Juan King

Juan King is a reporter, photographer and web editor at Yokota Air Base, Japan. He joined the U.S. Navy in 2004 and has been assigned to Stars and Stripes since 2021. His previous assignments have taken him to Afghanistan, Bahrain, Guam and Japan.

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This electron microscopic (EM) image depicted a monkeypox virion, obtained from a clinical sample associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. It was a thin section image from of a human skin sample. On the left were mature, oval-shaped virus particles, and on the right were the crescents, and spherical particles of immature virions.

White House speeds monkeypox vaccines, but not everyone likes the pace

The debate over vaccination strategy comes as health officials are racing to vaccinate more than 1.6 million high-risk Americans against a virus that has sickened more than 14,100 people and often resulted in severe pain and other complications but no confirmed fatalities in this country. Cases have been overwhelmingly recorded in gay and bisexual men, who are prioritized for vaccination.

Established by Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the 2 ½-century-long Tokugawa shogunate, and completed in 1615, Nagoya Castle lies in the center of the Japanese city.

Find high-class shelter inside Nagoya Castle, a historic gem

Collect special Lego stamps at Tokyo-area train stations through Aug. 21, 2022, and prizes like this limited-edition train conductor minifigure can be yours.

Lego, JR East are stamping up Tokyo to celebrate anniversaries in Japan

The black Wagyu brisket, served with two side dishes, at Midtown BBQ in Nagoya, Japan.

This melt-in-your-mouth barbecue in Japan will keep you coming back for more

Legoland Japan Resort in Nagoya, Japan, is one of 10 Legoland theme parks across the globe.

Build a fun day with the family at Legoland Japan Resort in Nagoya

One of 10 Legoland parks in the world, Legoland Japan has rides, food, exhibits for kids ages 0 to 99.

An ice cream truck at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., is helping military families beat the summer heat.

All flavors satisfy: Army family brings daughter’s ice cream dream to Air Force base

A military family operates a thriving ice cream truck on and off an Air Force base in Missouri.

Petty Officer 1st Class Andre Griffith, 29, left, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Sorrem, 26, received letters of appreciation from the Hachinohe, Japan, Fire Department for rescuing a motorist trapped in a car filliing with smoke in April.

US sailors in Japan recognized for April traffic crash rescue

A pair of sailors at Misawa Air Base, Japan, were recognized recently for rescuing a local motorist in danger of suffocating in April.

Firefighters attend to a simulated casualty during a major accident response exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 11, 2022.

US, Japanese firefighters hone their mass casualty response at Tokyo air base

More than 100 firefighters and other first responders from four US military installations and one Japanese fire department converged at Yokota Air Base.

Middle- and high-school students attend a Career Day event at the home of U.S. Forces Japan in western Tokyo, Thursday, May 5, 2022.

Hundreds of DODEA students attend first Career Day since pandemic began

Career Day drew more than 500 middle- and high-school students from this U.S. airlift hub in Tokyo for a glimpse of their possible futures.

Seniors take part in a ceremony to announce their post-high school plans at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Friday, April 20, 2022.

DODEA students announce post-high school plans at ‘Decision Day’ event in Tokyo

The annual Decision Day observance marked its third year at Yokota Air Base, not with the usual parade of poster-bedecked cars and trucks, but with a pandemic-era staple instead, a Facebook event.

The fire rating on the tower columns and walls at Yokota Air Base, Japan, allows a long time for evacuation and limits the ability of any fire to spread, according to the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron.

Kitchen fire raises some alarm at Air Force housing tower in Tokyo

A kitchen fire Monday evening in a residential tower at this airlift hub in western Tokyo flooded hallways and left residents wondering if the fire alarms worked.

Sailors take a mock physical fitness assessment aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey in the Arabian Sea, Aug. 27, 2021.

Navy brings new software online in time for sailors’ fitness testing season

A delayed software delivery pushed the Physical Readiness Information Management System 2, or PRIMS-2, rollout into April, the month the new physical fitness testing season began, according to a spokeswoman for the Navy Personnel Command.

Former Department of Defense Education Activity student Naomi Jack poses with her parents after graduating from Hiroo Gakuen, a college preparatory school in central Tokyo, March 5, 2022.

No. 1 in her Tokyo high school class, former DODEA student is bound for the Ivy League

The daughter of a former Air Force officer is on her way to Brown University to pursue a degree in medicine, but she didn’t take the easy path to get there.

NCR Emerald, the Defense Commissary Agency's next-generation, cloud-enabled, point-of-sale system, went into service at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Wednesday, March 16, 2022.

Streamlined, upgraded checkout systems are popping up at DOD commissaries worldwide

New checkout lines at U.S. military commissaries will provide grocery shoppers a faster, more user-friendly experience, a spokesman for the Defense Commissary Agency recently told Stars and Stripes.

The Navy has reinstated its Baccalaureate Degree Completion Program, which assists college students and graduates who want to become commissioned officers.

Navy reinstates bachelor’s degree program to diversify its pool of officer candidates

The Navy, as part of a move since summer 2020 to diversify its ranks, has reinstated its Baccalaureate Degree Completion Program, partly as a means of attracting officer candidates from minority communities.

Taxpayers living and working overseas for the Defense Department may turn to the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance center or the legal office at their installation for tax help.

Tax season doesn’t have to be a chore for DOD taxpayers stationed overseas

Taxpayers living and working for the Defense Department in places like Japan may turn to the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance center or the legal office at their installation for reliable answers.

The new USO Tumon Bay on Guam features a lounge and gaming room with several big-screen televisions. Reading areas and stress relieving massage chairs add to a relaxed setting, and a conference room is set aside for private meetings.

Guam USO center reopens at Tumon Bay resort just in time for Super Bowl

The new, 4,000-square-foot facility feature several big-screen televisions that will come in handy for the Super Bowl on Monday morning. The center will have the game on and snacks ready.

Navy civilian Luke Armstrong poses with Sammy, who was trained through Semper K9, a Virginia-based charity that turns rescued dogs into service animals for disabled veterans.

Navy civilians turn rescued dogs into service companions for disabled veterans

Luke and Kimberly Armstrong knew early in their marriage that volunteering was an interest they shared and wanted to continue.

Esports club members play a game during their first meeting at Yokota High School on Yokota Air Base, Japan, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022.

Esports club takes shape for high-schoolers at US air base in Japan

Yokota High joins several other Defense Department schools in the Pacific in creating a club for competitive gaming. The club sponsor, computer science teacher Jamey Weare, sees it going varsity one day.

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