US Government Released 'Investigations into Allegations of Herbicide Orange on Okinawa, Japan'

The report also casts doubt on whether the Japanese Government honestly requested the US Government to carry out a thorough investigation with its aim of seeking the truth.

Carefree: Joe Sipala rides his motorcycle past a barrel of Agent Orange (the third one from the left) while serving in the military on Okinawa. Courtesy: JOE SIPALA and The Japan Times

(OKINAWA) - At the request of journalists, on March 9, the US Government released a report “Investigations into Allegations of Herbicide Orange on Okinawa, Japan” (embedded below) about which Jon Mitchell wrote in The Japan Times on February 15  It appears that the US Government wants to bring a closure to the issues of Agent Orange on Okinawa by providing the report, together with the Japanese Government.