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Okinawa: 1,800 Tons of Unexploded Bombs Still Unrecovered; GSDF Handles 400-600 Cases Per Year

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By Jun Yokoyama and Tsuyoshi Sakuragi / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers

13:32 JST, October 15, 2024

NAHA — As of this summer, the Ground Self-Defense Force has handled 40,000 cases of unexploded ordnance disposal in Okinawa Prefecture, the setting of fierce ground battles in the final days of the Pacific War.

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