From the Archives
DMZ ambush survivors seen lucky to be alive
Observers at the scene of Sunday night's bold ambush by Communist North Koreans who machine-gunned and killed four United Nations Command soldiers reached one conclusion: "I don't see how anybody survived this."
Geocaching catches on in Japan, Okinawa
When Air Force Tech. Sgt. Robert Slagle first heard about geocaching — a high-tech treasure hunt using GPS technology — he was a bit skeptical.
In Asia, Jackson recalled as iconic, troubled
Friday morning in the Far East dawned with American Forces Radio playing "Thriller," "Gone Too Soon" and other Michael Jackson songs.
Everything's still flying high at Misawa museum
With life slowly creeping back to normal at Misawa a month after a massive and devastating earthquake rocked the region, I decided to get the kids out of the house for a few hours.
Volunteers lining up to help outside Misawa's gates
It was the kids’ stuff — crushed toys, drawings and mud-caked clothing — that was the hardest for volunteers to pull from the debris in what was once a waterfront neighborhood in this tiny fishing village.
Voluntary departure program: A safe haven or a free vacation?
U.S. family members who left Japan under the military’s “voluntary departure” program stand to pocket a considerable amount of money, depending on whether they flew home to stay with family in North Dakota or chose to lie on the beaches of Waikiki.
DODDS to help returning students catch up on studies
Students now returning to Japan after evacuating to the United States should bring as much proof as possible of school work done in recent weeks, Department of Defense Dependent Schools Pacific officials said Wednesday.