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 Correspondents' Club of Japan.
"It is a great honor to receive this award," Mitchell said in an email message May 4. "All too often international and domestic media ignore how the U.S. and Japanese governments trample on human rights on Okinawa." (The Japan Times)
日本外国特派員協会が「報道の自由推進賞」の受賞者を発表し、ジャパンタイムズに寄稿するジョン・ミッチェル氏が沖縄における枯葉剤問題の報道で受賞した。
The Japan Times ST: May 15, 2015