Japan’s border island struggles with endless wave of marine debris

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Pieces of marine debris are scattered across Kujika Beach in Tsushima, an island in Japan’s Nagasaki prefecture. (Photo by Takayuki Itagaki)

TAKAYUKI ITAGAKI

September 27, 2025 10:22 JST

NAGASAKI, Japan — Countless pieces of marine debris are scattered across Kujika Beach, reaching even up the hillside, in western Tsushima, an island of Nagasaki prefecture in southwestern Japan.