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Zama Personality Feature - Yoko Dazely

Eighty-four-year-old Yoko Dazely, the widowed spouse of a Soldier she met 60 years ago at Camp Zama, lived with her husband in San Francisco until he passed away.
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Exploring ruins with a view in Sasebo, Nagasaki

After the Meiji Restoration the Imperial Japanese Army worked to ensure such an intrusion could never happen again and began a decades-long program of building modern coastal defense fortresses around the nation.
Photos by Dave Krigbaum
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Save a buck and enjoy free art, history lessons around Tokyo Station

Tokyo station is the starting point for visits to many of Tokyo’s great sights, but the historic station itself is also a destination to appreciate that doesn’t cost a thing to see.
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VIDEO| Step in to Little Edo in Kawagoe, Saitama

Only a couple of hours drive from any of the U.S. military installations in Kanto Plain, Kawagoe aka “Little Edo” is an attractive city lined with traditional clay-walled warehouses, a three-tiered bell tower, a majestic castle and numerous Shinto shrines.
Photos by Takahiro Takiguchi
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VIDEO| When you fly out of Haneda Airport, make a detour for some old-style shopping at Edo Tokyo

Haneda Airport’s International Terminal accommodates traditional Japanese shopping and restaurant area, called “Edo Street” on its 4th floor.
Akitaka Nagasawa, left, shows photographs of his uncle Yoshio Nagasawa, whose portrait in uniform is at center. Yoshio Nagasawa's World War II-era flag was returned to his family in Japan on Monday, Nov. 25, 2019. OBON SOCEITY
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World War II war trophies returned to families of fallen Japanese soldiers

A photo album and two flags recovered from Pacific battlefields were returned this week to the families of the fallen Japanese soldiers who carried them into combat during World War II.
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Yasukuni Shrine spotlights Japan’s war history

Yasukuni Shrine, one of the best known Shinto shrines, has often been seen as a symbol of imperial Japan’s war history.
Photo by Takahiro Takiguchi
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VIDEO| Historical sites of samurai heritage in Aizu, Fukushima

Aizu region in Fukushima Prefecture accommodates a lot of historical sites, such as Tsurugajo Castle, Nishinkan School and Oyakuen Herb Garden, filled with rich heritage and traditions of samurai warriors.
Photo by Takahiro Takiguchi
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VIDEO| Yasukuni Shrine

Yasukuni Shrine, a very well-known shrine in Tokyo, is seen as a symbol of Imperial Japan’s war history.
A Marine shops at the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Commissary back n 2007. Nov. 10 is the 244th anniversary of the establishment of the United States Marine Corps by the Continental Congress in 1775 to create a seafaring infantry for the Navy during times of battle at sea and ashore. (DeCA photo: Tracey Guyette)
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Commissaries honor Marine’s 244 years of service

Nov. 10 is the 244th anniversary of the establishment of the United States Marine Corps by the Continental Congress in 1775 to create a seafaring infantry for the Navy during times of battle at sea and ashore.
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Harajuku's Sakuratei gets creative with okonomiyaki

When I first came to Japan, nearly ten years ago, a very “in-the-know-friend” brought me to Sakuratei. It was my first time eating, and of course cooking, okonomiyaki.
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Kourakuen near Hardy Barracks offers cheap and tasty lunch

Just a 5-minute walk from Hardy Barracks, Kourakuen is a very popular Chinese restaurant among the local salarymen.
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Misawa Exchange Shoppers can keep some cash and eat healthy on Salad Wednesdays

Airmen and families at can enjoy their greens and save some greenbacks every Salad Wednesday at Misawa Army & Air Force Exchange Service restaurants.
Raku Beer in Hiroshima, Japan, has a variety of craft beers from IPAs to stouts on tap. JAMES BOLINGER/STARS AND STRIPES
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Raku Beer offers 15 Japanese craft beers

Iwakuni, the city that lends the nearby Marine Corps air station its name, is a wonderful place to live, but it lacks one thing: a pub-style establishment with a large selection of craft beer.
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Japanese Souffle Cheesecake & Healthy Tiramisu recipes

Japanese Souffle Cheesecake
 
INGREDIENTS

150g cream cheese
150 ml milk
3 eggs, separated
60g sugar
20g flour
10g cornflour
20ml lemon juice
apricot jam, for serving (optional)

Servings: 1
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Yokota Exchange shoppers can keep some cash and eat healthy on Salad Wednesdays

Airmen and families can enjoy their greens and save some greenbacks every Salad Wednesday at Yokota Army & Air Force Exchange Service restaurants.