6+ hour, 47+ min ago  (67+ words) kadena shogun of the week'Stripes Okinawa Mrs. Genevieve Thomas Kadena Shogun of the Week Mrs Genevieve Thomas, 67th Fighter Generation Squadron unit program coordinator from Boston, Massachusetts. Thomas was selected as the 18th Wing Shogun of the Week at Kadena Air Base,…...

4+ hour, 15+ min ago  (944+ words) Okinawa offers more than world-class beaches and countless sushi merry-go-rounds. It has a well-established Jiu-Jitsu community that continues to grow among service members and their families. For some Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) practitioners, it's a way to stay sharp off…...

1+ day, 42+ min ago  (184+ words) The day is one to wish for the health and happiness for the country's littlest residents. Around this time, you'll notice many parks, public buildings and homes display large, colorful fish-shaped streamers to mark the arrival of the special day....

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (145+ words) MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan " No sooner did the Far East meet begin that a sprinter from host Matthew C. Perry just missed topping the 7-year-old meet record in the sports" premier speed event. Jeremiah Wardrobe, a Samurai senior, charged…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (16+ words) Since it opened in 2022, Hey in Nago has been gaining popularity for its tasty burgers....

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (139+ words) This festival season, 90s band Third Eye Blind will get you "through this semi-charmed kind of life" at the Futenma Flight Line Fair running May 9-10. The band will headline the May 9th date, so make sure to be there so you don't…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (415+ words) This time of year, high school seniors open their mailboxes very carefully. Be it an email inbox or a curbside postbox, they cock their heads back as if protecting their faces from flying shrapnel. With one eye shut and trembling…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (135+ words) What a difference a week made. Daegu's girls soccer team took a 9-0 pounding against E. J. King, one of the teams the Warriors will face in the Far East Division II, starting Monday at Yokota. But that same Daegu team got a…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (390+ words) r wonder why cities clear out and airports, train stations and tourist traps are all abuzz from late April to early May? It's a time of year that presents "golden" opportunities to travel Japan " or stick close to home and…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago  (112+ words) She'd much rather be playing baseball than softball, Edgren junior Cinfani Davis said. (Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes) YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan " Cinfani Davis simply didn't find the pace of DODEA-Japan softball to her liking a season ago. So the…...