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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)

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.

Motoi Yoshimura, leading board director and union president at the Yamaguchi Oshima Agricultural Cooperative Association, gives a speech to Matthew C. Perry Elementary School students during the 6th Annual Mikan Presentation at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 1, 2016. Mikans are orange citrus fruits that resemble tangerines and are a symbol of Japan’s agricultural export business. The event provided students and staff the opportunity to strengthen their bond with Iwakuni residents. - Motoi Yoshimura, leading board director and union president at the Yamaguchi Oshima Agricultural Cooperative Association, gives a speech to Matthew C. Perry Elementary School students during the 6th Annual Mikan Presentation at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 1, 2016. Mikans are orange citrus fruits that resemble tangerines and are a symbol of Japan’s agricultural export business. The event provided students and staff the opportunity to strengthen their bond with Iwakuni residents.