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A soldier writes large Japanese characters as others watch.

Kanji Camaraderie

Service members learn kanji, a Japanese system of writing, as part of a cultural exchange during Yama Sakura at Camp Higashi-Chitose, Japan, Dec. 1, 2022. Yama Sakura is a bilateral U.S. Army and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force exercise.

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