Volunteers collect trash during a community cleanup.

Volunteers collect trash during a community cleanup along Gate 2 Street in Okinawa city, Okinawa, Aug. 2, 2026. (Ryan M. Breeden/Stars and Stripes)

By RYAN M. BREEDEN AND KEISHI KOJA 
STARS AND STRIPES

Published August 5, 2026

OKINAWA CITY, Okinawa — A one-man effort that began last year to clean up litter in a nightlife district has grown into a community movement involving service members and city residents.

Read more: https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2026-08-03/okinawa-gate-2-street-cleanup-22443513.html

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