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Who has been stationed in Japan? What was the most challenging part of living there? Is it retirement friendly for Americans?
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Edited 10 y ago
Posted 10 y ago
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I am currently in Okinawa....I would say the most challenging thing is the language. I would say at here on the island it seems pretty retirement friendly, there seems to be a lot of Americans who have stayed here. It is extremely humid in the summer, but this time of year is just great!
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LTC (Join to see)
Haven't been there yet, but just got back from mainland and it is getting colder there.
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PV2 Eric Szabo
LOL we had a quick snow here in Rhode Island due to this Arctic Blast!! and it has smelled like snow for a few days now!!!
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Okinawa! 3 years there. Hot and humid. Great food, superb customer service. Just please, please, don't do anything stupid!
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SGT Steve Vincent
Japan is nice. I was only there for about a day and a half, so I can't really speak to anything other than I had fun while I was there. South Korea is pretty awesome, though, and it has quite a large retired military community. Pretty much all of them work for AAFES, and make a good living. Good luck!
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Sgt Packy Flickinger
Oh hell ya!!! The food. NEVER had a bad experience. Open the menu and point to something I can't read and be surprised. Althoug the bigger towns had mock food displays in the windows. Just walk the waitress out and point to what looks good.
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Early-mid March! We are going to go AMC to Misawa! Can't wait! I'm not leaving till I hook up with my brother MAJ (Join to see) and get some good RallyPoint worthy pictures. RallyPoint sake call TBD!
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PO2 Steven Erickson
SFC Mark Merino
You'll never get me there. Not with the latest NSA intel having been released...
You'll never get me there. Not with the latest NSA intel having been released...
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MAJ (Join to see)
SFC Mark Merino just got back from Okinawa. The peace museum is definitely a must see.
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PO1 Glenn Boucher
I went TAD to Misawa and it was pretty decent, nice and quiet, most of the noise, like Atsugi is from the aircraft flying from the base.
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