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Awareness campaign for plan to dump radioactive water into ocean lands creators in hot water.
Video released on same day approval is granted for waste water project at Fukushima nuclear power plant.
First they came for the bags and I said “cool.” Then they came for the spoons and I said “sure, that’s cool too.”
A railway up the mountain aims to eliminate vehicles on the road to the fifth station but the round-trip fare for passengers won’t be cheap.
The Internet rejoices at this new, potent meme fodder: trash bags that declare its contents have no other recourse than to be burnt to a crisp.
Sustainable development goals cited as reason for change, but there’s probably another factor at play too.
Japan’s most beloved cheap and cheerful fashion brands are taking another step to reduce damage to the planet.
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