Polluted with PFOA

PFOA, a toxic chemical formerly used in products like non-stick pans, is carcinogenic and harmful to unborn children. Although banned in Japan from October 2021, high concentrations of PFOA have been found in Settsu City, Osaka, near a Daikin plant that used to manufacture the chemical. For years, residents were not told of the pollution.

Daikin Prepares Osaka Prefecture Press Release Draft / Describes Prefectural Guidance Policy on PFOA contamination

2025.02.03 7:35　Nanami Nakagawa
Consequence of Back-and-Forth Between the Ministry of the Environment and Okayama Prefecture [Kibichuo, Okayama Part 20]

2025.01.31 11:45　Nanami Nakagawa
Mayor Yamamoto Claims Damages from Man-ei Industry Without Informing Residents / Why Is It So Cheap? [Kibichuo, Okayama Part 19]

2025.01.30 15:37　Nanami Nakagawa
Kibichuo Town Mayoral Election Starts / What To Do About PFOA Contamination? [Kibichuo, Okayama Edition-18]

2025.01.15 12:42　Nanami Nakagawa
Water Pollution That Could Have Been Prevented / The Ministry of the Environment Overlooks a Loophole in the Waste Disposal Act [Kibichuo, OkayamaPart 17]

2025.01.12 12:48　Nanami Nakagawa
90 Minutes with Former President of Man-ei Industry / “I Never Thought It was Activated Carbon Containing PFOA” [Kibichuo, Okayama Part 16]

2024.11.27 12:56　Nanami Nakagawa
Man-ei Industry Requests Media to Refrain from Using its Name in Reporting [Kibichuo, Okayama Part 15]

2024.11.25 11:27　Nanami Nakagawa
What are The Vague Points of Kuraray’s Answer? [Kibochuo, Okayama Part 14]

2024.11.23 14:09　Nanami Nakagawa
Which Large Companies Provided PFOA-Containing Activated Carbon to A Local Company? [Kibichuo, Okayama Part 13]

2024.10.25 13:43　Nanami Nakagawa
Scientist at the National Institute for Environmental Studies who Repeatedly Got the Facts Wrong [Kibichuo, Okayama Part 12]

2024.10.22 13:12　Nanami Nakagawa
“My Family Cried Three Times” [Kibichuo, Okayama Part 11]

2024.10.02 15:08　Nanami Nakagawa
The Expert Committee was Preached “Basics of Science” by the Residents [Kibichuo, Okayama Part 10]

2024.09.25 11:27　Nanami Nakagawa