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5 Photos of Japanese gutters that prove Japan is far ahead of Ghana
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5 Photos of Japanese gutters that prove Japan is far ahead of Ghana

by  Aba Afful 2 min read

Most Ghanaians who live in urban environments are fully aware of the sanitation crisis in the country's major cities. With plastic waste clogging city gutters, Ghana still has a long way towards achieving its sanitation goals.

While there are varying opinions regarding what is the main cause of the problem, many agree that a change of attitude towards sanitation would go along way towards providing a solution to Ghana's - and Africa's - sanitation problem.

YEN.com.gh put together a series photos of Japanese gutters, compared to some in Ghana that suggests Ghana has a long way to go towards changing the attitude towards sanitation.

5 Photos of Japanese gutters that proves Japan is far ahead of Ghana
Ghanaian gutters (left) compared to Japanese ones (right).

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5 Photos of Japanese gutters that proves Japan is far ahead of Ghana

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5 Photos of Japanese gutters that proves Japan is far ahead of Ghana

A Reddit user posted photos of the streets of In Takayama in Gifu prefecture, in the mountains near the Japanese Alps.

5 Photos of Japanese gutters that proves Japan is far ahead of Ghana

The gutters carry snow melts that feed into a nearby river.

5 Photos of Japanese gutters that proves Japan is far ahead of Ghana

Koi fish are notorious for being able to survive only in very clean water, something that goes a long way towards showing how much Japanese cities are doing to tackle sanitation in urban areas.

5 Photos of Japanese gutters that proves Japan is far ahead of Ghana

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Aba Afful (Copyeditor) Maame Aba serves as a copy editor at YEN.com.gh. She naturally enjoys working with words and has an eye for quality content. She has a keen interest in cyberspace and wants to see YEN.com.gh produce more impactful, thought-provoking, and error-free content. Aba has five years of experience as a content writer, blogger, author, and proofreader. She graduated from the Ghana Institute of Journalism in 2017. She joined the team in 2021.

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