Aaron Kidd
Pacific Bureau Chief at Stars and Stripes
Pacific Bureau Chief @StarsandStripes. Tweeting about life in #Japan and the US military. Views = my own. RTs and likes ≠ endorsements, of course.
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1 week ago |
stripes.com | Aaron Kidd
The pepperoni slice is the showstopper at Henry's Pizza in Osaka, Japan. There are no frills here. Just a classic done right. (Aaron Kidd/Stars and Stripes) Near a quiet corner of Osaka’s Tanimachi neighborhood — just a stroll away from the city’s famous castle — sits a pizzeria that feels like it was airlifted straight out of Brooklyn. But this isn’t the Big Apple. It’s Henry’s Pizza, and it might just serve the best New York-style slice in Japan.
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2 weeks ago |
stripes.com | Aaron Kidd
Iggy Pop headlines the final day of PUNKSPRING at Makuhari Messe near Tokyo, May 30, 2025. (PUNKSPRING) If punk is dead, nobody told the 10,000 Tokyo-area fans who packed Makuhari Messe for the finale of PUNKSPRING 2025. The annual, two-day festival — a cornerstone of Japan’s punk scene since 2003 — came roaring back March 29-30 with a lineup that spanned generations, proof that the world has yet to overdose on three-chord fury.
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3 weeks ago |
stripes.com | Aaron Kidd
The Edo Fukagawa Museum in Tokyo reproduces the town of Fukagawa-Saga during the late Edo period. (Aaron Kidd/Stars and Stripes) In quiet Koto ward, away from the neon-lit skyscrapers and frenzied pace of central Tokyo, the Fukagawa Edo Museum offers a portal to a bygone era.
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3 weeks ago |
stripes.com | Aaron Kidd
Patrons at Tajimaya Coffee House in Tokyo can savor a variety of coffees, including the house's oriiginal blend and rare single-origin offerings featured as monthly specials. (Aaron Kidd/Stars and Stripes) Situated on the boundary of Shinjuku’s Memory Lane — a narrow alleyway of shabby but charming food stalls — Tajimaya Coffee House stands as evidence of Tokyo’s enduring kissaten culture.
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1 month ago |
stripes.com | Aaron Kidd
The grass will be Masters green at Augusta National Golf Club when the sport’s most prestigious tournament tees off on April 10, 2025. (Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes) As another Masters Tournament approaches, golf’s annual pilgrimage to Augusta National brings with it a sense of nostalgia, reverence and an insatiable hunger for stories that illuminate the game’s traditions.
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The commanders of U.S. forces in the Indo-Pacific region said Thursday that the presence of American servicemembers in South Korea helps deter a North Korean invasion and a potential troop withdrawal would be “problematic.” https://t.co/lb0SBaSwic
DODEA students worldwide push back on DEI cuts with walkout demonstrations https://t.co/FGM3FNZQiX
New @DeptofDefense efforts to improve health care access for civilian employees in Japan and Guam are underway, but it’s too soon to tell whether they’re working, according to a federal watchdog. https://t.co/XLZH3JvQiP