An explosion occurred on Monday near Kadena air base in the US military in the Japanese prefecture in southern Okinawa, slightly injuring four members of the Japan soil self -defense force who worked in a deposit, local ministry and defense officials said.
Ministry officials said there was an unidentified explosion while homeless personnel were preparing for bombs elimination operations, which caused people nearby fingers and possible hearing damage.
The explosion seems to have taken place in an SDF storage installation for bombs not exploded in the area of the base ammunition, said a source from the Ministry of Defense.
According to local authorities, no evacuation order has been issued for nearby residents, and there is no risk of additional explosions or fires.
Okinawa remains essentially American military facilities in Japan, even after its 1972 reversion of American control after Japan defeat during the Second World War.
The photo taken of a Kyodo News plane on December 8, 2023 shows the Air Force Kadena air base in the prefecture of the southern Okinawa Island. (Kyodo) == Kyodo
A self-defense self-defense vehicle with a panel reading “the unploded elimination of the bomb” is seen in an ammunition deposit area in the village of Yomitan in the Japanese prefecture on June 9, 2025. An explosion occurred earlier in the day in the region near the Kadena Air Base of the American Army, slightly injuring four members of Japan Self-Defense Force. (Kyodo) == Kyodo
