Petty Officer 3rd Class Marimo Kubo, center, of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Training Squadron's Taiko drummers Shozuidaiko performed at Central Middle School of Science on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017. The squadron's band and Taiko drummers visit and performance at an Anchorage School District school is a "truly historic event for the USA/Alaska-Japan relations," according to Central's director of bands Erika Ninoyu.
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