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Breaking language barriers, building bonds - Judges evaluate each contestant’s speech and stage presence during the 56th Annual Japanese and English Speech Contest at Sinfonia Iwakuni Concert Hall in Iwakuni City, Japan, Nov. 19, 2017. The contest was hosted by the Japanese American Society to help contestants understand and appreciate each other’s language and culture, strengthening the Japanese and American friendship. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Muriah King)

Hitting home runs in comradery - U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Esteban Arroyo, the air transportation division chief with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS), slides to home base during a goodwill softball game at Iwakuni City, Japan, Nov. 5, 2017. The game is a shop event held to bring Marines and Japanese nationals that work at the air terminal on base together and build office comradery. They also played with the Iwakuni City Sun Land baseball team, helping strengthen the bond between America and Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gabriela Garcia-Herrera)

"Bond" Stadium brings American, Japanese locals together - Distinguished guests from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni (MCAS) and Iwakuni City cut the ribbon for Kizuna Stadium during its grand opening in Iwakuni City, Japan, Nov. 4, 2017. The grand opening was celebrated with a round of thank-you speeches by MCAS Iwakuni and Iwakuni City officials, a ribbon-cutting ceremony and was highlighted by a friendly baseball game between American and Japanese high school students. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Carlos Jimenez)

US, Japanese locals gather for Halloween Carnival - A Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni resident shows a Japanese child how to carve a pumpkin during a Halloween Carnival in Iwakuni City, Japan, Oct. 21, 2017. Japanese American Society Iwakuni and Iwakuni City wanted to bring the American-style Halloween Carnival to the community of Iwakuni City so that the Japanese locals could experience this event. Adults and children dressed up to play games, trick-or-treat, color and carve pumpkins. This is the first time that the JAS has collaborated with Iwakuni City to host an event. The purpose of the JAS is to provide educational, social and cultural opportunities between American and Japanese communities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mason Roy)

Running towards unity - Christine Davis, a runner in the Marine Corps Air Station Iwkuni Juu-Gatsu 10km, reacts to her daughters after crossing the finish line at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 21, 2017. The race brought Japanese and Americans together through friendly competition. Davis finished third in her division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gabriela Garcia-Herrera)

Japanese barbers cut through time - Chieko Murakami, left, Hisato Murakami, center, and Tomie Shigemura, barbers working at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, pose in front of the Torii Pines barber shop at the air station, Oct. 25, 2017. They are currently three of the oldest employed Japanese workers on base. Shigemura began working in 1970, and Hisato and his wife, Chieko, joined her a year later. After nearly half a century, these barbers have whizzed their clippers through the hairs of countless Marines. From the dog days of the Vietnam War to the ongoing War on Terror, they’ve buzzed their way through time at MCAS Iwakuni while watching it flourish, grow and transform in the process. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Carlos Jimenez)