Kelly Agee

Kelly Agee is a reporter and photographer at Yokota Air Base, Japan, who has served in the U.S. Navy for 10 years. She is a Syracuse Military Photojournalism Program alumna and is working toward her bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland Global Campus. Her previous Navy assignments have taken her to Greece, Okinawa, and aboard the USS Nimitz.

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A display of butterflies in the 599 Museum at the base of Mount Takao in western Tokyo.

Museum near Tokyo’s most popular hiking spot highlights Mount Takao’s flora, fauna

The 599 Museum at the base of Mount Takao is a natural history experience awaiting discovery — with the benefit of free admission.

Viewers gather around a circular stage as performers dance and play instruments.

Dive into immersive, A-list quality theater experience in Tokyo

The International Antarctic Centre in the Harewood suburb of Christchurch opened in 1992. It features several Antarctica experiences, including a polar-storm room chilled to 46.4 degrees Fahrenheit with a tent and a snowmobile.

Experience chilly Antarctica in warm and comfy New Zealand

Grilled seasonal vegetables with sweet-and-sour miso sauce set at Miracle Dining in Hachioji, Japan.

Miracle Dining serves clean, guilt-free meals in western Tokyo

A woman in uniform with her arms crossed stands in front of a plane.

Air National Guard master sergeant hangs tough on ‘The Summit’ reality show

Straining to conquer a peak in the snowcapped Southern Alps of New Zealand with 16 strangers and $1 million at stake, Master Sgt. Ladeania Jackson felt right at home.

Hazel Pangilinan provides speech therapy at a ShisaCare office in Japan in October 2023.

English speech therapist branches out to serve military families in western Tokyo

A company that provides hard-to-find English speech therapy services across Japan plans to open a clinic near Yokota Air Base.

Matcha and red bean pancakes from Pepper Parlor in Tokyo's popular Shibuya ward.

Fuel up alongside a fleet of robots at Pepper Parlor in Tokyo

Patrons may order from, converse with and be entertained by a robot fleet that outnumbers its human handlers at Pepper Parlor, overlooking bustling Shibuya.

Japanese and American ambulances park outside the 374th Medical Group's urgent care entrance at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 17, 2023.

Pentagon announces pilot program to improve health care access for civilians in Japan

The Department of Defense announced a one-year pilot program this week in a bid to help 11,000 civilian employees in Japan navigate and defray the cost of medical care in the country.

A better-than-expected 254,000 jobs were added to the national economy in September, and the overall employment rate ticked down from 4.2% to 4.1%, according to the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Veteran jobless rate in US falls to 2.7% during September

A better-than-expected 254,000 jobs were added to the economy in September, and the overall unemployment rate ticked down from 4.2% to 4.1%, said a bureau report released Friday. For veterans, the jobless rate fell from 3.5% in August to 2.7% in September, according to the report.

Plastic bags full of items sit on a holding rack near a commissary checkout.

DeCA hits pause on removing single-use plastic bags from commissary in Japan

The commissary at Yokosuka Naval Base is keeping single-use plastic bags at checkouts.

Grilled cheese and dill soup from Cafe RoJean in Tokyo's Setagaya ward.

Cozy cafe in Tokyo specializes in down-home American cooking

The Bookshelf Theatre at Kadokawa Culture Museum in Tokorozawa, Japan.

Explore Japanese culture from Kurosawa to anime at Kadokawa museum

The Kadokawa Cultural Museum, in Tokorozawa city north of Tokyo, fuses museums of art, anime and oddities with a huge, reader-friendly library.

Leah Stiles, CEO and founder of Sea Waves, a nonprofit dedicated to addressing eating disorders, attends the Joint Women's Leadership Symposium, in Arlington, Va., June 27, 2024.

Pentagon approves eating disorder nonprofit as official resource for military families

A nonprofit dedicated to addressing eating disorders has been added to the Military OneSource’s resource finder, making it easier to find by people tackling the issue.

Petty Officer n 3rd Class Coltin Russel, from Gonzales, Texas, administers flu shots on the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz at Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton, Washi., Oct. 11, 2023.

Airlift hub in Tokyo to be first Pacific base to roll out flu vaccines this season

Medical professionals at this airlift hub in western Tokyo are prepping to administer flu shots ahead of other Indo-Pacific bases as flu season approaches.

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