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Japan has been tossing message-bearing coconuts into the ocean since the 1980s

Summary by SoraNews24
Only a tiny fraction of them ever get found, but that’s just part of the charm. The southernmost islands of Japan and its mainland are separated by vast stretches of ocean, powerful currents, and clear cultural differences. However for nearly four decades, both Ishigaki in Okinawa and the Atsumi Peninsula in Aichi, two very distant places, have shared an unusual connection: a coconut. The Love Coconut Message project is an unusual tradition, whe…
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SoraNews24 broke the news in on Sunday, February 1, 2026.
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