The EPAs hazard approach to chemical pollutants has made their stance on PFAS one of the most strict in the world. As a norm setter in environmental regulation, powers being stripped from the agency could have significant repercussions across the world. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/c...

Tōhoku U, U of Ryūkyūs and Kubota collab on research toward developing methods of breaking down #PFAS. xtech.nikkei.com/atcl/nxt/new...

11 Mitsubishi execs facing up to 17 years imprisonment over PFAS pollution in Vicenza, Italy. www.france24.com/en/live-news...

An editorial on the Mainichi Website in English gives decent coverage of the story so far: mainichi.jp/english/arti...

#Himeyuri Monument controversy continues. Kamiya Sohei, a Sanseito Diet representative, has agreed with Nishida Shoji in criticism of the monument's version of history, claiming that the Imperial Army did not kill civilians. Despite "not checking properly." www.okinawatimes.co.jp/articles/-/1...

Okinawa NGO submits report to United Nations detailing how US military contaminated the island's prime aquifer with PFAS, exposing 450,000 residents for decades.

ＰＦＡＳ汚染や基地返還跡地の廃棄物問題　国連特別報告者に資料提出
www.otv.co.jp/okitive/news...

In STAD journal, I co-edited a special issue on critical historical sociology and historical research in Okinawa with @sytakahashi.bsky.social. Thank you to all contributors. If you are interested, please take a look.

www.jstage.jst.go.jp/browse/stad/...

Haven't been BSing for a while. A chapter of mine of environmental civic action in Okinawa was published in Feb. Take a look here. scottmusgravetakeda.com/2025/03/30/n...

Government needs to take responsibility. This is remarkably unjust. amp.abc.net.au/article/1048...

日米地位協定は諸外国と比べてもかなり異質なものです。

May take a while to follow some new people but I've decided to migrate to Bluesky. 宜しくお願いします🙇