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Steven Fyffe

Japanese Fishermen Face Uncertain Future

By Steven Fyffe
Special to washingtonpost.com

Fish stocks are down in Kyushu, and local fishermen blame the government’s dam across Isahaya Bay. Gone are the fish and clams they used to catch, and gone is the way of life that sustained them for generations. Others are not sympathetic. They say the fishermen must change and not look back.

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