THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
July 1, 2020 at 18:50 JST
A shopper, left, uses her own bag at a convenience store which started to charge for plastic bags in Tokyo on July 1. (Ryo Ikeda)
July 1 marked the death knell for free plastic bags for shoppers at supermarkets, department stores and major convenience stores in Japan as part of a nationwide effort to reduce the effects of plastic waste on the environment. [Read More]
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