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Students study Japanese characters during a Survival Japanese Language Class Nov. 29 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan. The class provided students with the opportunity to learn to speak, read and write basic Japanese words, phrases and characters. The lesson covered the three basic Japanese forms of writing called hiragana, katakana and kanji. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Janessa K. Pon) - Students study Japanese characters during a Survival Japanese Language Class Nov. 29 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan. The class provided students with the opportunity to learn to speak, read and write basic Japanese words, phrases and characters. The lesson covered the three basic Japanese forms of writing called hiragana, katakana and kanji. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Janessa K. Pon)