Dead sardines wash up in northern Japan for unknown reasons

HAKODATE, Japan: On December 8, officials said that thousands of tons of dead sardines have washed up on a beach near Hakodate in Hokkaido, northern Japan, for unknown reasons.

The sardines and some mackerel washed ashore and created a sliver blanket along a stretch of beach about a kilometer (0.6 mile) long, officials added.

Locals said they had never seen anything like it before, and some gathered to se