Japan's Okinawa Port Turns Blood Red. Here's Why

The Okinawa port in Japan turned red after a colouring dye leaked from a beer factory.

Blood red river in Nago city in Japan's Okinawa.

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The resident of the Japanese town of Nago witnessed an unpleasant site as a river near the Okinawa port suddenly turned blood red, reported BBC. The residents described the scarlet waters as "gruesome" on social media, while others said it looked "venomous", BBC said, adding that the view alarmed people prompting an apology from a beer factory. 

Here’s why. 

A beer company, Orion Breweries clarified that a food colouring dye had leaked into a river causing the port to turn colour. It added that the chemical, however, posed no health risks, as BBC mentioned in the report. But the company apologised for "causing enormous trouble and worry" to the residents of Nago city in Okinawa. The chemical, Propylene glycol, which is used to absorb excess water, is "generally recognised as safe" for use in food, US health authorities say, BBC reported. 

#Japanese river turns blood red, alarming residents
A food colouring leak in a port in #Japan left a flowing river blood red in #colour alarming residents about the #mysterious change.
Visuals of the river in #Nago city in #Japan Okinawa showed that the water had turned deep red… pic.twitter.com/wQNH6863EC

— CHAUDHRY IMRAN (@chimran55) June 29, 2023

The report mentioned that the leak is believed to have originated in one of the brewery's cooling systems and occurred on Tuesday. BBC cited Japanese media that it leaked into the river through the rain gutters. Orion Breweries President Hajime Murano told Japanese media that the company was investigating how the leak had occurred. He further said that they would take measures to prevent such an incident from happening again. 

BBC mentioned that Orion makes an eponymous lager that is known for its mild taste. The brew is also the signature beer of tropical Okinawa, which sets itself apart from the Japanese mainland, it added. 

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