TOKYO -- Japan looks to partner with the private sector to develop biodegradable plastic that causes little harm to the oceans, Nikkei has learned, as Tokyo encourages an environmental push both domestically and worldwide.
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Plastic accounts for a large portion of the waste that washes up on a beach in Hawaii. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) © Kyodo
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