Chief visited the crew to see the operation firsthand and thank the Sailors for their resilience and dedication in getting the “Big Stick” back...
Although there are many “good luck foods” for the new year in this world, the majority of locals in Okinawa have only one thing in their mind New Year’s Eve: Okinawa soba.
New Year’s is Japan’s biggest and longest holiday. People take Dec. 29 through Jan. 3 off from work to celebrate the first three days of the year praying at temples and shrines for the coming year.
New Year’s is Japan’s biggest and longest holiday. People take Dec. 29 to Jan. 3 off from work to celebrate the first three days of the year praying at temples and shrines for the coming year.
Given that it’s made from sticky rice, just like the Japanese rice cake, and how similar the names are, it’s understandable to assume mochi and Okinawan muchi are the same.
Japan is a country which has many unique cultures within it, and slurping is one of the most unusual characteristics! This can be a huge surprise when you come across it for the first time as it often is considered as a bad behavior at meal in many other countries
