Candles line the beach at Odaiba Marine Park for Marine Day, Tokyo, Japan (© KeystoneUSA-ZUMA/Rex Features)
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- Today, a nation across the Pacific...""Gives thanks to the ocean
- These paper lanterns glow on the beach of a popular park.""Many visit to escape the clamor of the busy metropolis
- Japan once observed Marine Day on July 20, but now celebrates it on the third Monday in July…""Thanks to perhaps the most pleasant-sounding law ever
- With most businesses closed in Japan today, many will head to the beach…""And some will take on the local surf
