Soldiers in Japan take part in traditional Giant Kite Festival
CAMP ZAMA, Japan (May 9, 2012) -- An annual traditional event in Japan that centers around the construction and flight of massive kites involved participation this year from more than 40 Soldiers and family members assigned here.
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Zama Killer Katanas skate, shove their way to impressive performance in roller derby debut
CAMP ZAMA, Japan (May 9, 2012) -- An uninitiated spectator at the May 5 all-female roller derby bout here between the Zama Killer Katanas and the Yokota Scary Blossoms might have viewed the event as a frenzied spectacle; chaos on wheels.
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Camp Zama students paint mural that illustrates history of physics
CAMP ZAMA, Japan (May 4, 2012) -- An artistic project conceived and executed by students at Zama American High School here, which will serve as an illustrated timeline of some of the key figures in the world of physics, is nearing its completion.
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Camp Zama commemorates anniversary of Japan earthquake, tsunami with road-renaming ceremony
CAMP ZAMA, Japan (April 26, 2012) -- Three streets on an Army installation in Japan now bear new names that commemorate the worst natural disaster in the country's history, but also pay tribute to the joint relief and rebuilding efforts that followed.
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U.S., Japanese firefighters host first-ever joint Incident Command System seminar at Camp Zama
CAMP ZAMA, Japan (April 23, 2012) -- A training event on responding to hazardous material- and weapons of mass destruction-related disasters was conducted by members of the U.S. Army Garrison Japan Fire Department and their Japanese counterparts April 19 here.
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Students in Japan gain Earth, science knowledge from Camp Zama experts
CAMP ZAMA, Japan (April 23, 2012) -- Though they lack the alliterative ring of the "Three Rs," the essential subjects of science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, were brought to life for Arnn Elementary students by subject-matter experts from the community here.
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