Neighbors share culture through exchange - Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni residents and local Japanese residents gather for a photo at Iwakuni City, Japan, May 26, 2018. The Cultural Adaptation Program hosted the community cultural exchange in order to share the Japanese and American culture. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Seth Rosenberg)

Petty Officer 3rd Class Antonio Medelgonzal, a harbor operations dispatcher with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, high-fives children at Josho Hoikuen School in Iwakuni City, Japan, April 19, 2016. Visiting the school provided service members the chance to teach children how to speak and count in English, fostering the friendship between the U.S. and Japan. The visit afforded the children the opportunity to meet and interact with new people. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Henson/Released) - Petty Officer 3rd Class Antonio Medelgonzal, a harbor operations dispatcher with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, high-fives children at Josho Hoikuen School in Iwakuni City, Japan, April 19, 2016. Visiting the school provided service members the chance to teach children how to speak and count in English, fostering the friendship between the U.S. and Japan. The visit afforded the children the opportunity to meet and interact with new people. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Henson/Released)

Eight-year-old Chinatsu Moriwaki and Sae Matsumoto, students of Fukugawa Elementary School, sing the “Star Spangled Banner” during a cultural exchange at Matthew C. Perry Elementary School Feb. 11, 2016. Fukugawa Elementary School is a member of the Shunan International Children’s Club that visits M.C. Perry Elementary School annually. Approximately 90 children’s club students, staff and government officials attended the cultural exchange. - Eight-year-old Chinatsu Moriwaki and Sae Matsumoto, students of Fukugawa Elementary School, sing the “Star Spangled Banner” during a cultural exchange at Matthew C. Perry Elementary School Feb. 11, 2016. Fukugawa Elementary School is a member of the Shunan International Children’s Club that visits M.C. Perry Elementary School annually. Approximately 90 children’s club students, staff and government officials attended the cultural exchange.