50 boats sail to protest Tokyo's land reclamation plan

50 boats sail to protest Tokyo's land reclamation plan

TOKYO, Japan - Fishermen and marine conservationists sail near Tokyo Bay on March 7 to protest the Tokyo metropolitan government's decision to reclaim land from the sea off Ariake in Tokyo's Koto Ward. The protesters say gobies, a species of small fish, and rare marine life will die if the government carries out the plan. The metropolitan government plans to reclaim 35 hectares of land, at a cost of 40 billion yen, to create parks and housing complexes.

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