80 Years of Stars and Stripes Pacific

George Takei speaks to reporters in front of a blue backdrop.

‘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.

A woman prays at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, during a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing.

Hiroshima mayor urges action on nuclear disarmament as city marks atomic bombing’s 75th anniversary

The mayor of the first city to be devastated by an atomic bomb urged the world’s nations, including Japan, to take nuclear disarmament more seriously as Hiroshima marked the attack’s 75th anniversary Thursday.

U.S. Army Capt. Misty Cornett sings the National Anthem at the start of the USA vs. South Korea World Cup game held in Taegu, South Korea.

Year in review: A look back at the top Pacific stories from 2002

1. Turmoil in South Korea

Gilbert Graak, 75, works out every day in the Samurai Fitness Center at Yokota Air Base, Japan. A resident of nearby Fussa, he also stops off at the library to read the newspaper and hits the commissary before riding back home on his bicycle.

Many military retirees living overseas want better services

To make good on his military health care benefits, Jim Houtsma and his family must trek eight hours from his home in the southern Philippines to a hospital in Manila.

Petty Officer 1st Class Garrett Osborne bows are receiving a certificate expressing the appreciation of the Yokosuka community Jan. 16, 2017.

Yokosuka mayor thanks Marines, sailors for help after deadly crash

The city of Yokosuka honored servicemembers Monday for their rapid rescue efforts after a car plunged five stories from atop a parking garage with five people inside.

Kayla Germany, 18, holds her newborn son, Dimitri, at her home at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan.

Teen mom, overseas Navy family face hurdles in bid to remain together

Kayla Germany took a pregnancy test before heading to her high school softball team practice, just to make sure.

The USS Wasp transits the Mediterranean Sea on Oct. 12, 2016. The amphibious assault ship will transfer its homeport to Sasebo Naval Base, Japan, in 2017.

USS Wasp to eventually replace Bonhomme Richard in Japan

Starting next fall, the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp will homeport at Sasebo Naval Base, Japan, where it will eventually replace the USS Bonhomme Richard, Navy officials said Tuesday.