Blogs about: Okinawa

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Happy 4th of July!

katiewinn wrote 8 hours ago: Hope everyone had a very nice and safe holiday! This was the first time in 2 years that I have gotte … more →

Tags: 4th of July, Can't Hardly Wait, Cancun, Family, Games, Hawaii, Holiday, Japan, Kelsey Carey

Croc-o-mania

Bryan wrote 9 hours ago: High heeled crocs?  Fantastico… … more →

Tags: Japan, Fashion, crocs, High Fashion

Happy Birthday, GACKT!

gacktpause wrote 23 hours ago: For many people, the 4th of July has patriotic signifigance. If you’re Gacktese, like me, the … more →

Tags: Gackt, VK Elitist Lifestyle, ARES, asrun dream, ガクト, CRESCENT, Diabolos, foruth of july, Gackt

Ryukyu Cowboy Films

Richie wrote 1 day ago: Billed as the first film (or in this case, collection of short films) with directors who are al … more →

Tags: Filmed in Okinawa, films, Indies, Movies

How to Deal with America's Empire of Bases1 comment

Dr. Nayyar Hashmey wrote 2 days ago: Map shows US Bases in the Middle East. Pakistan on the right side (coloured in red like all other co … more →

Tags: News, Views & Analysis, Op-Eds, Political Essays & Commentaries, Barack Obama, Kyrgyzstan, Manas air base, Manta Base, The mega structure US Embassy in Islamabad, The Pearl Continental Peshawar

okinawa

okistanbul wrote 2 days ago: I’ve spent the last two weeks in Japan, dividing my time evenly between Tokyo and Okinawa and … more →

Tags: okistanbul, Japan, photos

Going to War: Reflections on My Journey to Iraq and Back- Part One

padresteve wrote 2 days ago: Two years ago today my assistant at EOD Group Two, RP2 Nelson Lebron and I began our Iraq adventure. … more →

Tags: military, Iraq/Afghanistan, Tour in Iraq, iraq, Afghanistan, U.S. Navy, eod group two, EOD, marine security forces

Annya Eyestone Photography2 comments

travel67 wrote 3 days ago: My friend, and fellow photographer on Okinawa, Annya Eyestone has a photo on the back page of this m … more →

Tags: Japan, Photography

the okinawa diet

Maya wrote 3 days ago: What ill be eating every day for the next three weeks… be jealous! The Okinawana diet is most … more →

Tags: Japan, Japanese Food, fresh foods., green tea

The importance of control1 comment

Southern Fried Scientist wrote 4 days ago: Without context, David doesn't know if this sign is completely weird or completely common in Jap … more →

Tags: Conferences, Deep Sea, Japan, CBe

Open-Air Photography in July's Okinawa Living Magazine2 comments

travel67 wrote 4 days ago: In the July issue of Okinawa Living,  I have a 6 page feature on photographing Okinawa’s outdo … more →

Tags: Assignments, Japan, Photography

Okinawa, before I could remember

Andrew wrote 4 days ago: For the Okinawa buffs who occasionally float by here, a few photographs from the family archives of … more →

Tags: Procrastination

Oku12 comments

Southern Fried Scientist wrote 1 week ago: Oku, I can’t really come up with the right words to describe it. The beautiful town of Oku. If … more →

Tags: Conferences, Japan, CBe, Oku

Shamisen Rock

travel67 wrote 1 week ago: In the interview with sanshin player Byron Jones I asked if he could play Hendrix. Yesterday I found … more →

Tags: Japan

More About the Battle on Okinawa

lgsachs wrote 1 week ago: April 16th entry to Howard Memoirs In an ealier entry  my experiences in WW II,  I recall ending wit … more →

Tags: My History., WW II, GIS, 96th Infantry

America's "Bases of Empire"1 comment

sudhan wrote 1 week ago: By Stephen Lendman | Global Research, June 27th, 2009 Besides waging perpetual wars, nothing … more →

Tags: US Policy, USA, Commentary, Imperialism, Wars, America's imperial agenda, global bases, Department of Defense's Base Structure Report, Sofas

Okinawan Bus Driver Kills Boy2 comments

travel67 wrote 1 week ago: From JapanUpdate Okinawa’s weekly English newspaper: City bus strikes, kills bike-riding young … more →

Tags: Japan, Tri tri and tri again

Short update from Okinawa4 comments

Southern Fried Scientist wrote 1 week ago: Well, it took nearly 30 hours, but I’m finally here in Okinawa. Tomorrow we’re renting c … more →

Tags: Blogging, Conferences, Japan, CBe

General Stilwell Takes Over on Okinawa

Joel wrote 1 week ago: A year ago, we discussed the death of General Simon Bolivar Buckner.  In command of the U.S. … more →

Tags: Pacific, World War II (1939-1945), 1945, Burma, Burma Road, Chiang Kai-Shek, General Joseph Stilwell, General Roy Geiger, General Simon Bolivar Buckner