3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (652+ words) In the Land of the Rising Sun, September marks the waxing of autumn and the traditional harvest season in which local customs such as “tsukimi” (moon viewing), “inekari” (rice harvesting) and “Higan” memorial services take place throughout Japan. These can…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (87+ words) Although summer may be over, in Okinawa the temperature is still pretty warm. Let’s try this phrase: “Madamada Atsui Desune” which means “It’s still pretty hot, isn’t it?” Repeat after me: “Madamada Atsui Desune” (“Mada/Madamada” - sill/yet, “Astui” - hot,…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (109+ words) Stripes Japan VIDEO: Beyond nightlife, Tokyo’s Shinjuku has plenty of daytime activities Tokyo’s Shinjuku District with its many clubs, bars, izakaya pubs and karaoke boxes may be a nightlife destination, but there is plenty to enjoy when the sun’s out…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (85+ words) Stripes Japan Ready to respond: Misawa 35th SFS performs heavy weapons training MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Through recurring weapons training, 35th SFS Airmen maintain the proficiency required to defend the installation against ground threats and protect the personnel, aircraft and infrastructure critical…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (496+ words) Japan will celebrate Silver Week this year Sept. 19-23! You may have heard of Golden Week, Japan’s annual string of four consecutive holidays from late April to early May. But you might not have known that there is also a Silver…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (60+ words) Stripes Japan 374th OSS, 459th AS conduct contingency landing zone operations training at Yokota AB Airmen assigned to the 374th Operations Support Squadron alongside a C-12J Huron assigned to the 459th Airlift Squadron conducted contingency landing zone operations training at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (289+ words) “Hirosaki’s Moving Castle.” This is not a title of a Ghibli’s animation movie, but it’s an ongoing real event happening near Misawa Air Base. One of the towers of Hirosakijo, a famous Japanese castle known as one of the best…...

2+ week, 13+ hour ago   (602+ words) MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- At 10 years old, he learned that curiosity can have consequences. He leaned over a table covered in computer parts, studying wires and components as he took the machine apart piece by piece. His older brother watched…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (136+ words) Stripes Japan Pacific Storm Tracker: Typhoon 17W (Saudel), # 20 7 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26, Japan time: Typhoon Saudel has once more been downgraded, to a Category 1-equivalent typhoon. Latest Joint Typhoon Warning Center forecast track keeps the center north of Okinawa, but tropical storm- and…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (68+ words) Stripes Japan USAG Japan, Zama City rooted in friendship CAMP ZAMA, Japan - Col. Erik A. Davis, commander of U.S. Army Garrison Japan, joined Zama City Mayor Mito Sato, Aug. 14, for a tour of the iconic Zama City Sunflower Festival near Camp Zama....