Sgt. Kenta Kida, artillery, Japanese Ground Self-defense Force Northern Army (right) and Spc. Dymond Ashford (center), transportation manager, 540th Transportation Company, shares a traditional family dinner in Chitose, Japan, with Iwamitsu Junro (left) and his family as part of a cultural exchange during Yama Sakura 65, Dec. 4. YS 65 is a five-day bilateral military simulation exercise, partnering I Corps and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Northern Army, conducted at Camp Higashi-Chitose on the northern island of Hokkaido. I Corps soldiers dine with Japanese families 131202-A-CD114-271

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