HeyJaredRyan Breeden
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Cultural museum highlights Okinawaâs post-WWII transformation (opens the original)
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Stamps, cigarettes and informational brochures dating to the 1950s are just a few of the items you can see at the Okinawa City Museum of Postwar Culture and History. (Ryan M. Breeden/Stars and Stripes) An area long characterized by the presence of U.S. military forces is showcased through the lens of a local museum with a specific focus on postwar transformation. The Okinawa City Museum of Postwar Culture and History serves as a fascinating window into the complex history of Okinawa city after W
Foam, flavor and tradition: Discovering buku buku tea on Okinawa (opens the original)
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Buku buku tea is a traditional Okinawan beverage made from white and brown rice, jasmine tea and hard water. (Ryan M. Breeden/Stars and Stripes) Refreshments in Japan come in all shapes and sizes, but a local drink on Okinawa pushes that expectation to the limits with its uniquely visual bubble mountain topping. Encouraging a playful and childlike experience, buku buku tea is a frothy beverage that embodies the joyful spirit of local culture, tradition and spirit. With roots dating to the Ryukyu
Defense Department school librarian pulls teenager from rough seas off Okinawa (opens the original)
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Michael Cottrell, a Kadena Middle School librarian, rescued a teenager from rough waters in Sunabe, Okinawa, Aug. 27, 2026. (Ryan M. Breeden/Stars and Stripes) By RYAN BREEDEN and KEISHI KOJA STARS AND STRIPES CHATAN, Okinawa — A middle school librarian at Kadena Air Base pulled a 19-year-old man from rough seas in central Okinawa last week after a wave swept the teenager into the water. Michael Cottrell was walking his dog Thursday near a water purification plant in Chatan’s Minato district whe
Air Force moves to ease Okinawa housing shortage as families wait weeks for homes (opens the original)
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Renovations and reconstruction are underway on several housing units at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Aug. 31, 2026. (Ryan M. Breeden/Stars and Stripes) By RYAN BREEDEN and KEISHI KOJA STARS AND STRIPES KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa — Military families arriving on Okinawa are spending an average of three to five weeks searching for homes as a surge in vacation rentals and on-base construction squeeze an already tight housing market, Air Force officials said. Only 317 of approximately 8,400 properties in
United to launch first nonstop US-Okinawa flight in more than 50 years (opens the original)
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A flight takes off from Naha International Airport on Okinawa, April 25, 2025. (Keishi Koja/Stars and Stripes) By RYAN BREEDEN and KEISHI KOJA STARS AND STRIPES A major U.S. airline will launch the first nonstop passenger service between Okinawa and the continental United States in more than half a century next spring, offering the island’s large U.S. military community a direct route to San Francisco. United Airlines will begin service between Naha and San Francisco International airports on Ma
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