Tokyo, Dec 20, 2024 (AFP) - Japan inspects US air base over chemical spill

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2024-12-20

Japanese authorities on Friday staged an inspection of a US military base in Tokyo, a government spokesman said, after being informed by the American side of a chemical leak. Japan's probe at the Yokota Air Base followed a US notice two months ago that water containing PFOS -- classified by the World Health Organisation as "possibly carcinogenic to humans" -- had spilled from the site. PFOS is part of a large group of man-made chemicals known as......

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