Regarding Kevin Rafferty's Feb. 28 article, "Why's Japan grown so ugly?": I love the idea of starting a competition for the most picturesque town/village in Japan. Somebody, hopefully including The Japan Times (as suggested by Rafferty), needs to do it! A community can work together to make their environment a more beautiful place.
Tear down these ugly metal fences everywhere. Get rid of the concrete. Stop pouring taxpayers' money into these damned dams. Give us back the beaches.
martin killmann
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