TAKASHIMA, Shiga — An individual was reported to police on July 3 for allegedly violating the River Law after a roughly 70-meter-long path, created without government approval, was found here in March on the shore of Lake Biwa, Japan’s biggest lake.
A man who apparently frequents a nearby fishing port said, “I’ve seen fishermen going over it. You couldn’t build a path like that alone,” turning his head quizzically.
According to the Shiga Prefectural Government, on March 15 Takashima’s civil works office received an anonymous report saying that “a path has been…
