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U.S. Military Bases and Environmental Problems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2025

Jun UI ,
Sabine Frühstück  and
Yumiko Tokita-Tanabe
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UI Jun (1932-2006) was well known as an environmental activist and scholar. He was working at the University of Tokyo when Minamata came to light and was frustrated by his colleagues’ disregard for his findings that methyl mercury caused the disease. He went on to research other forms of water pollution, and in 1986 moved to Okinawa where he became a vocal critic of the environmental degradation caused by the U.S. military bases there. This essay, which was published in Japanese in 2003, should be read as a primary source authored by a citizen activist. Note how Ui not only describes some of the environmental issues relevant to the U.S. military presence, but also criticizes how the Japanese government has handled them.

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Part II - Environmental Degradation: Responses and Resistance
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Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 10 , Special Issue S2: Course Reader No. 2. Environmental History , January 2012 , pp. 126 - 136
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