Japan, completely surrounded The Sea of Japan is almost completely enclosed by the coastlines of the surrounding nations. Garbage dumped into the sea tends to be carried by currents moving from south to north, reaching the coastlines of many areas in Japan. Left: About 120,000 people participated at various times in Toyama Prefecture’s coastal cleanup campaign in 2015, recovering 91 tons of garbage. Many local residents readily participate in cleanup activities.Right: At a recent symposium, local high school students presented results of researching ocean acidifi cation, as well as the absorption and fi xation of blue carbon by seashells.UPDATE by the ocean, has a beautiful coastline everywhere you go. But lately huge quantities of marine litter have been washing up on the beaches, affecting the coast of the A report on the situation of marine litter in coastal areas of the Sea of Japan, and the local community activities to protect the beautiful oceanSea of Japan in particular. Situated in the approximate center of the Japanese archipelago, Toyama Bay is a member of the World’s Most Beautiful Bays Club. It is also the site of the Northwest Pacific Region Environmental Cooperation Center (NPEC), a regional activities center for the Northwest Pacific Action Plan (NOWPAP; part of the United Nations Environment Program), with mission of surveying marine litter on the coast of the Sea of Japan, and fostering awareness of the marine litter problem. The majority of marine litter comprises objects made of plastic and Styrofoam. Large amounts of medical waste and polyethylene containers float through the Sea of Japan; sometimes as many as 20 thousand of these containers may be washed ashore all at once. Junichi Nakayama, director of 20Reclaiming the Most Beautiful Bay in the World
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