An explosion occurred at an ammunition storage area inside the U.S. military's Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, southern Japan, on Monday, Reuters reported. Citing a Yomitan Village official, it added that ...

An explosion occurred at an ammunition storage area inside the US military's Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, southern Japan, on Monday, reports claimed on Monday. At least one Japanese soldier but the ...

Jiji Press and other local media said none of the injuries were life-threatening. A defence ministry spokesman also confirmed reports of an explosion at Kadena Air Base, located on the main island of ...

Japanese officials say an explosion at a storage site for unexploded ordnance at a U.S. military base on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa injured four Japanese soldiers.

NAHA (Japan), June 9 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- An explosion occurred on Monday at the United States (US) military's Kadena Air Base in the southern Japanese prefecture of Okinawa, slightly injuring four ...

An explosion occurred at an ammunition storage area inside the U.S. military's Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, southern Japan, on Monday and there has been a report of an unknown number of injuries, a ...

Public broadcaster NHK reported that the facility belonged to Japan's Self Defense Forces and was used to temporarily store unexploded ammunition. MENAFN09062025007365015876ID1109650135 ...

This photo shows a gate at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, southern Japan, on July 12, 2024. (Juntaro Yokoyama/Kyodo News via AP) This photo shows a gate at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, southern Japan ...

A U.S. Air Force F-15 fighter aircraft at Kadena air force base in Okinawa on May 15, 2017. Getty Images Officials said the explosion took place during bomb disposal operations.

An explosion occurred at a facility of the Self-Defense Forces within the U.S. military's Kadena air base in Okinawa Prefecture on Monday, injuring four members, according to SDF sources. An ...

Japan’s Self-Defence Forces said they were investigating the explosion, which reportedly happened at or near Kadena Air Base. A unit specialising in the disposal of unexploded bombs had been ...