davidattokyo said...

davidattokyo at 05:38 PM JST - 20th October

Monoflow,

According to western research, Japan is relatively liked around the world, but has a bad rep in China and South Korea. I don't think that's because of their fisheries policies.

Tahoochi,

Actually, the IWC rule of allowing whale hunting "for the purpose of research" doesn't make sense to…

Posted in Japan catches 59 whales off Kushiro at 05:38 PM JST - 20th October
davidattokyo at 03:57 PM JST - 20th October

spudman,

More like the whalers to suggest that whales eat fish destined for human consumption

Whaling, when conducted for business purposes, does not make ends meet by selling fish products, they would make ends meet by selling whale products. Take a look at Iceland's whalers. They are selling whale…

Posted in Japan catches 59 whales off Kushiro at 03:57 PM JST - 20th October
davidattokyo at 03:32 PM JST - 20th October

twoyen,

They are doing research. But the IWC rules have the effect of requiring that whale product consumers benefit from the whales that are taken for research purposes to the full extent possible. Japan would happily permit hunts solely for the purpose of obtaining meat, but the IWC forbids this.…

Posted in Japan catches 59 whales off Kushiro at 03:32 PM JST - 20th October
davidattokyo at 03:01 PM JST - 20th October

highly questionable actions have been displayed by all in the tuna game.

Agreed.

"Australian culture doesn't believe in preserving marine life. Only whales"

I stand by that comment entirely. Australia exploits marine life, but makes an exception for whales which it thinks should be preserved (although they will…

Posted in Okada calls for respect for culture amid criticism of dolphin hunting at 03:01 PM JST - 20th October
davidattokyo at 12:49 PM JST - 20th October

bronwy1,

Here's a good one about Australian conservation "leadership": http://www.physorg.com/news6538.html

Posted in Okada calls for respect for culture amid criticism of dolphin hunting at 12:49 PM JST - 20th October
davidattokyo at 12:41 PM JST - 20th October

nigelboy,

Yup, Okada is in la-la-land if he thinks he convince irrational folks to be rational about this.

Posted in Okada calls for respect for culture amid criticism of dolphin hunting at 12:41 PM JST - 20th October
davidattokyo at 12:40 PM JST - 20th October

dolphingirl,

Cetaceans including dolphins are not killed unnecessarily.

Some species of dolphins are endangered

The ones that Japan permits harvests of are in reasonable shape, and quotas which were recently lowered aren't being filled anyway.

and the brutal slaughter of this mammal is completely inconsiderate of marine life…

Posted in Okada calls for respect for culture amid criticism of dolphin hunting at 12:40 PM JST - 20th October
davidattokyo at 12:36 PM JST - 20th October

browny1,

"Google news Australia tuna"

This is not a pretty picture.

why oh why so defensive?

What matters to me is sustainable use of renewable natural resources. Australia opposes this when it comes to whales and doesn't practice it when it comes to tuna. Japan is not perfect when…

Posted in Okada calls for respect for culture amid criticism of dolphin hunting at 12:36 PM JST - 20th October
davidattokyo at 12:30 PM JST - 20th October

Damien15,

The whole point of telling people it's toxic is to make them think that eating it will kill them. There are implicit lies as well as explicit ones. I have not heard of people dying from eating this stuff, and indeed I had some "toxic" meat myself in March…

Posted in Okada calls for respect for culture amid criticism of dolphin hunting at 12:30 PM JST - 20th October
davidattokyo at 02:38 PM JST - 19th October

Damien15,

After this movie surfaced, my J-wife stared introducing herself as "non-whale/dolphin eating Japanese" when she meets foreigners.

That's funny on multiple levels, if it's actually true.

Posted in Okada calls for respect for culture amid criticism of dolphin hunting at 02:38 PM JST - 19th October