The summer is in full swing, and once again, we find our beaches littered with plastics. There are 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic debris in the ocean, of which 269,000 tons float on the surface. We have seen how these plastics kill mammals (e.g...
The 173km long Arakawa River flows through a wide area of the Tokyo metropolitan area. It runs from Chichibu in Saitama Prefecture to the mouth of the river that empties into Tokyo Bay, east of the 23 wards of Tokyo. Yet, mixed in the soil of the...
If you have lived in Japan or had the opportunity to visit the country, you’ll be quick to realize the abundance of plastic that goes hand-in-hand with everyday life throughout the country. Stepping inside any of Japan’s many convenience...