{"id":171409,"date":"2025-06-03T09:19:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T00:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=171409&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-06-03T09:19:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T00:19:40","slug":"4-7-tons-of-trash-cleared-from-okagaki-beaches","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/4-7-tons-of-trash-cleared-from-okagaki-beaches\/","title":{"rendered":"4.7 Tons of Trash Cleared From Okagaki Beaches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On June 1, approximately 1,000 residents and volunteers joined a large-scale coastal cleanup in Okagaki Town, Fukuoka Prefecture, under the slogan &#8220;A town where sea turtles return.&#8221; The event, held annually on the first Sunday of June, targeted five coastal areas including Shin-Matsubara Beach, where loggerhead turtle landings were confirmed two years ago. Participants collected about 4.7 tons of waste\u2014mainly driftwood and plastic bottles\u2014in 90 minutes. Organizers emphasized preserving clean beaches to support the endangered loggerhead turtle\u2019s nesting habitat. <\/span><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/kbc.co.jp\/news\/article.php?id=15278172&amp;ymd=2025-06-012\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KBC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-171413\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/beach-cleaning-shikanoshima-1.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"beach cleaning\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/beach-cleaning-shikanoshima-1.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/beach-cleaning-shikanoshima-1.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/beach-cleaning-shikanoshima-1.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/beach-cleaning-shikanoshima-1.jpeg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Photo<\/strong> &#8211; Fukuoka Now (at Shikanoshima &#8211; for image purpose only)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On June 1, approximately 1,000 residents and volunteers joined a large-scale coastal cleanup in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":171413,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[5224],"class_list":["post-171409","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-news","location-fukuoka-prefecture","news-category-environment","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/171409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171409"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/171413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}