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It was just a three-minute scrimmage, but when 9-year-old Quentin Sykes sank a buzzer beater to seal his team’s 4-0 win, the entire Youth Center here erupted like he’d just clenched Game Six at the Garden.
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Anthony Ardito, 374th Airlift Wing chapel assistant, participates in a field training exercise
U.S. Air Force Airman Dijon Morris, 35th Fighter Wing Command Post emergency action controller, checks documents at Misawa Air Base.
Becoming an adult is an important milestone in most cultures, and in Japan it is celebrated on Seijin-no Hi, or Coming-of-Age Day, the second Monday of January (Jan. 12 this year).
In Japan, “meishi,” or business cards, are an ever-important tool for Japanese salarymen.
What started as a volunteer coaching gig at Misawa Air Base landed Laura Lopez-Cepero on one of Japan’s biggest wrestling stages.
“Just one more game,” I’ve thought too many times to count, as my trembling finger clicks the digital button that will instantly deal me another enticing set of Spider Solitaire.
Misawa Cookie Caper volunteers receive gift bags from Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Airmen assigned to the 3rd Air Wing at Misawa Air Base, Japan.
With more than half of Americans concerned about rising costs in 2026, military shoppers can stretch their budgets at the Misawa Exchange.
With more than half of Americans concerned about rising costs in 2026, military shoppers can stretch their budgets at the Yokota Exchange.
With the recent uptick of violations and accidents involving e-scooters in Japan, I realized it might be time to catch up on the rules and regulations of using these vehicles.
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