national

One of our islands is missing: Japan 'loses' a bit of land

8 Comments
By Toru Yamanaka

The requested article has expired, and is no longer available. Any related articles, and user comments are shown below.

© 2018 AFP

©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.

8 Comments
Login to comment

It is not impossible that tiny islands get weathered by the elements,"

Or it could have disappeared because of polar ice cap melt and rising levels in the ocean. Japan has literally gone to untold lengths to protect even specks of land in the Pacific, but considering it's location it probably wasnt worth the cost.

0 ( +7 / -7 )

YubaruToday 07:00 am JST

It is not impossible that tiny islands get weathered by the elements,"

Or it could have disappeared because of polar ice cap melt and rising levels in the ocean. Japan has literally gone to untold lengths to protect even specks of land in the Pacific, but considering it's location it probably wasnt worth the cost.

What caused it dissapear ? Weathering, rising sea level or someother reason not yet found.

At lest they have not gone to the lengths of building an airstrip on it.

4 ( +5 / -1 )

Many countries are going to disappear. And coral reefs.

0 ( +2 / -2 )

Um, the global warming is caused by humans crowd has said that ocean levels are rising due to glaciers melting, no?

Correct. However, that in know way leads to the inference that Honshu will disappear. Conservatives have the damnedest time being accurate. Oh my . . . Har!

-1 ( +2 / -3 )

*no

-3 ( +1 / -4 )

Just build fake islands like in Dubai

1 ( +2 / -1 )

For this very reason, other "islands", or as saided above more accurately, outcrops, that are more important to Japan are surrounded by a concrete frame. But I don't think Japan is the only country doing this, so it's still fair game to me.

0 ( +0 / -0 )

However, that in know way leads to the inference that Honshu will disappear. 

Hundreds of millions of years from now, Honshu will not exist. Nor will any landmass as it exists today - plate tectonics will see to that. Meanwhile ocean levels have increased by a mere few inches a year - just as they have since the end of the little ice age.

0 ( +1 / -1 )

Login to leave a comment

Facebook users

Use your Facebook account to login or register with JapanToday. By doing so, you will also receive an email inviting you to receive our news alerts.

Facebook Connect

Login with your JapanToday account

User registration

Articles, Offers & Useful Resources

A mix of what's trending on our other sites