Expert examines raised coastline portion on northern Japan peninsula

Expert examines raised coastline portion on northern Japan peninsula

Assistant professor Shintaro Yamasaki of the Kitami Institute Technology examines a portion of coastline that has risen by some 15 meters in Rausu on the Shiretoko Peninsula, a World Heritage site on the eastern tip of Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, on April 25, 2015, to find the causes of the phenomenon. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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