Archive · 9 Jun 2025
Explosion at Kadena Air Base Injures Japanese Soldiers
On Monday, an explosion took place at a storage site for old bombs near a US military base in Okinawa, Japan.
Four Japanese soldiers got hurt, but their injuries are not serious.
The soldiers were working with old bombs left over from the war when the explosion happened.
Officials are looking into what caused the explosion, and where it happened.
These old bombs, many from the US military, are sometimes found during construction and other activities.
There are still hundreds of tons of these bombs buried in the area.
An explosion occurred at a storage site on a US military base in Okinawa.
Four Japanese soldiers were injured in the incident.
The injuries to the soldiers are not life-threatening.
The explosion happened while soldiers were handling unexploded wartime ordnance.
The Self Defence Force is investigating the cause of the explosion.
- Who
- Four Japanese soldiers were injured.
- What
- An explosion occurred at a storage site for unexploded wartime ordinances.
- When
- June 9, 2025
- Where
- Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan
- Why
- The cause is under investigation by the Self Defence Force.
- Location
- Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan
- Incident
- Explosion
- Injuries
- Four Japanese soldiers
- Injuries Severity
- Not life-threatening
- Date
- June 9, 2025
- Investigation
- Ongoing by Self Defence Force