Japan & Okinawa Brats Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. Old saying: A Japanese is born Shinto but dies _____________.
  2. 4. Nickname of high school named after naval aviator & 1939 Heisman Trophy winner.
  3. 5. Japanese rice ball.
  4. 6. What a dependent loses at 21, unless full-time student.
  5. 9. A ditch you never wanted to fall into off base.
  6. 11. Tom_________produced over 100 videos for brat communities.
  7. 13. Where the USS Midway was stationed.
  8. 15. World class activity in the Okinawan archipelago.
  9. 16. Four-letter word many brats long to say.
  10. 17. Major combat airfield during the Korean War for U.S. military.
  11. 18. U.S. state that sounds like a Japanese greeting.
  12. 19. Japanese festival honoring ancestors.
  13. 21. First commoner to marry into the Japanese imperial family.
  14. 23. First non-Japanese-born sumo wrestler to achieve Yokozuna rank.
  15. 26. Shortened way to say you're sorry off base.
  16. 28. Make sure to leave these behind when entering a Japanese home.
  17. 31. Japan brat who became a knight.
  18. 32. Many a brat visited here for the 1970 World Expo.
  19. 33. Ryukyu Kingdom palace & Black Panther's sister share this name.
  20. 34. When this played, you made sure to stop and face the flag on base.
  21. 35. Oki gateway to and from stateside.
  22. 36. Fabric museum many a Kanto Plains brat visited in Yokohama.
  23. 37. Air Base known for iconic 'Elephant Cage' & lots of snow.
  24. 38. Okinawan area known for bars & brothels during the Cold War era.
  25. 39. Birthplace of karate.
  26. 40. Experienced by some brats upon returning to the U.S.
  27. 43. Yes, some of us really did live in (these) huts.
Down
  1. 1. Narimasu HS took kids from the Heights, including _________________.
  2. 3. Storied tournament with greater geographical range than Alaska or Texas.
  3. 4. Sleepy village town in olden times, became a major US military port after WWII.
  4. 7. Japan brat who sang of coming home.
  5. 8. Sasebo's E.J. King School originally had a mascot that could breathe fire.
  6. 10. You say hurricane, we say _______________.
  7. 12. Zama is to Army as ________ is to Air Force.
  8. 14. What these Japanese machines sell, Americans often can't believe.
  9. 15. Okinawan guardian dogs. Say it twice.
  10. 20. Where you got evaporated milk.
  11. 22. Source for Japan brat music, sports scores, news.
  12. 24. Iwakuni's cultural treasure spans water.
  13. 25. Sarah________award-winning author of the Yokota Officers Club.
  14. 27. This high school once fielded four complete football teams by itself.
  15. 28. Japanese offering served as a popular dish or huge 1960s musical hit.
  16. 29. Free flights for dependents.
  17. 30. Bug-eyed gal flew circles around Godzilla.
  18. 32. Hit more homers than Ruth, Aaron, Bonds.
  19. 33. Barrier where many Okinawa and Iwakuni dependents come together.
  20. 41. Acronym for why our dads were sometimes away from home.
  21. 42. Yokota HS drew from remnants of Johnson, Yamato, and _________ high schools.