JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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davidattokyo
If I throw a bottle at some other people or their property, damage their property, trespass on their property, violate weapons laws on their property, or ignore the spirit of sea laws and obstruct the passage of another vessel, I would fully expect to arrested and prosecuted for doing so.
Crimes must be and are punished in any law abiding society.
If Bethune were not to be treated in accordance with the law then it would send a very bad message out to other would-be criminals.
Posted in: Antiwhaling activist Pete Bethune is facing 5 criminal charges in connection with his intrusion onto a Japanese whaling vessel. What do you think about it?
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davidattokyo
HeyLars,
Plus that's just the "humane killing" oxymoron. "Humane living" should be taken into much greater consideration than it is.
Posted in: 'Heroes' actress Hayden Panettiere gets chilly reception in Taiji
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davidattokyo
Heh, if what I see is your "tolerant" mode I'd hate to see the damage done when you were in your "intolerant" mode.
Oh gee sorry. But I'm still not sure which anti-whaling arguments are supposed to be valid and which are not. In total, they are clearly contradictory and double-speak.
Moderator: Readers, whaling is not relevant to this discussion.
Posted in: 'Heroes' actress Hayden Panettiere gets chilly reception in Taiji
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davidattokyo
Disillusioned,
First, I don't think much of your argument, it's a big fat double-standard. To illustrate:
Taiji folks are just one group of Japanese who live out in the whoppers down on the rocky coast of Wakayama who catch a relatively small number of dolphins in accordance with Japanese law.
Posted in: 'Heroes' actress Hayden Panettiere gets chilly reception in Taiji
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davidattokyo
sharky1,
Yeah, it's bizarre. Do they think these people are employed to sit around and wait for people like them to come along and expect to have "peaceful conversations"? These are the same people who have just been sneaking around taking secret films of dolphin hunting and criticising it. The same mentality is seen with the Sea Shepherd morons who used their plastic boat to dangerously harass a Japanese vessel for hours but then turn around and complain that they were nailed after they recklessly failed to take actions to avoid a collision which resulted in their boat being severely damaged and could have been worse if they weren't so lucky.
Posted in: 'Heroes' actress Hayden Panettiere gets chilly reception in Taiji
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davidattokyo
timorborder,
Eric Cartman is probably not available, as he is on record as "not giving a crap about whales".
He would be up for it if money and TV is involved though, so perhaps there is hope.
Posted in: 'Heroes' actress Hayden Panettiere gets chilly reception in Taiji
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davidattokyo
borscht,
Do you believe that people think anti-whaling activists pose no danger of violence, or is that just your own opinion?
HeyLars,
I too have seen some very disturbing cow slaughter footage... I try to avoid beef now actually, especially Australian beef which I no longer buy at the supermarket. Wish there were more, cheap, antarctic whale meat available.
Posted in: 'Heroes' actress Hayden Panettiere gets chilly reception in Taiji
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davidattokyo
HeilanClansman,
Domestication... yeah we can lock animals up and domesticate them. So? Why does that make it "right"? The big cop out in this argument is that you talk only of "humane killing". What about "humane living"?
There's nothing "wrong" with leaving animals in their natural environment and then catching them in sustainable numbers.
The acid test is whether you would prefer to be born as a cow or a whale, and I've never had anyone tell me that they would rather be a cow so as to to get the "humane killing" at the end, as opposed to opting for a "humane living" - a life of freedom that marine animals get with some small chance of getting nailed by harpoon or spear in what sometimes (but certainly not always) proves to be a more prolonged death on average.
Posted in: 'Heroes' actress Hayden Panettiere gets chilly reception in Taiji
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davidattokyo
stevecpfc, killing cows is western culture. Japan imported it (indeed it used to be illegal to kill cows). Japan's acceptance and adopting of some outside culture doesn't mean Japan should throw out all it's own culture.
The odd thing is that the anti-whalers often proclaim that "if only Japan would hunt whales close to home then they wouldn't be criticised so much".
Yet Taiji whalers are hunting dolphins as close to home as any whalers, and the fact that they come in for such special attention just illustrates the two-faced lies and double-talk of the anti-whalers perfectly.
Posted in: 'Heroes' actress Hayden Panettiere gets chilly reception in Taiji
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davidattokyo
These people are so crazy and self-centered.
Who else would expect to turn up in Taiji and have a "peaceful conversation" with anyone they would please to, besides anti-whaling zealots?
Posted in: 'Heroes' actress Hayden Panettiere gets chilly reception in Taiji
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davidattokyo
YongYang,
Straight back at you.
The people voting for the EU member nation politicians who fail to implement regulations in accordance with their ICCAT obligations are in much need as anyone of education.
The cause of over-exploited tuna stocks is over-exploitation of tuna stocks.
People can only consume tuna if it has been caught. When too many are being caught, that is the point where the governments responsible have to stand up and look out for their interests properly by ensuring quotas are not exceeded.
wakaionna,
A universal ban wouldn't work because it is not a real solution. You have to look at the whol situation, which includes people as well.
Posted in: Japan leading charge against bluefin ban
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davidattokyo
Sharyn,
I am not a Japanese citizen, most people can tell this from my handle.
Japans got the right policy in the marine resources area. Sustainable use. I support it.
Along with other countries, if we have improvement in implementation, the policy could become very much a reality globally.
You are living in a fantasy world. Just saying "oh gee there is an export trade ban" does not stop anyone from doing anything.
Without governments actually monitoring and enforcing regulations people can do whatever they please. This is what needs to happen - irrespective of whether a trade ban is implemented or management is left in the realm of ICCAT. Until governments actually do what they say they are going to do then we will have problems.
Instead of whinging about the Japanese all the time people need to face the reality and look at the actual source of the problem - if they are seriously hoping for solutions to be found.
Posted in: Japan happy as export ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna rejected
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davidattokyo
The problem is that a lot of the tuna caught are fattened up. So the weight of the catch and the weight of the imports are completely different.
DNA doesn't change when the fish get fattened though.
Posted in: Hatoyama, fish dealers welcome tuna ban rejection
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davidattokyo
cankaori,
Yeah DNA testing seems like the way to go. The OPRT organization in Japan has been working on this in recent times it seems: http://www.oprt.or.jp/eng/pdf/OPRT20.pdf They note that some tuna actually caught in the Atlantic was described as coming from the Pacific, but the DNA checks are apparently able to detect such tricks.
Posted in: Hatoyama, fish dealers welcome tuna ban rejection
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davidattokyo
That's what a trade ban would do though ain't it.
We need Sustainable Fisheries.
Not No Fisheries.
Posted in: Japan happy as export ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna rejected
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davidattokyo
No Sharyn, there are other alternatives.
Posted in: Japan leading charge against bluefin ban
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davidattokyo
Gee, so if quotas don't work then why are all these countries busy setting quotas all the time!
How stupid the whole world is.
I vote that we put ezekiel25 in charge, instead. Who is with me!?
Posted in: Hatoyama, fish dealers welcome tuna ban rejection
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davidattokyo
Debucho,
I think they talk about the world, because there are numerous nations belonging to ICCAT and catching the fish, and only through mutual cooperation can these issues be addressed properly.
Posted in: Hatoyama, fish dealers welcome tuna ban rejection
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davidattokyo
paulinusa,
So, measures need to be taken to ensure that those in the fishing industry will be caught and punished, right? This is what regulation and monitoring is all about, and it is the responsibility of governments to take such measures.
Well I guess they aren't the main problem. It's the commercial operators that governments need to really be watching.
Posted in: Hatoyama, fish dealers welcome tuna ban rejection
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davidattokyo
smithinjapan,
Come on, the "constructive" approach wasn't going to work well for anyone except the anti-use NGOs who profit from it.
Wheee, there you go again. "Blame Japan".
They have the similar issues. Look at various African countries. How are they going to develop and gain foreign exchange income if countries like the US and EU nations go around and mindlessly ban international trade in everything because some anti-use NGO says that it's the only way to save the world?
What these nations too need is sustainable use. Not no use. That's why they tend to vote with Japan.
Well gee ... what can I say.
Posted in: Japan happy as export ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna rejected