The Kibichuo town government announced the results of its first blood tests after PFAS were detected at a water purification ...

U.S. Forces Japan did not respond to an email or phone calls on Thursday seeking comment. The Department of Defense currently requires corrective action to be taken if levels of PFOS and PFOA ...

PFAS was found at five places near Misawa Air Base during a December survey, the Aomori Prefectural Office website said.

In principle, Japan bans the manufacture and import of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), two of the more prominent PFAS. The World Health Organization's ...

In 2021, the Japanese government banned the manufacturing and use of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA), which are typical PFAS and are often found in products such as ...

Potentially harmful PFAS chemicals have been detected at high levels in tap water at the Japanese Self-Defense Forces' facilities ... or perfluorooctanesulfonic acid, and PFOA, or perfluorooctanoic ...