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MCAS Iwakuni writes a New Year with Japan January 28, 2020 — Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and Japanese residents, students, and leaders take part in kakizome, or, first calligraphy of the New Year at Waki Elementary School, Waki Town, Japan, Jan. 11, 2019. MORE

49th Kintai Marathon lead to friendships April 19, 2016 — Station residents and Japanese participants stretched and began preparing themselves for the mental and physical challenges ahead before competing in the 49th Kintai Marathon on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan April 17, 2016. MORE

U.S., Japan friendship is music to the ears February 20, 2016 — Matthew C. Perry Elementary and High School students played instruments and sang songs in celebration of the U.S. and Japan’s friendship in the 6th Annual Friendship Concert alongside students of the Iwakuni community at the Sinfonia Iwakuni Concert Hall, Iwakuni City, Japan, Feb. 20, 2016.Before the concert commenced, Takahiro Sugawara, director MORE

MCAS Iwakuni residents build bonds in Tsuzu December 12, 2015 — Residents with the Youth and Teen Center at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, participated in Cultural Day in Tsuzu, Dec. 12, 2015.This cultural exchange provides both the American and Japanese communities an opportunity to interact, learn about each other’s culture, and make new friends through games, food, and arts and crafts.The event MORE

National Honor Society members give back to community November 17, 2015 — Nineteen students with the National Honor Society at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, visited the Kaede Nursing Home in Iwakuni, Nov. 17, 2015.This visit allowed students the opportunity to give back to the local community, experience a new culture and make new friends. Events like this aides in strengthening the bond between the station MORE

Building bonds: Suo-Oshima hosts friendship soccer meet September 27, 2015 — Children from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, participated in the Japan-U.S. Friendship Kid's Soccer Event coordinated by the Chugoku-Shikoku Defense Bureau at the Suo-Oshima Town Athletics Track and Field, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, Sept. 27, 2015.This annual event serves as a way for American and Japanese children to interact with each MORE

MCAS Iwakuni prepares for Friendship Day year-round May 3, 2015 — The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force/Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Friendship Day 2015 Air Show aboard MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, lasted approximately nine hours, but the planning and execution of the event was yearlong.The first Friendship Day 2015 meeting was in July 2014, about two months after the conclusion of FD14, and the meetings continued MORE

Service members make new friends February 10, 2015 — Service members taught Japanese students English at Josho Hoikuen in Iwakuni City, Japan, during a community relations preschool event conducted by the Marine Memorial Chapel aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 10, 2015.COMRELs give station residents a chance reach out to the local community by teaching them their native language. MORE

MCAS Iwakuni service members visit preschool teach children English January 13, 2015 — Service members from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, visited Josho Hoikuen in Iwakuni City during a community relations preschool event hosted by the Marine Memorial Chapel, Jan. 13, 2015.The volunteers went to the preschool to teach the children English, according to Yamada Noriko, an administrative specialist with the chapel. “I believe MORE

U.S., Japan students make music December 15, 2014 — Matthew C. Perry Schools, Higashi Junior High School and Agenosho Elementary School students performed in a holiday concert, Dec. 15, 2014, at the Marine Memorial Chapel aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan.This event is the first time the Japanese and American children performed together this year. “Initially, this event was made for the MORE