{"id":321551,"date":"2024-11-26T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=321551"},"modified":"2024-11-27T09:44:49","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T09:44:49","slug":"usag-japan-zama-city-enhance-partnership-through-local-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=321551","title":{"rendered":"USAG Japan, Zama City enhance partnership through local festival"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n U.S. Army Garrion Japan Commander Col. Marcus Hunter, third from right, and Command Sgt. Maj. David Rio, second from right, pose for a photo with Zama Mayor Mito Sato, right, and Zamarin, the city\u2019s mascot, while attending the city\u2019s Hometown Festival Nov. 17. The festival included food and wares from local vendors, as well as traditional Japanese performances.
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ZAMA, Japan \u2013 U.S. Army Garrison Japan leadership attended a neighboring city\u2019s festival here Nov. 17, which helped enhance the partnership between the Army and its host nation, the garrison commander said.<\/p>\n

The city of Zama\u2019s 39th annual Hometown Festival gave Col. Marcus Hunter and Command Sgt. Maj. David A. Rio, along with Hunter\u2019s family, the chance to experience the food and wares of local vendors, as well as traditional Japanese performances.<\/p>\n

Kazumi Naito, chairman of the Zama City Chamber of Commerce, said the festival is a showcase for the city\u2019s locally produced vegetables, cuisine and other goods. The live entertainment also highlights Zama\u2019s connection to Japan\u2019s history, he said.<\/p>\n

Showcasing the festival to garrison leadership and encouraging Camp Zama families to attend the event helps bring the two communities together, Naito said.<\/p>\n

\u201cZama City and the Camp Zama community have a great partnership as neighbors,\u201d he said. \u201cExperiencing each other\u2019s cultures at open-post events and local festivals like this one is a great opportunity for both sides to get to know each other better and build a stronger relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hunter echoed the comments, adding that getting to interact at the event with people like Zama Mayor Mito Sato, Chamber of Commerce representatives, and other city personnel was a great opportunity to come together and share in one of the many fun activities the city offers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are essentially adopted members of the community of Zama City,\u201d Hunter said. \u201cIn every way, it means a lot to be able to get back and share [in events] with the city.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

U.S. Army Garrion Japan Commander Col. Marcus Hunter, third from right, and Command Sgt. Maj. David Rio, second from right, pose for a photo with Zama Mayor Mito Sato, right, and Zamarin, the city\u2019s mascot, while attending the city\u2019s Hometown Festival Nov. 17. The festival included food and wares from local vendors, as well as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":321553,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-321551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=321551"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321551\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":321554,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321551\/revisions\/321554"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/321553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=321551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=321551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=321551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}