Welcome to the World news. World news keeps you updated news around the nations. Today's topic is "Japanese Stores to Charge for Plastic Bags from July" From July 1, stores and supermarkets in Japan will start charging fees for single-use plastic bags, under a new national law. The law is part of the Japanese government’s plan to reduce plastic waste and encourage people to make lifestyle changes in a country where plastic bags are often handed out even for small purchases. Some supermarkets in Japan have already started charging customers for plastic bags, but the new law will make it mandatory. Stores are free to set their own prices, with a minimum fee of ¥1 per bag. Three major convenience store chains — Seven-Eleven, FamilyMart and Lawson — will charge customers ¥3 for regular-sized plastic bags. All three have announced that they will also shift towards more environmentally-friendly bags in the future. Activists in Japan have long criticized the government for moving too slowly on dealing with the issue of plastic waste. According to a 2018 report by the UN, Japan is the world’s second largest producer of plastic packaging waste per capita, after the United States. Although no official data is available, media reports estimate that Japan uses between 30 and 50 billion plastic bags each year — that’s more than 300 bags per person. By comparison, an average resident of Denmark — the first country to introduce a tax on plastic bags in 1993 — uses only 4 single-use plastic bags per year. 🍀SNS instagram:https://www.instagram.com/kidslovejapan/ twitter: https://twitter.com/KidsLove_Japan/ facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gmsi.jp/ WorldNews:https://anchor.fm/worldnews/ Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/kidslove-japan/ blog: http://masako-toybox.seesaa.net/ ✅SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHl6jliVGhN3z978Rh1L-AQ?sub_confirmation=1 #WorldNews #AudioNews