In coastal Japan, one project is planting forests to stand against tsunamis

Mongabay
Aug 4, 2026, 2:23 am113 ptsTrending
MINAMISOMA, Japan — Kazuo Monma stepped out onto the small stage and looked at the large crowd with a sense of relief. The weather report had called for rain all weekend, and the mayor of Minamisoma, a coastal city in Japan’s Fukushima prefecture, worried that few would show for what had become an annual…

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