Trash from Korean fishermen litters Japan’s beaches
A follow-up to yesterday’s post about Korean fishermen illegally entering Japanese territorial waters, this time about the trash they leave behind and its effect on Japanese beaches:
Larger Korean fishing boats can carry over 10,000 eel traps. According to the news program, some 10% of these traps are lost on each fishing trip. The fishermen interviewed don’t seem to think much of losing a few cheap plastic traps. The lost eel traps are washed ashore in Japan, where their disposal has become a very expensive burden.
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Categories: Anti-Japan
Shonan Beach is filthy – stop littering!
NTV’s “Real Time News” aired a special report yesterday about Shonan Beach’s huge litter problem. Here’s an excerpt (subtitled in English):
A lot of the garbage, especially the glass bottles, comes from people who were drinking alcohol on the beach. Perhaps it would make sense to pass some strict rules about the consumption of alcohol on most areas of the beach, or at least make a very serious effort to enforce existing anti-litter laws?
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Categories: General Japan
Santas Clean Up Shinjuku
The Japanese custom of winter cleaning is combined with Christmas in this event, which was held the other day in Shinjuku:
In addition to cleaning up the streets, the Santas also handed out 6000 eco bags to onlookers.
Categories: General Japan