Tokyo Considers Ordinance Banning Littering as Downtown Trash Worsens
Officials are weighing administrative fines and new duties for sellers and manufacturers as 963 litter cases were fined in Shibuya by the end of August.
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(Tokyo=Yonhap News) Correspondent Lee Do-yeon = The Yomiuri Shimbun and others reported on the 18th that the Tokyo Metropolitan Government plans to enact an ordinance banning illegal dumping of trash in tourist areas and busy districts...
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The Straits TimesTokyo considers ordinance banning littering as downtown trash worsens
The Tokyo metropolitan government is considering an ordinance banning littering, as trash left in downtown entertainment districts has increased with the rise in tourists following the COVID-19 pandemic, government sources said Thursday.
Tokyo, Japan, which is suffering from illegal dumping of trash caused by the ever-increasing number of tourists, plans to enact an ordinance banning illegal dumping of trash in tourist areas and busy districts.
Tokyo Drafts Littering Ban, Including Administrative Fines
It has been revealed that the Tokyo Metropolitan Government is considering enacting an ordinance to ban littering. According to metropolitan government officials, littering has become a problem in tourist areas and shopping districts in central Tokyo, prompting the government to consider enacting an ordinance to prohibit littering. Within Tokyo, Shibuya Ward and Shinjuku Ward have already implemented such ordinances, with Shibuya Ward imposing a…
It was learned on the 17th through interviews with Tokyo metropolitan government officials that the city is considering enacting an ordinance to ban littering, citing concerns that the amount of trash left in the city's downtown areas has increased due to the rise in tourists since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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