Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Iwakuni Mayor Yoshihiko Fukuda and several members of the local Iwakuni Agricultural and Societal Cooperative Associations pose for a picture with members of the Student Council with Matthew C. Perry Elementary School during a mikan-presentation at the M.C. Perry elementary gymnasium aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 30, 2014. The purpose of the event was to build a better sense of appreciation and understanding between Iwakuni residents and the M.C. Perry students. The local Iwakuni Agricultural and Societal Cooperative Associations presented M.C. Perry Elementary School with 20 boxes of mikans with an approximately value of 100,000 yen. - Iwakuni Mayor Yoshihiko Fukuda and several members of the local Iwakuni Agricultural and Societal Cooperative Associations pose for a picture with members of the Student Council with Matthew C. Perry Elementary School during a mikan-presentation at the M.C. Perry elementary gymnasium aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 30, 2014. The purpose of the event was to build a better sense of appreciation and understanding between Iwakuni residents and the M.C. Perry students. The local Iwakuni Agricultural and Societal Cooperative Associations presented M.C. Perry Elementary School with 20 boxes of mikans with an approximately value of 100,000 yen.

Suo-Oshima Town Municipal Wada Elementary School students perform during the U.S.-Japan Friendship Concert, which took place inside the Sinfonia Iwakuni, March 2, 2013. The concert consisted of multiple songs and performances by several local Japanese schools and Matthew C. Perry Elementary and High School students. - Suo-Oshima Town Municipal Wada Elementary School students perform during the U.S.-Japan Friendship Concert, which took place inside the Sinfonia Iwakuni, March 2, 2013. The concert consisted of multiple songs and performances by several local Japanese schools and Matthew C. Perry Elementary and High School students.

Matthew C. Perry Elementary and Kawashimo Elementary School students, among other participants including the mayor of Iwakuni, pose for a group photo after decorating kites at the U.S.–Japan Friendship Exchange at the IronWorks Gym here Feb. 27. The event was organized by the Chugoku-Shikoku Defense Bureau and co–sponsored by Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and Iwakuni city. - Matthew C. Perry Elementary and Kawashimo Elementary School students, among other participants including the mayor of Iwakuni, pose for a group photo after decorating kites at the U.S.–Japan Friendship Exchange at the IronWorks Gym here Feb. 27. The event was organized by the Chugoku-Shikoku Defense Bureau and co–sponsored by Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and Iwakuni city.