# 20 Million Tons of Junk Headed For Hawaii-Is Japan Liable?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 27, 2011, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-million-tons-of-junk-headed-for-hawaii-is-japan-liable/600958 "2011-10-27T12:35:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-million-tons-of-junk-headed-for-hawaii-is-japan-liable/600958/81 "2012-05-24T03:23:42Z")

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The latest on the inbound Japanese debris: [Japan Tsunami Debris: Wreckage Reaching Alaska Surges | HuffPost The World Post](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/23/japan-tsunami-debris_n_1540581.html?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl28%7Csec1_lnk1%26pLid%3D163607)

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