Study linking PFAS in drinking water to increased infant mortality. My respondents in Okinawa frequently mentioned their concern of PFAS influence on juvenile health, this is just one more example. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

I hope that this call for civil-military responsibility is a two way street. It certainly doesn't read that way. www.aspistrategist.org.au/australian-c...

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...

#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...

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🙇