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Trash Islands: The Olympic Games and Tokyo's Changing Environment1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2025

Robin Kietlinski
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As preparations for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games continue, largely on islands in Tokyo Bay constructed from reclaimed waste material, the question of the impacts on the environment is of vital importance. While prospective host cities increasingly set forth extensive proposals to hold “Green Games” that will have minimal impact on the natural environment, few, if any, are able to deliver on these promises. Positioning itself as one of the world's leaders in environmental technology and efficiency, Japan is seeking to use the global spotlight of the 2020 Olympics to display and market new models of sustainable development.

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Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 18 , Issue 4 , February 2020 , e16
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