From the Archives
Nearly 70 years after USS Indianapolis tragedy, survivor tells his tale
Just past midnight July 30, 1945, two torpedoes from a Japanese submarine struck the USS Indianapolis with almost 1,200 people aboard.
Pandemic creates a junior golf boom at Air Force base in Japan
Junior golf is thriving at the home of U.S. Forces Japan in western Tokyo, as dozens of youngsters seek out alternatives to team sports and other activities that were shut down because of the coronavirus.
Military families find creative ways to cope with the coronavirus pandemic in Japan
A year has passed since the world seemingly paused and terms like social distancing became part of the lexicon. U.S. Forces Japan has reported more than 1,200 individuals infected with the coronavirus in the past year, which was marked by travel restrictions, mask mandates, working from home and sporadic lockdowns.
Far East music festival lets students be stars
The halls are alive with the sound of music.
Sonobuoys, 1977
Acoustic monitoring devices called sonobuoys are loaded into the belly of a submarine-tracking P3C Orion aircraft from Patrol Squadron 40 prior to a patrol over the Pacific Ocean.
Lost umbrellas in Tokyo, 1975
Masao Iizuka, director of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Lost and Found Center
Wavy Gravy: Just call him the 'psychedelic relic'
He's done it again.