Japan
‘Star Trek’ actor recalls boyhood detention during WWII in camp for Japanese-Americans
George Takei was among the tens of thousands of Japanese-Americans on the West Coast whom President Franklin Roosevelt ordered removed to inland camps after Japan’s surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941.
Atsugi to observe many cultures in one event
February is Black History Month. March marks Women’s History Month. In May, it’s Asian Pacific Islander Month. And a September-October period celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month.
Tsukiji fish market is 'the kitchen that feeds Tokyo'
It’s the New York Stock Exchange with gills. In the early morning twilight, thousands of people converge in an area smaller than a football field to bid on tuna, mackerel, yellowtail and salmon.
Yokosuka: Battleship Mikasa ship museum offers a glimpse at old Japanese navy
Within sight of Green Bay at Yokosuka Naval Base sits a Japanese maritime warfare legend.The battleship Mikasa, which played a pivotal role in the Russo-Japanese War of 1905, is preserved at Mikasa Park, a five-minute walk from the base.
7th Fleet still rewarding good behavior
Despite the recent problems with a few sailors on leave, the Navy plans to keep using the 7th Fleet’s Exceptional Sailor Program, a three-year-old policy that affords lower-ranking sailors more liberty options in return for good behavior.
USS McCain sailors lend helping hand on Japanese island of Hokkaido
Sailors from the USS John S. McCain paid a visit last week to Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido, where they played a game of hoops with high school students and helped dig out a school for the mentally challenged from more than 6 feet of snow.
Card in a bottle sparks 70-year-old Army mystery in Japan
Using a whiskey bottle, a business card and some rudimentary carpentry, Lt. Col. Eugene J. McNamara found a way to be remembered.