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"I Want to Protect the Ocean": A Middle School Student Who Moved From the City to Tokushima Takes on a Challenge - Repurposing Discarded Fishing Nets, Which Have Nowhere to Go Due to the Aging Fishing Industry, Into Bags - Spreading the Ocean-Protecting Initiative to His Peers
Ryunosuke Imai, a second-year junior high school student, moved from a city in Kanagawa Prefecture to a small town in Tokushima Prefecture. What he witnessed was the problem of "marine debris" threatening the rich natural environment. Inspired by his fascination with Tokushima's beautiful sea, a straightforward desire to "protect the ocean" blossomed within him. This is the story of a young boy who began to confront the local environment and tak…
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Ryunosuke Imai, a second-year junior high school student, moved from a city in Kanagawa Prefecture to a small town in Tokushima Prefecture. What he witnessed was the problem of "marine debris" threatening the rich natural environment. Inspired by his fascination with Tokushima's beautiful sea, a straightforward desire to "protect the ocean" blossomed within him. This is the story of a young boy who began to confront the local environment and tak…