By MUTSUMI MITOBE/ Staff Writer
June 12, 2020 at 19:04 JST
Extinguisher foam containing toxic chemicals that leaked from the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, lies on the surface of a nearby river in April. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Hazardous levels of toxic chemicals like those used at a U.S. military base in Okinawa Prefecture turned up in rivers and groundwater nationwide, according to the Environment Ministry on June 11. [Read More]
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