Yokota-Con 2023

Cosplayers pose for a photo at Yokota-Con, March 4, 2023, at the Taiyo Community Center on Yokota Air Base, Japan. This is the second year that the 374th Force Support Squadron has hosted Yokota-Con, with the first Yokota-Con taking place in 2019 before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to the event, the 374th FSS invited cosplayers and artists alike to enter contests and show off their best creative selves. Yokota-Con ultimately brought the community together in a celebration of artwork, talent, and creativity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Doan)

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Hiroshi Shimizu, an artist who worked as a key animator for Studio Ghibli, draws live at Yokota-Con, March 4, 2023, at the Taiyo Community Center on Yokota Air Base, Japan. This year, Yokota-Con showcased in-country talent with live performances from dance and vocal group MADKID and rock singer NANO. The event also featured award-winning actress Mayumi Tanaka, who voices the protagonist Monkey D. Luffy in the global phenomenon “One Piece.” Yokota-Con was hosted by the 374th Force Support Squadron in an effort to bring the community together in a celebration of artwork, talent, and creativity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Doan)

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James Harris, a physical media artist based in Japan, speaks with an attendee at Yokota-Con, March 4, 2023, at the Taiyo Community Center on Yokota Air Base, Japan. This year, Yokota-Con showcased in-country talent with live performances from dance and vocal group MADKID and rock singer NANO. The event also featured award-winning actress Mayumi Tanaka, who voices the protagonist Monkey D. Luffy in the global phenomenon “One Piece.” Yokota-Con was hosted by the 374th Force Support Squadron in an effort to bring the community together in a celebration of artwork, talent, and creativity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Doan)

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Cosplayers attend Yokota-Con, March 4, 2023, at the Taiyo Community Center on Yokota Air Base, Japan. This is the second year that the 374th Force Support Squadron has hosted Yokota-Con, with the first Yokota-Con taking place in 2019 before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to the event, the 374th FSS invited cosplayers and artists alike to enter contests and show off their best creative selves. Yokota-Con ultimately brought the community together in a celebration of artwork, talent, and creativity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Doan)

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Patrons attend a guest panel with Mayumi Tanaka, an award-winning actress who voices the protagonist Monkey D. Luffy in the global phenomenon “One Piece,” at Yokota-Con, March 4, 2023, at the Taiyo Community Center on Yokota Air Base, Japan. This year, Yokota-Con showcased in-country talent with live performances from dance and vocal group MADKID and dance group GinyuforcE. The event also featured live drawing from Sakura Ebi, a manga artist from Osaka, and Hiroshi Shimizu, former key animator for Studio Ghibli. Yokota-Con was hosted by the 374th Force Support Squadron in an effort to bring the community together in a celebration of artwork, talent, and creativity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Doan)

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Mayumi Tanaka, an award-winning actress who voices the protagonist Monkey D. Luffy in the global phenomenon “One Piece,” laughs on stage with rock singer NANO, the master of ceremonies, at Yokota-Con, March 4, 2023, at the Taiyo Community Center on Yokota Air Base, Japan. This year, Yokota-Con showcased in-country talent with live performances from dance and vocal group MADKID and dance group GinyuforcE. The event also featured live drawing from Sakura Ebi, a manga artist from Osaka, and Hiroshi Shimizu, former key animator for Studio Ghibli. Yokota-Con was hosted by the 374th Force Support Squadron in an effort to bring the community together in a celebration of artwork, talent, and creativity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Doan)

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Mayumi Tanaka, an award-winning actress who voices the protagonist Monkey D. Luffy in the global phenomenon “One Piece,” poses with a cosplayer dressed as Nami, a fictional character in “One Piece,” at Yokota-Con, March 4, 2023, at the Taiyo Community Center on Yokota Air Base, Japan. This is the second year that the 374th Force Support Squadron has hosted Yokota-Con, with the first Yokota-Con taking place in 2019 before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to the event, the 374th FSS invited cosplayers and artists alike to enter contests and show off their best creative selves. Yokota-Con ultimately brought the community together in a celebration of artwork, talent, and creativity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Doan)

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Sakura Ebi, a manga artist from Osaka, creates a digital drawing at Yokota-Con, March 4, 2023, at the Taiyo Community Center on Yokota Air Base, Japan. This year, Yokota-Con showcased in-country talent with live performances from dance and vocal group MADKID and rock singer NANO. The event also featured award-winning actress Mayumi Tanaka, who voices the protagonist Monkey D. Luffy in the global phenomenon “One Piece.” Yokota-Con was hosted by the 374th Force Support Squadron in an effort to bring the community together in a celebration of artwork, talent, and creativity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Doan)

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Artwork is displayed at Yokota-Con, March 4, 2023, at the Taiyo Community Center on Yokota Air Base, Japan. This is the second year that the 374th Force Support Squadron has hosted Yokota-Con, with the first Yokota-Con taking place in 2019 before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to the event, the 374th FSS invited cosplayers and artists alike to enter contests and show off their best creative selves. Yokota-Con ultimately brought the community together in a celebration of artwork, talent, and creativity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Doan)

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The winners of the cosplay contest stand on stage at Yokota-Con, March 4, 2023, at the Taiyo Community Center on Yokota Air Base, Japan. This is the second year that the 374th Force Support Squadron has hosted Yokota-Con, with the first Yokota-Con taking place in 2019 before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to the event, the 374th FSS invited cosplayers and artists alike to enter contests and show off their best creative selves. Yokota-Con ultimately brought the community together in a celebration of artwork, talent, and creativity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Natalie Doan)

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Community explores pop culture at Yokota-Con 2023

Published March 8, 2023
By Airman 1st Class Natalie Doan
374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

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The 374th Force Support Squadron hosted Yokota-Con to bring Team Yokota together for a celebration of artwork, talent, and creativity at the Taiyo Community Center on Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 4, 2023.