Arakawa Clean-aid Forum

The power of community engagement

Citizens of Tokyo spend about two hours every weekend to clean up along the banks of the Arakawa River, which empties into the Pacific Ocean.

Pacific and Caribbean journalists, attending a program organised by the Association for Promotion of International Cooperation and the Foreign Press Center Japan, witnessed and participated in a clean-a-thon along the Arakawa River located within the vicinity of Tokyo city.

The Arakawa River Clean-Aid Action is an environmental initiative that is organised by non-government organisation (NGO) Arakawa Clean-aid Forum.