{"id":143832,"date":"2021-12-17T09:43:54","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T00:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=143832&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2021-12-17T12:20:41","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T03:20:41","slug":"suspicious-plastic-container-wash-up-on-shores-again","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/suspicious-plastic-container-wash-up-on-shores-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspicious Plastic Containers Wash Up On Shores Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Suspicious plastic containers are washing up on the beaches of Kitakyushu again. Last winter, the city found a total of 111 containers that had Hangul and Chinese letters written on them. Some contained strong acid detergent, and the city warned people not to touch or open them. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/kbc.co.jp\/news\/article.php?id=8069324&amp;ymd=2021-12-13\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KBC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-143825\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/fnn_plastic-container_2021-cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C512&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/fnn_plastic-container_2021-cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/fnn_plastic-container_2021-cl.jpg?resize=300%2C110&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/fnn_plastic-container_2021-cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C374&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/fnn_plastic-container_2021-cl.jpg?resize=768%2C281&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.city.kitakyushu.lg.jp\/files\/000957705.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kitakyushu City Press Release<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Disclaimer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Fukuoka Now posts summaries of Kyushu area news for those who cannot read Japanese. 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Last winter, the city found a total of 111 containers that had Hangul and Chinese letters written on them. 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