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Polluted by PFOA

Daikin Industries entertained locals with annual summer festival, boozy bus tours

Residents suspect it was how the company, which repeatedly polluted the community, "put people in a good mood."

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Only a fraction of Japan's forced sterilization victims have received remediation

Tansa sent questions to all of Japan's prefectural governments. We found that most are not directly contacting victims.

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Polluted with PFOA

Environment ministry: “PFOA in soil probably not immediate health risk” (4)

Settsu City leadership looked to national government for answers re PFOA pollution, received none.

2022.01.07 8:24 　Nanami Nakagawa

Polluted with PFOA

The polluter at the heart of the community (3)

Alongside a history of pollution, Daikin Industries wined and dined locals, filled city coffers.

2022.01.05 7:15 　Nanami Nakagawa

Polluted with PFOA

Food Safety Commission of Japan calls PFOA a “serious public health hazard”

2021.12.22 7:31 　Nanami Nakagawa
Polluted with PFOA

“That water’s dangerous”: Locals near Daikin plant wary of pollution since 1960s (2)

2021.12.14 14:05 　Nanami Nakagawa
Forced Sterilization

“Harmed by the Diet”: Politician Mizuho Fukushima on Japan’s sterilization victims

2021.12.01 14:30 　Mariko Tsuji

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