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Sister school agreement aims to strengthen US-Japanese student ties in Iwakuni

Stars and Stripes 17 Dec 2025
Perry and Karyo high schools pose after signing a sister school agreement at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec ... Perry and Karyo high schools, sign a sister school agreement at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec.
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Air wing home in Japan after 6 months at sea

Stars and Stripes 12 Dec 2025
The engine mechanics, ordnance technicians, clerks and other personnel of Carrier Air Wing 5 arrived in waves aboard several aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, the wing’s home base when not deployed.
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Iwakuni museum stores an armory’s worth of ancient samurai weaponry

Stars and Stripes 20 Nov 2025
A museum packed with samurai weapons and armor stands near the iconic Kintaikyo Bridge in Iwakuni, a short drive from the Marine Corps air station in Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan ... from Iwakuni, Japan.
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Marine base in Japan reports record surge in venomous spider eradications

Stars and Stripes 17 Nov 2025
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan — This U.S ... MCAS Iwakuni exterminated 3,506 black widow, brown widow and redback spiders between July 22 and Oct ... MCAS Iwakuni has attributed the rise in spider ...
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Japan civic groups urge withdrawal of U.S. Typhon missile system from Iwakuni

Xinhua 10 Nov 2025
military to withdraw its Typhon intermediate-range missile system deployed in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi prefecture ... Kyodo also cited officials from Iwakuni City as saying ... Typhon missile system from Iwakuni.
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