Japan/United States/Okinawa: Pentagon Blocks Report on ‘Toxic Contamination’ at Base Outside Okinawa Capital

Sep 16, 2015 | Jon Mitchell, Japan Times
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The U.S. military is refusing to release a report detailing environmental contamination at Camp Kinser, a 2.7-sq.-km U.S. Marine Corps supply base near Okinawa’s capital, Naha, that is scheduled for return to civilian use. One section cites “evidence of environmental contamination by heavy metals and pesticides caused by past hazardous material storage practices.” Another part reveals the burial of more than 12.5 tons of toxic ferric chloride on the base and the dumping of pesticides in a landfill at Camp Hansen, central Okinawa.