VOLUME 7 NO. 15 SEPTEMBER 4 – SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 SUBMIT STORIES TO:
[email protected] STRIPESJAPAN.COM FACEBOOK.COM/STRIPESPACIFIC FREE INSIDE INFO Mental Notes with Hilary Valdez INNER MANAGEMENT PAGE 3 7 secrets about Daiso, YUGAWARA BEACH Japan’s fun and quirky A GREAT PLACE TO HANG 10 Japan Photos courtesy of Live PAGE 7 100-yen shop! Pages 8-9 JAPAN TAKES BAKED GOODS ANOTHER LEVEL PAGE 10 GEISHA STRUGGLE TO PROTECT TRADITIONS AMID COVID-19 PAGE 16 Iwakuni family barred from bases after travel incident BY JOSEPH DITZLER, orders in place from U.S. Forces Japan and LIKE US ON STARS AND STRIPES MCAS Iwakuni to control the virus’ spread. FACEBOOK Published: August 28, 2020 The family violated Japan’s Japan at the time was experiencing the onset of a second wave of coronavirus cases. TOKYO — An American family that drew Quarantine Act, along with Friday’s release came with an apology: rebuke from Japan’s defense minister after orders in place from “The air station expresses sincere regret skirting coronavirus restrictions in July has U.S. Forces Japan. to our Japanese neighbors for any anxiety been barred from Marine Corps Air Station caused by this incident and we will continue Iwakuni, and all U.S. military installations, to strictly enforce appropriate COVID-19 for 10 years, according to Marine statements. risk mitigation measures.” The family of four arrived July 12 at Hane- COVID-19 is the respiratory disease da International Airport in central Tokyo by Japanese authorities at Haneda later caused by the coronavirus. and the following day boarded a commercial showed three of the family members were The family left Iwakuni on Aug.