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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Burger King Japan created the five-patty Baby Body Burger in collaboration with the Japan Sumo Association.

Burger King Japan’s sumo-sized burger requires a wrestler’s appetite to subdue

Challenge yourself to this limited-time colossus, which also comes with a fun sticker.

The Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center features many unique, life–sized dioramas showing the history of the Pequot Indians.

From Ice Age to 1780 farmstead, Pequot museum explores indigenous heritage

A large pile of McDonald’s takeout bags and plastic bags stacked on a tiled floor outside glass doors. The brown paper bags with McDonald’s logos are bundled together in clear plastic bags.

Feeding frenzy: Chaos ensues after McDonald’s Japan puts Pokémon cards in Happy Meals

A large donut sculpture reading “Randy’s Donuts” sits next to a patio with patrons seated at tables outside a restaurant front with “Randy’s Donuts” above the door.

Randy’s Donuts brings iconic California sweets to a trendy Tokyo neighborhood

A servicemember stands outside a mobile food trailer.

A popular mobile bake shop run by an Air Force spouse is drawing attention to rules that govern home-based businesses on U.S. military bases.

A man in a suit hands a letter of appreciation to a Marine in uniform as they pose for a photo.

Japanese airline CEO thanks Marine for subduing unruly passenger on flight to Texas

The CEO of All Nippon Airways recently visited Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni to thank a U.S. Marine for intervening during an in-flight disturbance.

Sailors stand near the rails of a ship in South Korea.

Navy initiative offers shore-based roles to non-deployable sailors

A new Navy program is giving non-deployable sailors a second chance to serve by placing them in shore-based assignments instead of forcing early separation.

A close-up view of a box with six doughnuts of varying colors.

Krispy Kreme Japan celebrates Pac-Man’s 45th birthday with playful doughnut tribute

Chomp into this special promotion between Bandai Namco Entertainment and Krispy Kreme in Japan before it’s gone.

The malasada is a type of doughnut with roots in 16th-century Portugal and is widely popular in Hawaii.

Sweet or savory Portuguese treats find fans outside Navy base in Japan

Tokyo Malasada opened its newest bakery shop on April 24 on Dobuita Street, a shopping area near the naval base. The menu includes a variety of enticing options for those with a sweet tooth.

A woman holds out car sticker decals featuring colorful animal designs.

Air Force civilian’s colorful road tax sticker designs turn heads in Japan

Tomoko Hyatt has no formal art training, but her road tax sticker designs are in high demand across Japan, displayed by tens of thousands of people and growing in popularity.

A young man steps out of a C-17 Globemaster II onto stairs. Above the doorway, lettering reads “U.S. Air Force” and “Spirit of Kamehameha.”

Wet but spirited Friendship Festival draws throngs to Air Force base in Tokyo

Yokota Air Base’s annual Friendship Festival drew tens of thousands of visitors to check out Air Force aircraft and other attractions.

Godzilla the Art showcases work from 29 Japanese and international artists in Tokyo. The exhibit runs through June 29, 2025.

Godzilla roars to life at exhibit marking movie monster’s 70th anniversary

More than 70 years after Godzilla’s movie-monster debut, artists are paying tribute to the legendary creature in a new exhibit through June 29 at the Mori Arts Center in Tokyo.

A small monkey with brown and orange fur walks on four limbs across a green branch.

US Army base in Japan warns community about roaming monkey with missing hand

A Japanese macaque was recently spotted near Camp Zama, the headquarters of U.S. Army Japan in southwest Tokyo, prompting a public warning that the roaming primate is “not friendly” and to keep a safe distance.

This year’s World Expo theme is “Designing Future Society for Our Lives,” and features innovative technology from 158 countries in Osaka, Japan.

‘Designing Future Society’: World Expo in Japan features glimpses of life-altering tech

World Expo 2025 returns to Japan for the third time this year. The theme is “Designing Future Society for Our Lives,” and features innovative technology from 158 countries.

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