英字新聞 Japan Update - Dec. 11, 2014 - Dec. 17, 2014
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Fantastic Okinawa Liberty Policy Update Annual Christmas Fantasy delights at Okinawa Zoo By Bill Charles S nowflakes aren’t actually forecast to fall over Okinawa this holiday sea- son, but the Christmas Fantasy being staged at Okinawa Kodomono Kuni, the Okinawa Zoo, is prepared to amaze visitors with the next best thing. People experiencing their first winter on Okinawa are often surprised and disappointed to dis- cover a Christmas in this sub- tropical paradise doesn’t have quite the same ring to the season as back home. No problem, say the Christmas Fantasy organizers at the Okinawa Zoo in Goya, Okinawa City. From December 23rd through 28th, from 4:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. each day, the zoo is creating a huge scale Christmas Wonderland. The zoo is celebrating its 19th annual Christmas Fantasy event, packed with holiday cheer, sparkling lights, illuminated Christmas trees and decorations guaranteed to give everyone a fuzzy, nostalgic feeling to cele- brate the holiday season. The high- light of this annual event is a chance to revel in the beauty of real white snow that will be falling from snow machines three times each evening, guaranteed. Yes! Guaranteed! Real snow falling from the skies over the zoo. Okinawa Kodomo no Kuni changes to a Christmas theme park with huge numbers of deco- rated electric illuminations! Visitors can walk around the all illuminated park and enjoy many special theme areas like Santa Claus, electric flower field, illu- minated amusement park, illumi- nated Tunnel of Love and much more! There are also pay play areas in its park of snow where visitors can play in a snow field, whiz down sliders, enjoy a snow- man, visit the kamakura (igloo) and more. Some free snow area activi- ties are available, for fun for everyone! Then there are the snow shows three times each day! There’s to be a snow machine run- ning around the park making Continues on page 2 S oldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines received an early Christmas present from the Commander, U.S. Forces Japan, in the form of a relaxed cur- few and off-base liberty ruling. Air Force Lt. Gen. Salvatore “Sam” Angelella directed the revised liberty rules, which include later curfews and lifting of the ban on off-base drinking by service personnel. His chief of staff, U.S. Army Colonel Cory Mendenhall, spoke to troops across Japan via AFN on Tuesday, to out- line specifics of the new policies, and also to encourage good behavior during the hol- iday season. “The Liberty Policy is just one initia- tive in our comprehensive efforts to ensure our personnel maintain the highest stan- dards of conduct and behavior,” says USFJ, adding “Active leadership engagement and enhanced education and training are other components that we have, and continue to stress. We remain committed to being good neighbors and citizens in the communities where we live and work.” USFJ says “We have made extensive efforts to tailor the provisions in order to reinforce standards of conduct and main- tain good order and discipline, while also maintaining quality of life for our service members,” and assured the command and Japanese communities which host American bases “We will continue our utmost efforts to prevent incidents and accidents. Our leaders will continue to emphasize safety, respect, honor, and per- sonal responsibility.” The general says “we are also commit- ted to ensure this revised policy gets off to the right start through increased leadership presence and courtesy patrols,” adding that “The overwhelming majority of our 54,000 military members in Japan serve honorably and professionally every day. They are exemplary representatives of their service and our country.” The new liberty rules went into effect only days after U.S. Marine Lt. Gen. John Wissler, center, signed the Drug and Drunk Driving Prevention Month Proclamation Dec. 4th at Camp Foster. Senior officers, representing each branch of service sta- tioned on Okinawa, gathered to sign the proclamation in an attempt to reduce drink- ing and driving incidents, which occur highest around the holiday season. USFJ implements updated Liberty Policy on Okinawa Kodomo-no Kuni, or Okinawa Zoo, lights up for Christmas fun every day from Dec. 23 through 28. Snow slider is fun. It's really snowing on Okinawa. Laser show lights the sky daily. New rules loosen the restrictions placed on U.S. military members on liberty. Dec. 11, 2014 - Dec. 17, 2014 www.japanupdate.com ¥150 Fantastic Okinawa Local News Classifieds Okinawan Culture Weather JU Weekly Raffle Events this week English Lesson Horoscope Recipe
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Fantastic Okinawa
Liberty Policy Update
Annual Christmas Fantasy delights at Okinawa ZooBy Bill Charles
Snowflakes aren’t actuallyforecast to fall overOkinawa this holiday sea-son, but the Christmas
Fantasy being staged at OkinawaKodomono Kuni, the OkinawaZoo, is prepared to amaze visitorswith the next best thing.
People experiencing theirfirst winter on Okinawa are oftensurprised and disappointed to dis-cover a Christmas in this sub-tropical paradise doesn’t havequite the same ring to the seasonas back home. No problem, saythe Christmas Fantasy organizersat the Okinawa Zoo in Goya,Okinawa City. From December23rd through 28th, from 4:00 p.m.to 9:30 p.m. each day, the zoo iscreating a huge scale ChristmasWonderland.
The zoo is celebrating its 19thannual Christmas Fantasy event,packed with holiday cheer,sparkling lights, illuminatedChristmas trees and decorationsguaranteed to give everyone afuzzy, nostalgic feeling to cele-brate the holiday season. The high-light of this annual event is achance to revel in the beauty ofreal white snow that will be fallingfrom snow machines three times
each evening, guaranteed. Yes!Guaranteed! Real snow fallingfrom the skies over the zoo.
Okinawa Kodomo no Kunichanges to a Christmas themepark with huge numbers of deco-rated electric illuminations!Visitors can walk around the allilluminated park and enjoy manyspecial theme areas like SantaClaus, electric flower field, illu-minated amusement park, illumi-nated Tunnel of Love and much
more! There are also pay playareas in its park of snow wherevisitors can play in a snow field,whiz down sliders, enjoy a snow-man, visit the kamakura (igloo)and more.
Some free snow area activi-ties are available, for fun foreveryone! Then there are the snowshows three times each day!There’s to be a snow machine run-ning around the park making
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Soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marinesreceived an early Christmas presentfrom the Commander, U.S. ForcesJapan, in the form of a relaxed cur-
few and off-base liberty ruling.
Air Force Lt. Gen. Salvatore “Sam”Angelella directed the revised liberty rules,which include later curfews and lifting ofthe ban on off-base drinking by servicepersonnel. His chief of staff, U.S. ArmyColonel Cory Mendenhall, spoke to troopsacross Japan via AFN on Tuesday, to out-line specifics of the new policies, and alsoto encourage good behavior during the hol-iday season.
“The Liberty Policy is just one initia-tive in our comprehensive efforts to ensureour personnel maintain the highest stan-dards of conduct and behavior,” says USFJ,adding “Active leadership engagement andenhanced education and training are othercomponents that we have, and continue tostress. We remain committed to being goodneighbors and citizens in the communitieswhere we live and work.”
USFJ says “We have made extensive
efforts to tailor the provisions in order toreinforce standards of conduct and main-tain good order and discipline, while alsomaintaining quality of life for our servicemembers,” and assured the command andJapanese communities which hostAmerican bases “We will continue ourutmost efforts to prevent incidents andaccidents. Our leaders will continue toemphasize safety, respect, honor, and per-sonal responsibility.”
The general says “we are also commit-ted to ensure this revised policy gets off tothe right start through increased leadershippresence and courtesy patrols,” adding that“The overwhelming majority of our 54,000military members in Japan serve honorablyand professionally every day. They areexemplary representatives of their serviceand our country.”
The new liberty rules went into effect
only days after U.S. Marine Lt. Gen. JohnWissler, center, signed the Drug and DrunkDriving Prevention Month ProclamationDec. 4th at Camp Foster. Senior officers,representing each branch of service sta-tioned on Okinawa, gathered to sign theproclamation in an attempt to reduce drink-ing and driving incidents, which occurhighest around the holiday season.
USFJ implements updated Liberty Policy on Okinawa
Kodomo-no Kuni, or Okinawa Zoo, lights up for Christmas fun every day from Dec. 23 through 28.
Snow slider is fun. It's really snowing on Okinawa. Laser show lights the sky daily.
New rules loosen the restrictions placedon U.S. military members on liberty.
Dec. 11, 2014 - Dec. 17, 2014 www.japanupdate.com
¥150 Fantastic OkinawaLocal News
ClassifiedsOkinawan Culture
WeatherJU Weekly Raffle
Events this weekEnglish Lesson
HoroscopeRecipe
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The Blue Impulse, the acrobatic team ofthe Japan Air Self Defense Force, willbe performing Sunday at the Naha AirBase Air Festa 2014.
For those who’ve never seen a Japanesemilitary air show, Sunday’s 8 a.m. ~ 3 p.m. freefestival is something to see at the JASDF NahaAir Base, 301 Toma, in Naha City, adjacent toNaha International Airport. The opening flightbegins at 8 a.m., followed at 9 a.m. with F-15fighter jets roaring overhead, followed by
another aerial exhibition featuring helicoptersas part of a joint performance involving otheraircraft. The Air Festa highlight is the BlueImpulse acrobatic flight show at 1:15 p.m.
No military show is complete without stat-ic displays of military equipment, and that’strue for Sunday’s Naha Air Festa. Military dis-plays from the Ground Self Defense Force,Maritime Self Defense Force and Air SelfDefense Force will be open to the public tolook, touch and take pictures. Japanese andAmerican military big bands are scheduled toplay at the attraction site.
The U.S. military big band performance isslotted for 9:30 a.m., while the JASDFSouthwestern Naha Band musical show is at11:40 a.m. Other than that, salsa bandKACHIMBA 4 and an Eisa dance group will beon stage. Kachimba 4 plays at 10:30 a.m. andtwo Eisa dance shows are scheduled for 8:20a.m. and 2:25 p.m.
There is no parking lot at the Naha AirBase venue. Visitors must park at NahaMilitary Port and take a free shuttle bus to thefestival. Military organizers say portable chairsare not permitted at the air show.
Christmas FantasyContinued from page 1snow, something that is fun for kidsbut also adults enjoy. Snowing showstake place at 5:30 p.m., 7:15 p.m. and8:40 p.m. each day. There are also anumber of daily stage shows, includingEisa, Shishimai (Lion dance), Worlddancing, Super Aurora attractions,Bingo games and more!
The Super Aurora attraction is alaser beam show at 6:15 p.m., 7:50p.m. and 9:15 p.m. each evening.
Christmas Fantasy advance tick-ets are ¥1,800, or ¥2,200 at the gate.Kids 4-15 pay ¥1,000 in advance, or¥1,200 at the gate. Children under
three years of age are free. Advancetickets are available before December23rd at CoCo stores, Coop Okinawa,Ryubo, Kadena ITT, MCCS ToursPlus, FamilyMart, and Lawson con-venience stores. Visitors cannot bringany food or drinks to the venue. Thereis very limited space for parking, somany shuttle busses will be runningthroughout the Christmas Fantasyfrom Okinawa City offices(https://goo.gl/maps/qi4bC) and KozaAthletic Park.(https://goo.gl/maps/Wb5ju)
The Okinawa Zoo location ismarked by the Map:https://goo.gl/maps/SKUbP. Officialsite is http://www.xmas-fantasy.com
Japan’s ace acrobatic team headlines Naha Air Festa
Heart-shaped 'Tunnel of Love'
Visitors are interested in the JASDF Blue Impulse acrobatic flight team air-craft that was on display in last year's show.
Okinawan original Christmas Shisa
The static displays showcase most of the air-craft in JASDF arsenal.
