Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Matthew C. Perry and Takamori Midori Junior High School students pose for a photo during a cultural exchange event at Takamori Midori Junior High School in Kuga, Japan, Feb. 2, 2016. Traditionally, Midori Junior High School visits M.C. Perry annually and was excited to invite the American students into their own school this year. - Matthew C. Perry and Takamori Midori Junior High School students pose for a photo during a cultural exchange event at Takamori Midori Junior High School in Kuga, Japan, Feb. 2, 2016. Traditionally, Midori Junior High School visits M.C. Perry annually and was excited to invite the American students into their own school this year.

From left to right, Jenny Reese, assistant principal at Matthew C. Perry Elementary School, Jessica Blackston and Kenji Brunson, students at M.C. Perry Elementary School and Arturo Rivera, principal at M.C. Perry Elementary School receive a box of mikans from Motoi Yoshimura, right, leading board director and union president at the Yamaguchi Oshima Agricultural Cooperative Association during the 6th Annual Mikan Presentation at M.C. Perry at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 1, 2016. Mikans are orange citrus fruits that resemble tangerines and are a symbol of Japan’s agricultural export business. The event provided students and staff the opportunity to strengthen their bond with Iwakuni residents. - From left to right, Jenny Reese, assistant principal at Matthew C. Perry Elementary School, Jessica Blackston and Kenji Brunson, students at M.C. Perry Elementary School and Arturo Rivera, principal at M.C. Perry Elementary School receive a box of mikans from Motoi Yoshimura, right, leading board director and union president at the Yamaguchi Oshima Agricultural Cooperative Association during the 6th Annual Mikan Presentation at M.C. Perry at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 1, 2016. Mikans are orange citrus fruits that resemble tangerines and are a symbol of Japan’s agricultural export business. The event provided students and staff the opportunity to strengthen their bond with Iwakuni residents.