At least four people have been injured following an explosion near a U.S. military air base in Japan. Local and defense ministry officials said that four Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (SFD) members suffered slight injuries following the incident at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa on Monday.

Four Japan Ground Self-Defence Force (SDF) members who were working at a depot were injured after an explosion occurred near the US military's Kadena Air Base in Japan's Okinawa prefecture on Monday,

An explosion at a US military base in Okinawa injured four Japanese soldiers. The incident occurred as soldiers inspected unexploded ordnances at a facility managed by Okinawa prefecture. The injuries were reported as non-life-threatening.