Gov't begins netting nonnative fish from imperial moat

Gov't begins netting nonnative fish from imperial moat

TOKYO, Japan - A worker begins netting nonnative fish from the Ushigafuchi section of the Imperial Palace moat Feb. 27 to protect the moat's usual inhabitants, under a project promoted by the Environment Ministry.

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