Ex-serviceman's tours near base drawing U.S. military folk in Japan

A former U.S. serviceman has offered recreational tours in the mountains and sea around a U.S. base in southwestern Japan, attracting military personnel there as a good opportunity to learn about life outside the base while building ties with the local community.In late February, Edward Hosack, 40, organized a boat fishing tour for five military-related Americans in the Seto Inland Sea in Suo-Oshima in Yamaguchi Prefecture near the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni."Oh, good-sized Hamachi (yellowtail)!" said Devin Mackin, a 21-year-old Marine and one of the five participants.Mackin, who…READ FULL ARTICLE