Marines vet Johnston, family make return trip to Japan

Robert Johnston stands at the entrance of a U.S. Marine Corps Air Station in Iwakuni, Japan. CDN | Courtesy photo
Robert Johnston stands at the entrance of a U.S. Marine Corps Air Station in Iwakuni, Japan. CDN | Courtesy photo

Clinton City Manager Robert Johnston recently returned from a family vacation to Japan, where he spent 14 days and enjoyed a blend of culture both unique and unexpectedly familiar.

Johnston’s mother-inlaw, who turned 90 in January, is from Yokohama, Japan. For her birthday, the family told her they would do their best to take her to Japan to see her only living sibling, who is 94. Members of the fa…