JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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To be healthy, live in the big city
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Japan's nuclear safety standards flawed, says commission chief
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Teacher nabbed for using miror to peek up girl's skirt
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From carnivores to herbivores: how men are defined in Japan
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Why do Japanese change their attitude when they communicate with foreigners?
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Amazing that they are performing despite commercial success?
Not clear to me at all how he intends "effecting a change" of the problem stated (music industry's lack of attention). Sounds like a series of workshops and concerts. Big deal.
The music industry won't even bother to shrug.
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This the same guy who wrote another family essay here recently, describing the "generation gap" -- how he is so alienated from his sons, just as he experienced with his father, how they do not watch television in the same room, etc. Glad to know he is getting along with his in-laws so far.
I'd suggest he focus a little more on others' perspectives.
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Dolphin drive hunting (Wikipedia):
In other words, most or all of the Taiji catch is gotten by drive hunting, but the total Taiji catch itself is a small percent of the total Japan catch. Changing the perspective, we can just as accurately state that nearly all dolphins in Japan are not killed by drive hunting; only in Taiji are significant numbers killed in this way.
The source for this statement is a Sept. 4, 2007 Japan Times article by Jun Hongo, which includes a comment by local assembly member Yamashita, who is opposed to dolphin meat consumption due to mercury levels:
One motivation for building the slaughterhouse may be to "popularize the consumption of dolphins in the country" as Yamashita states, but I think a more obvious motivation is that Taiji intends to change the way dolphins are killed.
The wikipedia article states:
However, it appears that this has not been the method used in Taiji. The wikipedia article continues:
and a source for the "eyewitness reports" cited is a Feb. 14, 2007 Japan Times article, "Eyewitness to slaughter in Taiji's killing coves", by BOYD HARNELL. Harnell writes:
All of this indicates to me that The Cove has exposed some practices in Taiji that run counter to Japanese law. Yet the plans to build a slaughterhouse also seems to indicate that Taiji intends to stop using the banned method of killing dolphins.
Seen in this light, the recent Taiji decision to forego killing dolphins may not only be a response to the public outcry over killing dolphins, but is likely a response to an irritated Japanese government, annoyed that Taiji has ignored its ban on spearing and knifing dolphins.
If so, in the future, Taiji dolphins may be killed inside a private slaughterhouse "by driving a metal pin into the neck".
Whose victory would that be? I suppose we would be grateful for the public outcry to speed up Taiji's compliance with the law.
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bgaudry :
Same with me. On this thread I tried to show some inconsistencies of the anti-Taiji crusade. Firstly, Taiji is responsible only for a small percentage of dolphins killed in Japan, and yet the international focus is on this one municipality. Why? Apparently because it was easiest to film there, and because the town is vulnerable to international criticism, since the revenues involved are not so great.
But why is there not great outcry about the killings elsewhere? This is hypocrisy and the people of Taiji should feel that they are being treated unfairly.
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KobeKid:
Well, 20,000 dolphins are allowed to be killed per year in Japan, and Taiji is only killing 240 of them (Japan Times) or 2,000 of them (this article).
So Taiji is only killing a small per cent of dolphins, and yet no one is raising a stink about the other places. So I wondered why.
I rather doubt that Taiji was the only place putting dolphin meat on the menu in schools.
So... why is everyone picking on Taiji, while leaving the other places out of the discussion?
spudman:
KobeKid:
That is why there is little publicity about dolphin slaughter in Iwate, but an intense focus on Taiji?
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This article (and comments above), does a lot to solve the mystery of why they are badgering this woman, and why the media is in a frenzy. It's all a plan to help her write a book and star in a movie.
Yeah, what a coincidence.
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Molenir:
Bush embarrassed himself every time he opened his mouth. How could he exhort children to get educated?
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stirfry:
Point taken. But is there any impartial source for this information? At how many places are dolphins being killed in Japan, and how many at each place? Spudman indicated that more are killed in Iwate than Taiji. Why is everyone singling out Taiji?
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If you want to watch ants, just go outside and sit down somewhere. They are all over the place. Watch them carrying leaves and other insects. It doesn't cost anything at all.
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The Japan Times puts the Taiji figure even lower, not 2,000 , but rather 240:
So that would leave 19,760 dolphins that could be killed elsewhere. Southern Chiba and Iwate have been mentioned by Disillusioned and Spudman. It seems there must be quite a few places where dolphin-killing is permitted.
On another note, I'm beginning to wonder if this dolphin intelligence thing is not over-stated. Surely some of them must escape from each hunt. If they are so bright, then why do they keep returning to the Taiji Cove? One would think word would get around amongst the dolphins and they would stay away.
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That's a big discrepancy. I wonder how they choose which dolphins will be meat and which will learn how to jump through a hoop of fire.
I don't see anything wrong with eating dolphin meat, as compared to eating meat of other animals, but Taiji does have a chance to quit the ugly slaughter without big financial loss.
And if they "humanely" (whatever method that is) killed some dolphins for their own meat (as opposed to selling it), there'd be less outcry.
I agree with those who point out they could do a lot more with tourism. I've been to Taiji and the scenery is quite beautiful.
But I think there is less public support of that strident stance. So Taiji could try to sell more dolphins to aquariums, and build a fabulous aquarium themselves.
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Never mind that he made the comments to a colleague in the Assembly.
Oh, come on, tell us the name of the colleague who seemed amused at all this sleazy talk.
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Societymike,
OK, but why the allowance of 20,000 when only 2,000 are being killed each year, according to the article? Isn't it possible (likely?) that dolphins are also being killed elsewhere?
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As some have hinted, the missing piece in this sordid puzzle seems to be the mother.
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Taiji is only killing 10% of the allotted amount. Where are the other 18,000 being killed?
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This case once again points out the need for Japan to revise its laws to permit ordinary citizens to carry arms. Had the boyfriend been armed with an automatic weapon, this never would have happened.
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So why is the sumo wrestler standing?
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wanderlust:
tokyochris:
OK, but that would not be a "translation" problem, I think. If she was there to perform, wouldn't that be a focal point of the article? Very strange...
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IchyaWarFare:
Loss is a normal part of living. But she has not lost her cell phone, so there is still hope.
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The Olympics is filled with dumb events. I find it hard to believe people bother to watch one person after another twirl ribbons around, stick their sexy legs out of the water like deformed mermaids, skate around in tuxedoes or ride down an icy slot in a bobsled. But for some reason every TV channel airs the stuff live, day and night, so we miss real sports events and wind up watching some of this stupid Olympic nonsense while trying to find a decent program.
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