Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni opened its gates to the people of Japan on Dec. 6 for its annual tree lighting event featuring lights, music and hot chocolate. (Video by Janiqua Robinson/Stars and Stripes) | Stars and Stripes

VIDEO | The Iwakuni Petty Officers Association hosted service members and officials from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and the Japan Self-Defense Force during a mochi-pounding event on Dec. 19. Participants took part in making mochi, a traditional Japanese rice cake, by pounding the rice and shaping it into balls for consumption. Mochi pounding is a customary New Year’s activity in Japan that involves two people working in tandem to prepare treat and is believed to bring good luck in the comi

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