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£´Korean reporters met Mt. Fuji the Renaissance Campaign

2008.02.25Topics

--A visit for the media exchange project between Japan and Korea--

The four reporters of Korean newspapers visited Tokyo branch office of Mainichi newspaper and covered ¡ÈMt. Fuji the Renaissance Campaign¡É that Mainichi newspaper has projected, on February 13th. They visited there with the intention of practicing the project of exchange reporters between Korea and Japan sponsored by Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They have covered the subjects regarding environment issues or space development each place until 16th.


£´reporters hearing interestedly about The Campaign of Mt. Fuji and MOTTAINAI


The reporters visited Mainichi newspaper were the ones of Kankoku Nippou that is one of the major newspapers publishing company in Korea, Mainishi Keizai newspaper, Seoul newspaper and Kyougou newspaper. The person in charge of the campaign explained to them that Mt. Fuji had impressed Japanese people by the beautiful view and it had been often drawn in Ukiyoe (Japanese traditional picture) stimulating Japanese spirit. And he introduced that the campaign had developed since 1999, when people started to take a look at the issue of garbage around Mt. Fuji.

Meanwhile Mr. Takayasu Okushima, the president of ¡ÈMt. Fuji club¡É, that is NPO (non profit organization) cooperated with Mainichi newspaper, explained that the number of people had took part in the cleanup activity of Mt. Fuji amounts to nearly 2,000 and they could gather up garbage amount to over 250 ton. He talked about the introduction of biochemical toilets for disposal of discharges, too.

The reporters asked him how they carried out the campaign so successfully without the corporation of the government or how they disposed the garbage after picking up.


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