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A Japanese cabinet minister has promised to investigate claims made by an Okinawan civic group that high levels of synthetic toxins were detected in the blood of locals living near U.S. military installations.

High levels of a suspected carcinogen were found in blood samples of residents living near U.S. military bases in Okinawa Prefecture, triggering calls for authorities to conduct inspections of U.S. facilities to trace the cause of the problem.

A law for regulating the use of land plots deemed important for national security purposes took full effect on Sept. 20.

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NAHA, Japan — Hana Morita was scrolling through Pinterest when she came across hajichi, a minimalistic tattoo worn by Okinawan women on their fingers and hands. Once common on the

Hajichi, once common on the subtropical islands where traces of a distinct culture remain, almost disappeared over a century of assimilation.

A teacher and a nurse with Defense Department schools on Okinawa were handed suspended sentences Wednesday for possessing and growing cannabis at their Japanese home.

Shortly after Masaharu Noguni was born, U.S. troops landed on the main island of Okinawa Prefecture on April 1, 1945.

Japanese police on Okinawa rearrested a Defense Department teacher and a school nurse on suspicion of growing cannabis at home.

Two more vehicular crashes recently occurred at a spot near this Marine Corps base where two earlier incidents claimed two lives.