Japan protests against U.S. Marines dumping toxic water in Okinawa

Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Friday that he has strongly protested to U.S. forces based in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, for dumping treated water containing dangerous chemicals into the local sewage system."It is extremely regrettable that (U.S. Marines) unilaterally dumped the water despite discussions still taking place between Japan and the United States on how to deal with the water," Koizumi said at a press conference.Referring to an incident Thursday involving the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan, Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said separately that h…READ FULL ARTICLE