9th annual US-Japan Friendship Concert held in Iwakuni City - A student with Iwakuni Municipal Iwakuni Elementary School plays “Koi” by Gen Hoshino at the Sinfonia Iwakuni Concert Hall in Iwakuni City, Japan, Feb. 23, 2019. Seven schools and 222 students participated in the 9th annual U.S.-Japan Friendship Concert that was hosted by the Chugoku-Shikoku Defense Bureau. The purpose of the concert was to strengthen understanding and collaboration with local residents within the vicinity of Iwakuni City. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Stephen Campbell)

Visitors from Suo-Oshima present air station students with mikans - Farmers from Suo-Oshima, Curtis Brown, the student representative of Matthew C. Perry and Iwakuni Elementary Schools, Yoshihiko Fukuda, mayor of Iwakuni City, U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard F. Fuerst, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Sgt. Maj. Joseph Gregory, sergeant major of MCAS Iwakuni, and Dwayne Jefferson, principal of Iwakuni Elementary School pose for a photo during a mikan presentation at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 28, 2019. Farmers arrived at the school bearing mikans as gifts for the students. Mikans are a unique fruit to the country and the farmers wanted the children to experience them while in Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Stephen Campbell)

American and Japanese educators collaborate at MCAS Iwakuni - A local Japanese educator views a classroom setting at Iwakuni Elementary School on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 30, 2018. Local educators from the Shimane Prefecture travel to Iwakuni Elementary School to view the facilities, observe the children in a classroom setting and take lessons away from the American education style. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Joseph Abrego)

U.S.-Japan Friendship Concert showcases harmony between two nations - Josephine Blair, an audience member, watches a performance during the eighth annual U.S.-Japan Friendship Concert at the Sinfonia Iwakuni Concert Hall in Iwakuni City, Japan, Feb. 24, 2018. The event allowed students from different cultures to come together to perform and have the opportunity to build connections through music, despite the language barrier. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lauren Brune)

American, Japanese students mix it up through music, martial arts - Airi Kanishi, a member of the Shunan International Children’s Club, performs a traditional Japanese dance during a visit to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 12, 2018. Over 60 students from Shunan City danced, sang, played instruments and demonstrated traditional martial arts for students from the Matthew C. Perry and Iwakuni Elementary Schools. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Muriah King)

Local farmers give station students a sweet surprise - Students from Matthew C. Perry Elementary and Iwakuni Elementary present guests with thank-you gifts during a mikan presentation Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 19, 2018. Local farmers presented the students of Matthew C. Perry Elementary School and Iwakuni Elementary School with mikans, a citrus fruit similar to mandarin oranges, and in exchange, the students surprised them with thank-you gifts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Muriah King)