YOKOSUKA, Japan (Jan. 28, 2026) — Personnel assigned to U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka take turns using a kine (mallet) to pound rice during a traditional mochitsuki ceremony at the hospital. The Japanese Fellows organized the event to highlight cultural partnership and collaboration between U.S. and Japanese medical professionals. The Japanese Fellowship Program is a yearlong graduate medical education program that has trained Japanese physicians at USNH Yokosuka since 1952. (Ai Hazama/USNMRTC Yokosuka Public Affairs)
| Date Taken: | 01.27.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 02.01.2026 19:42 |
| Photo ID: | 9502807 |
| VIRIN: | 260128-N-SK815-1047 |
| Resolution: | 5121x5464 |
| Size: | 8.96 MB |
| Location: | JP |
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