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Obsessed with Lizards! Tsukada, a 6th Grader From Shizuoka, Visits Chatan for on-Site Research: "Okinawa Was a Lizard World!"

[Chatan] In Okinawa, the Okinawa tree lizard is a rare creature threatened with extinction, but in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, it is considered an "invasive species within Japan" that could potentially impact local wildlife. Hikari Tsukada (11), a sixth-grader from Fujieda City, Shizuoka Prefecture, who studies the Okinawa tree lizard, which is viewed differently depending on the region, visited Okinawa at the end of August.
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[Chatan] In Okinawa, the Okinawa tree lizard is a rare creature threatened with extinction, but in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, it is considered an "invasive species within Japan" that could potentially impact local wildlife. Hikari Tsukada (11), a sixth-grader from Fujieda City, Shizuoka Prefecture, who studies the Okinawa tree lizard, which is viewed differently depending on the region, visited Okinawa at the end of August.

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沖縄タイムス+プラス broke the news on Friday, September 11, 2026.
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