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") ") MORE STRIPES [X] DIGITAL ISSUE This month’s Whats Up COMMUNITY SITES Stripes Europe Stripes Guam Stripes Japan Stripes Korea Stripes Okinawa OTHER STRIPES SITES Stripes.com Best of the Pacific Month of the Military Child DIGITAL EDITIONS + Stripes Guam Stripes Japan Stripes Korea Stripes Okinawa What’s Up - Bavaria What’s Up - Stuttgart What’s Up - Rhein Main What’s Up - Kaiserslautern STARS AND STRIPES + Stripes.com Print Subscription Email Newsletters Mobile Apps Printshop Classifieds SHARE [X] Search form Search SUBMIT YOUR STORY! Toggle navigation Home COMMUNITY NEWS Travel Education Food & Drink Spotlight! Search DIGITAL ISSUE This month’s Whats Up COMMUNITY SITES Stripes Europe Stripes Guam Stripes Japan Stripes Korea Stripes Okinawa OTHER STRIPES SITES Best of the Pacific Month of the Military Child DIGITAL EDITIONS Stripes Guam Stripes Japan Stripes Korea Stripes Okinawa What’s Up - Bavaria What’s Up - Stuttgart What’s Up - Rhein Main What’s Up - Kaiserslautern STARS AND STRIPES Stripes.com Print Subscription Email Newsletters Mobile Apps Printshop Classifieds Search form Search Featured Stories Food & Drink Kampai – Okinawan style!: Get into the spirits of the Ryukyu Kingdom The French have their wine, you can’t get more American than beer and everybody knows Japan is all about the sake, right? Travel 50,000 azaleas in Higashi-son, Okinawa to celebrate spring From March 1 - 24, Tsutsuji Matsuri, or Azalea Festival, will return to Sonmin no Mori Tsutsuji En (Villagers’ Forest and Azalea Park) in Higashi-son, for its 37th installment. Education USO to host NFL Football ProCamp on Kadena March 14-15 The official NFL Football ProCamp hosted by running back Todd Gurley of the Los Angeles Rams will take place Mar 14-15 at the Ryukyu Middle School, Kadena Air Base. Community News Time to vote for the Best of the Pacific 2020 A new year is upon us, and it’s time once again to turn your attention to the yearly tradition unlike any other – Best of the Pacific voting season! Latest Issue Previous Issues Get your digital copy of this week’s Stripes Okinawa. Special Publications More Publications Latest Stories Read on Stripes.com Education Cuisine: DODEA-Pacific cancels more events in Korea and Japan over coronavirus concerns Pacific area Defense Department schools canceled more events Friday, a day after pulling the plug on Far East winter sports tournaments due to concerns over potential exposure to the new coronavirus. Read on Stripes.com Travel Cuisine: Get off base and enjoy fun events on Okinawa There’s some great events coming up, so get off base and check them out! Recent Videos Read on Stripes.com Community News Cuisine: US Army Japan says seven aboard Yokohama cruise ship will undergo additional quarantine at home Seven people associated with U.S. Army Japan who spent two weeks potentially exposed to the new coronavirus on a cruise ship in Yokohama must spend another 14 days quarantined at home, officials said Tuesday. Read on Stripes.com Travel Cuisine: Perfect weekend in Kanazawa, Ishikawa A brisk shinkansen ride from Tokyo through the bamboo-covered hills and rice paddies will bring you to Kanazawa, a charming coastal town often compared to Kyoto and referred to as the hidden pearl of the Japan Sea. Lt. Gen. H. Stacy Clardy Spotlight Cuisine: U.S. Marine awarded Navy and Marine Corps medal to III MEF Marine for heroic act Maj. William Easter, the theatre security cooperation officer with III Marine Expeditionary Force, was awarded the Navy and Marines Corps medal for saving a drowning pregnant woman caught in a rip current. Read on Stripes.com Community News Cuisine: Veterans point to value of Stars and Stripes amid proposal to strip funding from news organization Many veterans are speaking out about the importance of Stars and Stripes as a news source for troops in light of the Pentagon’s decision this week to gut the historic news agency of its annual funding to free up more money for what it considers to be crucial warfighting expenses. About Advertising Contact Site Policy Accessibility/Section 508 A community product of © 2020 Stars and Stripes see official rules VOTE NOW Dismiss Don’t show...