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| Shōzō Tanaka-Activist |
The care of rivers is not a question of rivers but of the human heart. - Shozo Tanaka
Shōzō Tanaka (1841-1913) was a Japanese politician and social activist, and is considered to be Japan's "first conservationist." He is most well known for advocacy of the rural residence around Watarase River who were being poisoned by the Ashio Copper Mine.
