davidattokyo said...

davidattokyo at 06:18 PM JST - 28th October

Richard Loe was an eye-gouger, how could we forget him :)

Posted in Wallabies name team for Bledisloe Cup match against All Blacks at 06:18 PM JST - 28th October
davidattokyo at 06:17 PM JST - 28th October

KobeKid,

I agree that packaging leaves a bit to be desired, and this goes for everything not just whale products. Maybe junk food should also have warnings on the packaging that if eaten in too large a quantity (and not exercising etc) it could be bad for the health.

But…

Posted in 'The Cove' gets mixed reaction from Japanese audience at 06:17 PM JST - 28th October
davidattokyo at 01:20 PM JST - 28th October

browny1,

National policies, which are determined democratically by their citizens.

And opponents who are animal eating = cultural imperialism. Oh???

If they think that it's right to eat one animal and wrong to eat another, and repetitively try to pressure others into submitting to this bizarre way of thinking,…

Posted in 'The Cove' gets mixed reaction from Japanese audience at 01:20 PM JST - 28th October
davidattokyo at 11:54 AM JST - 28th October

It's a dead rubber really, the Aussies don't have much motivation to win other than not wanting to lose again.

The All Blacks on the other hand are playing in a pretty historical venue for us Kiwis - Peter Snell won Olympic gold for us here in 1964 (and gold…

Posted in Wallabies name team for Bledisloe Cup match against All Blacks at 11:54 AM JST - 28th October
davidattokyo at 09:58 AM JST - 28th October

browny1,

Anti-whaling / dolphin fishing nations are branded as cultural imperialists because they also slaughter and eat animals.

Posted in 'The Cove' gets mixed reaction from Japanese audience at 09:58 AM JST - 28th October
davidattokyo at 09:53 AM JST - 28th October

For those interested in the "Minamata" / toxins aspect of this, I found some interesting info from the National Institute for Minamata Disease (it's in Japanese).

http://www.nimd.go.jp/kenko/kiji/2008061301_kujira.html

The National Institute for Minamata Disease did some tests on Taiji residents, but did not conclude that dolphin meat ought to never ever…

Posted in 'The Cove' gets mixed reaction from Japanese audience at 09:53 AM JST - 28th October
davidattokyo at 09:40 AM JST - 28th October

Well at least with respect to whales it should be sustainable. I am sure more worried about fish.

japan doesnt need whale meat

Heard it before. No one needs any arbitrary type of food one happens to eat. This isn't an argument against whaling.

Limited supply means realistically only…

Posted in Japan catches 59 whales off Kushiro at 09:40 AM JST - 28th October
davidattokyo at 01:05 PM JST - 27th October

smithinjapan,

I think anyone who doesn't accept that SSCS is entirely responsible for all of the collisions between these vessels is pretty gullible.

SSCS is only there because the whaling vessels are there.

Quick question: if Japan is falling back on the 'tradition' argument after their scientific hullabaloo falls…

Posted in Japan, Netherlands agree to ensure maritime safety over antiwhaling at 01:05 PM JST - 27th October
davidattokyo at 12:07 PM JST - 27th October

Anti-whaler logic: 1) Japan should do something to prevent deaths occurring on their boats (e.g. due to the electrical fault that happened two years back) 2) Japan should do nothing to prevent deaths that are waiting to happen

spudman, you missed it?

E.g.: http://www.icrwhale.org/gpandsea-img139.htm

Posted in Japan, Netherlands agree to ensure maritime safety over antiwhaling at 12:07 PM JST - 27th October
davidattokyo at 09:56 AM JST - 27th October

spudman,

only a couple of times

How many chances do you think they get before this sort of behavior does cause more serious damage? And what is the point?

Cool heads should prevail and

How can you dismiss SSCS ramming other vessels they way they did and then…

Posted in Japan, Netherlands agree to ensure maritime safety over antiwhaling at 09:56 AM JST - 27th October