US EditionSeveral Japanese military members injured in explosion at U.S. Kadena Air Base in Okinawa
- An explosion injured four Japanese soldiers at a wartime unexploded ordnance storage facility on Monday at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa.
- The explosion occurred while soldiers were handling ordnance remnants from World War II, as scores of such munitions remain buried on Okinawa.
- The injured sustained finger wounds but none were life-threatening, and the Self Defense Force is investigating the cause of the blast.
- Kadena Air Base hosts many US military personnel, making Okinawa home to 70% of US bases in Japan and a large troop presence dating from postwar occupation.
- This incident highlights ongoing risks posed by unexploded wartime bombs on Okinawa and the need for careful handling amid significant US-Japan military cooperation.
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