Members from the Yamaguchi and Iwakuni Japanese-American
Members from the Yamaguchi and Iwakuni Japanese-American Societies participate in a dedication ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 19, 2018. The Yamaguchi Japan-America Society donated the... More
Members of the Japanese American Society (JAS) Iwakuni
Members of the Japanese American Society (JAS) Iwakuni participate in a cooking class at the Lotus Cultural Center in Iwakuni City, Japan, Aug. 30, 2018. The class is a reoccurring event held for Marine Corps A... More
A child colors her trick-or-treat bag during a Halloween
A child colors her trick-or-treat bag during a Halloween Carnival in Iwakuni City, Japan, Oct. 21, 2017. Japanese American Society Iwakuni and Iwakuni City wanted to bring the American-style Halloween Carnival ... More
Members from the Yamaguchi and Iwakuni Japanese-American
Members from the Yamaguchi and Iwakuni Japanese-American Societies participate in a dedication ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 19, 2018. The Yamaguchi Japan-America Society donated the... More
Local Japanese residents participate in the 2018 Japanese
Local Japanese residents participate in the 2018 Japanese American Society Halloween Carnival in Iwakuni City, Japan, Oct. 19, 2018. The carnival created an opportunity for local Japanese and Marine Corps Air S... More
Contestants pose for a picture after receiving their
Contestants pose for a picture after receiving their awards at the 55th Annual Japanese and English Speech Contest at Iwakuni Sinfonia in Iwakuni City, Japan, Nov. 13, 2016. The speech contest brought residents... More
Members from the Yamaguchi and Iwakuni Japanese-American
Members from the Yamaguchi and Iwakuni Japanese-American Societies participate in a dedication ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 19, 2018. The Yamaguchi Japan-America Society donated the... More
An Officer Candidate School (OCS) class 17-20 student
An Officer Candidate School (OCS) class 17-20 student at Officer Training Command Newport (OTCN), Rhode Island, maintains military bearing during the sixth week inspection, Aug. 11. The sixth week inspection ev... More
A member of the Japanese American Society (JAS) Iwakuni
A member of the Japanese American Society (JAS) Iwakuni cooks sausage during a cooking class at the Lotus Cultural Center in Iwakuni City, Japan, Aug. 30, 2018. The class is a monthly event held for Marine Corp... More
Members from the Yamaguchi and Iwakuni Japanese-American
Members from the Yamaguchi and Iwakuni Japanese-American Societies participate in a dedication ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 19, 2018. The Yamaguchi Japan-America Society donated the... More
Members from the Yamaguchi and Iwakuni Japanese-American
Members from the Yamaguchi and Iwakuni Japanese-American Societies participate in a dedication ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 19, 2018. The Yamaguchi Japan-America Society donated the... More
Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni residents and
Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni residents and local Japanese residents attend the 58th annual Japanese and English speech contest in Iwakuni City, Japan, Nov. 17, 2019. The speech contest is held for pa... More
Local Japanese and Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS)
Local Japanese and Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni residents participate in the 2018 Japanese American Society Halloween Carnival in Iwakuni City, Japan, Oct. 19, 2018. The carnival created an opportuni... More
Station residents make sushi during the Japanese American
Station residents make sushi during the Japanese American Society’s 60th Annual Culture Festival at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 11, 2017. The festival included Japanese dance performances, de... More
A Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni resident shows a
A Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni resident shows a Japanese child how to carve a pumpkin during a Halloween Carnival in Iwakuni City, Japan, Oct. 21, 2017. Japanese American Society Iwakuni and Iwakuni City wa... More
Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni resident Stephanie
Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni resident Stephanie Gomez dances on stage during the Japanese American Society (JAS) 2018 JAS Halloween Carnival in Iwakuni City, Japan, Oct. 19, 2018. The carnival create... More
Rasetsu ninja performers conduct a show during the
Rasetsu ninja performers conduct a show during the Japanese American Society (JAS) Iwakuni Holiday and 60th Anniversary Party at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 2, 2017. The party was a way... More
The Japanese American Society (JAS) Iwakuni and Iwakuni
The Japanese American Society (JAS) Iwakuni and Iwakuni City jointly sponsored the 2018 JAS Halloween Carnival in Iwakuni City, Japan, Oct. 19, 2018. The carnival created an opportunity for local Japanese and M... More
U.S. Navy Engineman 1st Class Xavier Gomez with Headquarters
U.S. Navy Engineman 1st Class Xavier Gomez with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, right, and Stephanie Gomez, a Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni resident, hand out candy during the 2018 Japanese Am... More
Local Japanese residents participate in the 2018 Japanese
Local Japanese residents participate in the 2018 Japanese American Society Halloween Carnival in Iwakuni City, Japan, Oct. 19, 2018. The carnival created an opportunity for local Japanese and Marine Corps Air S... More
A local Japanese child participates in the 2018 Japanese
A local Japanese child participates in the 2018 Japanese American Society Halloween Carnival in Iwakuni City, Japan, Oct. 19, 2018. The carnival created an opportunity for local Japanese and Marine Corps Air St... More
Members from the Yamaguchi and Iwakuni Japanese-American
Members from the Yamaguchi and Iwakuni Japanese-American Societies participate in a dedication ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 19, 2018. The Yamaguchi Japan-America Society donated the... More
Members from the Yamaguchi and Iwakuni Japanese-American
Members from the Yamaguchi and Iwakuni Japanese-American Societies participate in a dedication ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 19, 2018. The Yamaguchi Japan-America Society donated the... More
Local Japanese and Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS)
Local Japanese and Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni residents participate in the 2018 Japanese American Society Halloween Carnival in Iwakuni City, Japan, Oct. 19, 2018. The carnival created an opportuni... More
Kevin Barr, a contestant at the 55th Annual Japanese
Kevin Barr, a contestant at the 55th Annual Japanese and English Speech Contest, delivers his speech in Japanese at Iwakuni Sinfonia in Iwakuni City, Japan, Nov. 13, 2016. Barr won 3rd place in the advanced Jap... More
The Japanese American Society (JAS) Iwakuni and Iwakuni
The Japanese American Society (JAS) Iwakuni and Iwakuni City sponsored the 2018 JAS Halloween Carnival in Iwakuni City, Japan, Oct. 19, 2018. The carnival created an opportunity for local Japanese and Marine Co... More
Members from the Yamaguchi and Iwakuni Japanese-American
Members from the Yamaguchi and Iwakuni Japanese-American Societies participate in a dedication ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 19, 2018. The Yamaguchi Japan-America Society donated the... More
Local Japanese residents participate in the 2018 Japanese
Local Japanese residents participate in the 2018 Japanese American Society Halloween Carnival in Iwakuni City, Japan, Oct. 19, 2018. The carnival created an opportunity for local Japanese and Marine Corps Air S... More
Members of the Japanese American Society (JAS) Iwakuni
Members of the Japanese American Society (JAS) Iwakuni eat a meal after a cooking class at the Lotus Cultural Center in Iwakuni City, Japan, Aug. 30, 2018. The class is a monthly event held for Marine Corps Air... More
Members of the Japanese American Society (JAS) Iwakuni,
Members of the Japanese American Society (JAS) Iwakuni, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni residents and residents of Iwakuni City attend a cooking class at the Lotus Cultural Center in Iwakuni City, Japan... More
Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni residents and
Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni residents and local Japanese residents attend the 58th annual Japanese and English speech contest in Iwakuni City, Japan, Nov. 17, 2019. The speech contest is held for pa... More
A Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni resident shows a
A Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni resident shows a Japanese child how to carve a pumpkin during a Halloween Carnival in Iwakuni City, Japan, Oct. 21, 2017. Japanese American Society Iwakuni and Iwakuni City wa... More
Bobby Shibazaki, left, the president of the Japanese
Bobby Shibazaki, left, the president of the Japanese American Society (JAS) Iwakuni, and Misa Shibazaki, a member of JAS Iwakuni, pose for a photo during a cooking class at the Lotus Cultural Center in Iwakuni ... More
Members from the Yamaguchi and Iwakuni Japanese-American
Members from the Yamaguchi and Iwakuni Japanese-American Societies participate in a dedication ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 19, 2018. The Yamaguchi Japan-America Society donated the... More
Guests participate in a game of musical chairs at the
Guests participate in a game of musical chairs at the Japanese American Society (JAS) Iwakuni Holiday and 60th Anniversary Party at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan Dec. 2, 2017. The party was a w... More
A Japanese child plays corn hole during a Halloween
A Japanese child plays corn hole during a Halloween Carnival in Iwakuni City, Japan, Oct. 21, 2017. Japanese American Society Iwakuni and Iwakuni City wanted to bring the American-style Halloween Carnival to th... More
Julie Pace, a speech contestant, presents a speech
Julie Pace, a speech contestant, presents a speech at the 55th Annual Japanese and English Speech Contest at the Iwakuni Sinfonia in Iwakuni City, Japan, Nov. 13, 2016. Speech contestants were judged on their a... More
Kameron Williams, Yumi Kanno and Junko Furukawa, members
Kameron Williams, Yumi Kanno and Junko Furukawa, members of the Japanese American Society (JAS) Iwakuni, pose for a photo during a cooking class at the Lotus Cultural Center in Iwakuni City, Japan, Aug. 30, 201... More
Members of the Japanese American Society (JAS) Iwakuni
Members of the Japanese American Society (JAS) Iwakuni and local news media attend a cooking class at the Lotus Cultural Center in Iwakuni City, Japan, Aug. 30, 2018. The class is a reoccurring event held for M... More
Members from the Yamaguchi and Iwakuni Japanese-American
Members from the Yamaguchi and Iwakuni Japanese-American Societies participate in a dedication ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 19, 2018. The Yamaguchi Japan-America Society donated the... More
Members from the Yamaguchi and Iwakuni Japanese-American
Members from the Yamaguchi and Iwakuni Japanese-American Societies participate in a dedication ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 19, 2018. The Yamaguchi Japan-America Society donated the... More
A family puts together a craft at the Japanese American
A family puts together a craft at the Japanese American Society (JAS) Iwakuni Holiday and 60th Anniversary Party at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 2, 2017. The party was a way for Japanese... More
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Lance Lewis, commanding officer
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Lance Lewis, commanding officer of MCAS Iwakuni, gives a speech during the 58th annual Japanese and English speech contest in Iwakuni City, Japan, Nov. 17, 2019. The speech contest is hel... More
Toshiharu Mariyama, superintendent of education of
Toshiharu Mariyama, superintendent of education of Iwakuni City, gives a speech during the 58th annual Japanese and English speech contest in Iwakuni City, Japan, Nov. 17, 2019. The speech contest is held for p... More
Alex Forester, a student at Matthew C. Perry High School,
Alex Forester, a student at Matthew C. Perry High School, gives a speech during the 58th annual Japanese and English speech contest in Iwakuni City, Japan, Nov. 17, 2019. The speech contest is held for particip... More
Members from the Yamaguchi and Iwakuni Japanese-American
Members from the Yamaguchi and Iwakuni Japanese-American Societies participate in a dedication ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 19, 2018. The Yamaguchi Japan-America Society donated the... More
Local Japanese volunteers with the Japanese American
Local Japanese volunteers with the Japanese American Society perform the Kagura Dance dressed as a warrior and a dragon during the 60th Annual Culture Festival at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March ... More
Members of the Japanese American Society (JAS) Iwakuni
Members of the Japanese American Society (JAS) Iwakuni participate in a cooking class at the Lotus Cultural Center in Iwakuni City, Japan, Aug. 30, 2018. The class is a reoccurring event held for Marine Corps A... More
A local Japanese volunteer for the Japanese American
A local Japanese volunteer for the Japanese American Society teaches an American child how to write “Rainbow” in calligraphy during the 60th Annual Culture Festival at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, M... More
Bobby T. Shibazaki, the president of the Japanese American
Bobby T. Shibazaki, the president of the Japanese American Society (JAS) Iwakuni gives a speech during the Holiday and 60th Anniversary Party at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 2, 2017. The... More
Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni residents and
Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni residents and local Japanese residents attend the 58th annual Japanese and English speech contest in Iwakuni City, Japan, Nov. 17, 2019. The speech contest is held for pa... More
Rayna Ralston, a student at Iwakuni Middle School,
Rayna Ralston, a student at Iwakuni Middle School, gives a speech during the 58th annual Japanese and English speech contest in Iwakuni City, Japan, Nov. 17, 2019. The speech contest is held for participants to... More
Students from MCAS Iwakuni and students from local
Students from MCAS Iwakuni and students from local Japanese schools, pose for a group photo during the 58th annual Japanese and English speech contest in Iwakuni City, Japan, Nov. 17, 2019. The speech contest i... More
Contestants pose for a picture after receiving their
Contestants pose for a picture after receiving their awards at the 55th Annual Japanese and English Speech Contest at Iwakuni Sinfonia in Iwakuni City, Japan, Nov. 13, 2016. The speech contest brought residents... More
U.S. Navy Lt. Andrew Forester, the command chaplain
U.S. Navy Lt. Andrew Forester, the command chaplain for Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, spends time with his family and a Japanese local at the Japanese American Society (JAS) Iwakuni Holiday and 60th Anniver... More
Kevin Barr, a contestant at the 55th Annual Japanese
Kevin Barr, a contestant at the 55th Annual Japanese and English Speech Contest, delivers his speech in Japanese at Iwakuni Sinfonia in Iwakuni City, Japan, Nov. 13, 2016. Barr won 3rd place in the advanced Jap... More
A child receives candy from a volunteer during a Halloween
A child receives candy from a volunteer during a Halloween Carnival in Iwakuni City, Japan, Oct. 21, 2017. Japanese American Society Iwakuni and Iwakuni City wanted to bring the American-style Halloween Carniva... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Javier Garcia, commanding
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Javier Garcia, commanding officer of Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 12, hands an award to a Japanese student during the the 58th annual Japanese and English speech contest ... More
Students from MCAS Iwakuni and students from local
Students from MCAS Iwakuni and students from local Japanese schools, pose for a group photo during the 58th annual Japanese and English speech contest in Iwakuni City, Japan, Nov. 17, 2019. The speech contest i... More
Julie Pace, a speech contestant, presents a speech
Julie Pace, a speech contestant, presents a speech at the 55th Annual Japanese and English Speech Contest at the Iwakuni Sinfonia in Iwakuni City, Japan, Nov. 13, 2016. Speech contestants were judged on their a... More
A local Japanese volunteer with the Japanese American
A local Japanese volunteer with the Japanese American Society demonstrates the process of pounding rice, or mochi-tsuki, during the 60th Annual Culture Festival at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March... More
Members from the Yamaguchi and Iwakuni Japanese-American
Members from the Yamaguchi and Iwakuni Japanese-American Societies participate in a dedication ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 19, 2018. The Yamaguchi Japan-America Society donated the... More
Rasetsu ninja performers conduct a show during the
Rasetsu ninja performers conduct a show during the Japanese American Society (JAS) Iwakuni Holiday and 60th Anniversary Party at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 2, 2017. The party was a way... More
Volunteers perform the Eisa Okinawan Dance during the
Volunteers perform the Eisa Okinawan Dance during the Japanese American Society (JAS) Iwakuni Holiday and 60th Anniversary Party at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 2, 2017. The party was a ... More
Local Japanese and Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS)
Local Japanese and Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni residents participate in the 2018 Japanese American Society Halloween Carnival in Iwakuni City, Japan, Oct. 19, 2018. The carnival created an opportuni... More
Guests fill their plates at a buffet during the Japanese
Guests fill their plates at a buffet during the Japanese American Society (JAS) Iwakuni Holiday and 60th Anniversary Party at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 2, 2017. The party was a way fo... More
Local Japanese volunteers with the Japanese American
Local Japanese volunteers with the Japanese American Society perform the Eisa Okinawan Dance during the 60th Annual Culture Festival at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 11, 2017. The festival incl... More
A member of the Japanese American Society (JAS) Iwakuni
A member of the Japanese American Society (JAS) Iwakuni pours batter during a cooking class at the Lotus Cultural Center in Iwakuni City, Japan, Aug. 30, 2018. The class is a monthly event held for Marine Corps... More
Lorenzo Brown, principal of Matthew C. Perry High School,
Lorenzo Brown, principal of Matthew C. Perry High School, gives a speech during the 58th annual Japanese and English speech contest in Iwakuni City, Japan, Nov. 17, 2019. The speech contest is held for particip... More