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Hokkaido Plans Waterweed Removal from Lake Akan Marimo Moss Balls Colony

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The Yomiuri Shimbun

14:48 JST, December 24, 2025

KUSHIRO CITY, Hokkaido — The city of Kushiro, Hokkaido, plans to remove waterweeds from part of Lake Akan next summer, in an attempt to counter a decline in marimo moss balls in the lake.

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