Kanagawa Prefecture

Valerie Zehl neighbors: Wartime experiences come home

2 local veterans find deep respect for humanity It's one thing to stare down the enemy you've been trained to hate. Now that time has given George McAnanama, 62, and Stuart Naismith, 82, perspective on their years of military...

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Veterans Day events at Pacific bases

Veterans Day events at Pacific bases South Korea Yongsan Garrison: The Korea district of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold a ceremony honoring U.S. veterans at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the 8th Army War Memorial. The event...

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Cruise appeal

When the going gets rough – on land – it’s time to take to the high seas. Michael Bayley, senior vice-president of Royal Caribbean International compares a cruise experience on any of its ships to that of a luxury resort...

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RUSI host delegates from the Japan Forum for Strategic Studies

Japan Forum for Strategic Studies RUSI met with Major General Takahiro Ninomiya on Thursday 4th October. He is the Executive Director of the Japan Forum for Strategic Studies and special assistant to the chairman of the ‘Diet...

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Forecast Japan, weather Japan, meteo Japan

Weather Japan, Tokyo meteo, weather weekend forecast season, the weather in the mountains, the weather on the coast, the weather on the beach, sea water temperature, weather in the capital, the weather in the mountains, the...

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In reversal, Filipino family facing deportation allowed to stay

The Justice Ministry has given a Filipino family targeted for deportation special permission to stay in Japan, the family's lawyer said Friday. The family in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, was ordered to leave in October 2008...

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An Introduction to Sushi for Beginners

A Few Things You'll Need to Know Before Making Your Own Sushi Sushi is a Japanese dish created by Hanaya Yohei at the end of the Edo period and consists of wrapped vinegar rice topped with other ingredients. What You’ll Need to...

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7th Fleet readies for joint Japan exercise

Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Sunday, November 8, 2009 About 8,500 U.S. military personnel will join Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force for a war exercise near Japan from Nov. 10-18. Annualex 21G will focus on aspects of...

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Misawa plans health insurance mandate

By Charlie Reed, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Sunday, November 8, 2009 YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — The recent hospitalization of an uninsured visitor to Misawa Air Base is helping drive a new base policy that would require...

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Gangster opens fire in real estate agency

By North Asia correspondent Mark Willacy A Japanese gangster has walked into a real estate agency in Yokohama and shot three people before turning the gun on himself. Police say the gunman walked into the real estate agency,...

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