Jay Cone-Murakami, 17, performs a piano melody during the annual winter concert inside the Marine Memorial Chapel aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 10, 2013. Matthew C. Perry Schools hosted the concert and attracted approximately 300 spectators, including members of three local Japanese junior high schools, to the chapel. - Jay Cone-Murakami, 17, performs a piano melody during the annual winter concert inside the Marine Memorial Chapel aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 10, 2013. Matthew C. Perry Schools hosted the concert and attracted approximately 300 spectators, including members of three local Japanese junior high schools, to the chapel.

Runners prepare before the Hagi Castle Race that took place in Hagi, Dec. 8, 2013. The race consisted of three running distances, to include a half marathon, 10-kilometer and 5-kilometer competition. - Runners prepare before the Hagi Castle Race that took place in Hagi, Dec. 8, 2013. The race consisted of three running distances, to include a half marathon, 10-kilometer and 5-kilometer competition.

Brenda Piper, an ornament class participant, presses a Kanji stamp on a tag as one of the final touches of her ornament during the ornament class, Dec. 5, 2013, at Building 655 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. Piper said this crafting class was a good event for people who have little to no experience. - Brenda Piper, an ornament class participant, presses a Kanji stamp on a tag as one of the final touches of her ornament during the ornament class, Dec. 5, 2013, at Building 655 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. Piper said this crafting class was a good event for people who have little to no experience.

Marines from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, an MV-22 Osprey squadron stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, attended the Japan Air Self-Defense Force Nyutabaru Air Base Air Show, Dec. 1, 2013. The air show was the first public display of an Osprey in Mainland Japan. Prior to the air show, VMM-265 hosted a media relations event Nov. 30, aboard the JASDF installation. The air show is an annual event hosted by the JASDF in Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Benjamin Pryer/Released) - Marines from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, an MV-22 Osprey squadron stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, attended the Japan Air Self-Defense Force Nyutabaru Air Base Air Show, Dec. 1, 2013. The air show was the first public display of an Osprey in Mainland Japan. Prior to the air show, VMM-265 hosted a media relations event Nov. 30, aboard the JASDF installation. The air show is an annual event hosted by the JASDF in Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture. (Official Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Benjamin Pryer/Released)