Japan's Hinuma lake designated as Ramsar Site

Hokota Mayor Yasuhei Onizawa (R) receives a Ramsar Site certificate from Christopher Briggs, secretary general of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, in Punta del Este, Uruguay, on June 3, 2015. Lake Hinuma in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, has been added to the List of Wetlands of International Importance: The Ramsar List. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo