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3 Japanese Species That Fight Back Against Invasive Species

Jan 13, 2023 () - When it comes to wildlife Japan is one of the most interesting places in the world. It's landscapes and wildlife vary greatly from north to south and it's home to a lot of species that can't be found anywhere else in the world.

Just like many other large countries around the world Japan also has some problem invasive species. In this video i will be going through just a few of these species as i will be going through 3 Japanese species that fight back against invasive species.

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As of 3 a.m. on June 27, Typhoon No. 8 was racing northeast toward the Pacific side of eastern Japan while Typhoon No. 7 was moving east-northeast south of Yakushima, with the two storms and an active seasonal rain front threatening to bring two waves of heavy rain to Tokai and Kanto after floods, landslides and river swelling had already damaged parts of western Japan.

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A powerful earthquake with a maximum seismic intensity of upper 6 struck off Iwate Prefecture at around 7:30 a.m. on June 25, shaking parts of Aomori Prefecture and leaving Hachinohe, which was hit by a similarly strong quake last December, facing fresh damage.

A powerful earthquake registering a maximum intensity of 6 upper on Japan’s seismic scale struck Aomori Prefecture at around 7:30 a.m. today. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the epicenter was off the coast of Iwate Prefecture, with a depth of about 50 kilometers. The earthquake’s magnitude was estimated at 6.9.

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