THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 23, 2023 at 07:00 JST
An angler tries to catch trout, Japanese dace and other fish in the Raibagawa river, a tributary of the Shubutogawa river in Kuromatsunai, Hokkaido, on Aug. 3. (Takayuki Kakuno)
As sweltering temperatures continue to smother the Japanese archipelago, many seek to escape the heat wave by hitting the beach. However, in addition to being surrounded by the ocean on all sides, Japan is rich with lakes, ponds and more than 30,000 rivers across the country. [Read More]
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