Marc Castaneda
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 6
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- Oct 1, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for stripes.com
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- Jul 8, 2026
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Navy changes who calls the shots on maintenance and repairs at bases worldwide (opens the original)
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Workers remove a sign in front of Club Alliance to make way for a water-line repair project at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, June 14, 2026. (James Kimber/U.S. Navy) Navy base commanders are gaining greater control over everyday repairs and maintenance on their installations under a worldwide reorganization involving about 10,000 military and civilian workers. The service completed the restructuring’s second phase on Sept. 20, transferring 8,000 public works and maintenance personnel from Naval Fac
Garlic Joâs in Yokohama goes all-in on its namesake ingredient (opens the original)
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Square-cut rather than served in traditional slices, Garlic Jo's original garlic pizza arrives hot from the oven with pieces of garlic baked directly into the cheese. (Marc Castaneda/Stars and Stripes) Garlic Joâs inside Queenâs Square Yokohama, steps from Minatomirai Station, makes no attempt to hide its obsession. Neon signs glow with the word âgarlic,â plastic food displays feature piles of golden cloves, and the menu delivers a straightforward message: If you donât like garlic, you
Credit cards in, Suica and Pasmo out at Tokyo Metroâs experimental gates (opens the original)
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Tokyo Metro installed a credit card/QR-code exclusive gate at Ginza Station in Tokyo on July 22, 2026. (Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes) By MARC CASTANEDA and HANA KUSUMOTO STARS AND STRIPES TOKYO â Members of the U.S. military community visiting Japanâs capital have another way to pay for subway rides at two popular destinations, where experimental gates now accept contactless bank cards and QR codes instead of commonly used rechargeable passes. Tokyo Metro has installed trial gates at G
Students get hands-on lessons in financial literacy at home of US Forces Japan (opens the original)
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From right, Luic Ramirez, Kenji Sugiyama and Chad Joseph review profession cards while building a budget during a financial workshop taught by Katrina Kyllo at Navy Federal Credit Union on Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 7, 2026. (Marc Castaneda/Stars and Stripes) YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — Teenagers at this airlift hub in western Tokyo got an early look at the realities of adult finances during a recent workshop that challenged them to turn an imaginary paycheck into a workable budget. The free fina
Air Force doctorâs mobile app helps troops from all branches meet fitness standards (opens the original)
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Capt. Zachary Hicks, an urgent care physician with the 374th Medical Group, works on his app, Military Fitness Score, through his Apple Vision Pro in a coffee shop at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 8, 2026. (Marc Castaneda/Stars and Stripes) YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan â An Air Force physician has developed a mobile app that combines physical fitness standards across the armed forces, allowing service members to calculate scores, track progress and build training plans from a single platform. Capt. Z
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