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Matthew Payne Hageter, a student at Matthew C. Perry High School, prepares to drink a freshly brewed cup of green tea during a visit with students from the Bunkyo Women’s University in Hiroshima, Japan, at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Nov. 23, 2015. Bunkyo Women’s University students taught the students of M.C. Perry about various Japanese traditions. Interactions like these help educate students from both schools on each other’s cultures promoting respect and understanding for one another.
151123-M-XD442-524.JPG Photo By: Lance Cpl. Nathan Wicks

Nov 29, 2015
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan - Matthew Payne Hageter, a student at Matthew C. Perry High School, prepares to drink a freshly brewed cup of green tea during a visit with students from the Bunkyo Women’s University in Hiroshima, Japan, at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Nov. 23, 2015. Bunkyo Women’s University students taught the students of M.C. Perry about various Japanese traditions. Interactions like these help educate students from both schools on each other’s cultures promoting respect and understanding for one another.


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