Plastic Waste from Asia Inundates Sea of Japan Coastline, Japan Also Urged to Deal With Domestically Produced Waste

Tomoko Kito and Hiroto Nishihara
Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers
16:48 JST,
August 18, 2025
Marine waste that has drifted over from other Asian countries is causing problems in prefectures along the Sea of Japan. Intergovernmental negotiations held in Switzerland through Friday sought to establish the world’s first treaty on preventing pollution but ultimately failed to reach an agreement,...
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