Books Oct 31, 2020
Calling out the U.S. military for ‘Poisoning the Pacific’
by Kris Kosaka
Journalist Jon Mitchell has spent 10 years probing the contamination of the Asia-Pacific region by the American and Japanese governments.
National May 4, 2015
Japan Times contributor Mitchell among winners of FCCJ's first Freedom of the Press awards
Japan Times contributor Jon Mitchell, who for years has covered the alleged existence of the toxic defoliant Agent Orange on Okinawa and issues surrounding U.S. military bases there, was among the winners of the first annual Freedom of the Press awards at the Foreign ...
National Oct 31, 2014
Japan and U.S. accused of failing Okinawa residents and veterans sickened by Agent Orange
by Mami Maruko and Shusuke Murai
A journalist who has documented the alleged existence of Agent Orange on Okinawa has accused Tokyo and Washington of side-stepping their responsibilities to local residents and military personnel who may have been exposed to the toxic defoliant. Jon Mitchell, a research associate at Meiji Gakuin ...