Despite poor weather early on, the public flocked to see airplanes and eat food at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni’s annual Friendship Day on Monday. The event is a rare opportunity for Japanese citizens to visit the base, view military and civilian aircraft and see exhibition flights. This year, about 200,000 attended the day-long event, according to the provost marshal’s office. There was some morning sprinkles but the weather began to break around lunchtime, said Iwakuni spokesman Lance Cpl. Noah Leffler. Gates opened at 5 a.m. for the event and the weather was overcast. But by noon, about 93,000 people...