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.
New names, same Navy
The U.S. Navy in the past two centuries has had jobs that have certainly been tagged with colorful nautical names.
President Gerald Ford in Tokyo, 1975
President Gerald Ford and his wife, Betty, wave as they board Air Force One at Haneda Airport to continue on their trip to China.
'Operation Huey Wash' a big deal every month
What can you do when your washday comes but once a month and your laundry pile is 12 feet high, 57 feet long, eight feet wide and weighs in at almost 6,000 pounds?
Readying the Midway for another trip out
She's nearly 32 and, like everyone, needs occasional respite from normal routine to get herself back into tip-top shape.
Frank Sinatra, 1974
Frank Sinatra performs for sailors in the hangar bay of the USS Midway at Yokosuka Naval Base.
Batter down, 1976
For many people on U.S. bases in Japan in the 1970s, summertime Saturdays meant a couple of hours spent at the baseball field taking part in Tee-Ball and youth baseball programs as players, coaches umpires or fans.