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June Love Earth Clean-up

June is Environment Month in Japan, with many environmental projects taking place in Fukuoka, as well. One of these is Love Earth Clean-up, a campaign which any willing volunteers can easily join and enjoy. Though now held all over Japan, the campaign actually originated in Fukuoka. It all began in June 1990 with the Clean the Beach project to clear local beaches of litter in Fukuoka. Then, the Club of Rome Conference held in Fukuoka in 1992 motivated cooperation among citizens, private enterprise and government, resulting in the Love Earth Clean-up Kyushu event to clean the beaches all over Kyushu. Since then, Love Earth Clean-up has been held every June during Environment Month.