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Kadena AB Okinawa Japan
Kadena may refer to: * Kadena, Okinawa, a town in Japan * Kadena Air Base People with the surname * Reon Kadena, Japanese model and actress See also *Kadeena Cox Kadeena Cox (born 10 March 1991) is a parasport athlete competing in T38 para-athletics sprint events and C4 para-cycling and British television presenter. She was part of the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships and the 2016 UCI Para- ..., British parasport athlete * Kadina (other) {{disambig, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadena, Okinawa
is a town located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. As of October 2016, the town had an estimated population of 13,671 and a density of 910 persons per km². The total area is . Approximately 85% of the town is controlled by the US Government including Kadena Air Base, the second-largest base in the United States Air Force. Geography Kadena faces the East China Sea to the west. Neighboring municipalities Kadena borders three other municipalities in Okinawa Prefecture. *Yomitan to the north *Okinawa to the east * Chatan to the south History The Kadena area has some of the oldest settlement remains, in the form of shell mounds, on Okinawa Island.Kadena Town. "Kadena Town's History". Kadena Town official website. http://www.town.kadena.okinawa.jp/english/history.html (accessed 2 January 2017). The Hija River, the modern border between Yomitan and Kadena, was the focus of these early settlements. A number of ruins of minor gusuku (castles and forts) can be found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadena Air Base
(IATA: DNA, ICAO: RODN) is a highly strategic United States Air Force base in the towns of Kadena and Chatan and the city of Okinawa, in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is often referred to as the "Keystone of the Pacific" because of its highly strategic and geographic location. It is located just 650 km off the coast of China and at a distance of just 770 km from Shanghai, a major economic hub. It is home to the USAF's 18th Wing, the 353rd Special Operations Group, reconnaissance units, 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment, and a variety of associated units. Over 20,000 American servicemembers, family members, and Japanese employees live or work aboard Kadena Air Base. It is the largest and most active U.S. Air Force base in East Asia. History Kadena Air Base's history dates back to just before the Battle of Okinawa in April 1945, when a local construction firm completed a small airfield named Yara Hikojo near the village of Kadena. The airfield, used by the Im ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reon Kadena
, also known as Leon Kadena or Minamo Kusano, is a Japanese glamour photography, glamor-model and actor, actress. Life and career Kadena was born in Osaka Prefecture on February 19, 1986. The former gravure idol had her first collection of nude photos published at age eighteen by Asahi Press in the photobook ''Naked Reon'' () in June 2004. Kadena also appeared in a number of glamour videos including the September 2005 ''Reon Style'' () released by NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan, Geneon Entertainment. In July 2005, Kadena made her theatrical debut in the erotic drama ''Piikan Fūfu''. Three years later in June 2008, she co-starred with fellow gravure idol Yuuri Morishita in the Toei Company, Toei comedy ''Secret Undercover Agent: Wild Cats in Strip Royale'' as secret agents Honey and Bunny who investigate strange incidents beyond the abilities of the regular police. Kadena also appeared in a number of television dramas including being part of the regular cast for the TV Asahi ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadeena Cox
Kadeena Cox (born 10 March 1991) is a parasport athlete competing in T38 para-athletics sprint events and C4 para-cycling and British television presenter. She was part of the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships and the 2016 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships, in which she won world titles in the T37 100m and C4 500m time trial respectively. Competing for Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, in both athletics and cycling, she won a bronze medal in the Women's 100m T38 sprint, before winning a gold medal in the Women's C4-5 cycling time trial, and another gold in the T38 400m sprint, becoming the first British Paralympian to win golds in multiple sports at the same Games since Isabel Barr at the 1984 Summer Paralympics. In 2021 she appeared as a contestant on ITV's '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!''. In September 2021 Cox was the winner of the sixteenth series of BBC's ''Celebrity MasterChef''. Early and personal life Cox was born on 10 Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
