Japan
DODEA students learn ancient math skills with Japanese abacus on Okinawa
A soroban “allows students to see and manipulate a physical representation of abstract numbers,” according to The Japan Society website. Japanese third- and fourth-graders are required to practice soroban in math class, according to the education ministry’s website.
City of Peace — Historic Kyoto, Tourists’, Photographers’ Paradise
Kyoto — the city of peace — is a haven for tourists and a paradise for photographers. The capital of Japan from 794 A.D. to 1868, Kyoto is dotted with 1,400 temples and shrines — almost a third of those in the entire nation.
Jet pilot ‘vanishes’ in crash on carrier
Aboard the USS Oriskany off Okinawa — The Navy Banshee slid into the groove blinking its wing lights as it dipped for a landing.
1 Marine killed, 41 hurt in fire
Typhoon Tip trigged a freak fire here Friday [Oct. 19, 1979] that killed a Marine and injured at least 41 other persons, according to Marine officials.
Marines in Japan get grits, gravy ... and a visit from Miss USA
One of the first things the Marines noticed, after the bright eyes and radiant smile, is that Miss USA Chelsea Cooley is down to earth.
‘A taste of home’: USO serves Thanksgiving staples to single troops stationed in Japan
At Yokota, an Air Force airlift hub in western Tokyo, the USO brought a taste of home to single service members with an early Thanksgiving meal.
US, Japanese service members recognized by USO for community service
Every U.S. military base in Japan, except those on Okinawa, and each branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces were represented at the Salute to Service Awards.