Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Visitors from Suo-Oshima present air station students with mikans - Yoshihiko Fukuda, mayor of Iwakuni City, receives a challenge coin from Matthew C. Perry and Iwakuni Elementary Schools at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Japan, Jan. 28, 2019. The schools hosted a mikan presentation and guests arrived at the school bringing mikans as gifts for the students because they are a unique fruit to the country and wanted the children to experience them while in Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Stephen Campbell)

Larry Wahl, the psychologist for Matthew C. Perry Schools, adresses elementary school students during the seventh annual mikan presentation at Marine Corps Air Station, Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 19, 2017. Local farmers presented the sweet, easy-to-peel citrus fruit, which is similar to Mandarin oranges, to students expanding their experience of Japanese cultures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gabriela Garcia-Herrera) - Larry Wahl, the psychologist for Matthew C. Perry Schools, adresses elementary school students during the seventh annual mikan presentation at Marine Corps Air Station, Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 19, 2017. Local farmers presented the sweet, easy-to-peel citrus fruit, which is similar to Mandarin oranges, to students expanding their experience of Japanese cultures. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gabriela Garcia-Herrera)

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.

Members of the local Iwakuni agricultural and societal cooperative associations pose for a photo with Lt. Col. Mike Carreiro, executive officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, and members of the Matthew C. Perry Elementary School’s faculty and student body during the school’s mikan presentation inside the school’s gymnasium, Jan. 13, 2015, aboard station. The purpose of the event was to strengthen the bond between Iwakuni City residents and M.C. Perry students. Members of the associations presented M.C. Perry Elementary School with 20 boxes of mikans from Suo-Oshima Island. - Members of the local Iwakuni agricultural and societal cooperative associations pose for a photo with Lt. Col. Mike Carreiro, executive officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, and members of the Matthew C. Perry Elementary School’s faculty and student body during the school’s mikan presentation inside the school’s gymnasium, Jan. 13, 2015, aboard station. The purpose of the event was to strengthen the bond between Iwakuni City residents and M.C. Perry students. Members of the associations presented M.C. Perry Elementary School with 20 boxes of mikans from Suo-Oshima Island.

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.