Defoliants in Okinawa fuel concerns over impact on local economy

Defoliants in Okinawa fuel concerns over impact on local economy

TOKYO, Japan - Jon Mitchell (L), a journalist who has been researching the issue of herbicides and defoliants used during the Vietnam War, and Daniel Broudy, a professor at Okinawa Christian University, speak at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Oct. 30, 2014. They expressed their concerns over the presence of Vietnam-era defoliants in Okinawa Prefecture and urged the need to conduct a probe into the issue.

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