Attendees enjoy the food and festivities of the Bon Odori festival at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, August 16, 2025. This festival was hosted on MCAS Iwakuni to bring communities together by honoring the spirits of one’s ancestors. 

Third in a series of preseason previews detailing DODEA-Pacific football teams.

Space Available travel offers a way for Armed Services personnel, their dependents, retirees and others who support the mission to see the world on a budget… if the timing is right. Below is what you need to know about this great privilege.

Night skies in the Land of the Rising Sun blaze with the brilliance of fireworks, nearly every weekend in August.

Local residents came together to support the memorial in Yanai, Japan, paying tribute to American and Japanese lives lost during World War II.

One of the most unique aspects of Japanese baseball is how fans watch the game. While there are many families at stadiums, a ballgame is also a great social gathering place for businessmen.

Ask your friends what the national sport of Japan is, and although many of them will give you the right answer (sumo, of course), some might say “it should be baseball.”

In August of 2025, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University celebrates 10 years of providing industry-relevant aviation, aerospace, engineering, and STEM education to U.S. military members, their families, and eligible civilians in the Pacific Command.

I like trains a lot. They have played a major role in my life. Not to brag, but I know almost everything you would need to know about trains in Japan, from JR to private railways and the names of the types of trains, to the announcement chimes played on them.