Wednesday February 15, 2012

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    funkymofo

    Start with the coffee.

    Posted in: We are nowhere close to saturation in terms of the number of stores we are going to have in Japan. We are going to start growing the company again, being aggressive.

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    funkymofo

    I hope she doesn't shut up, she's comedy gold.

    Posted in: Palin tells tea party rally: 'We're not going to sit down, shut up'

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    funkymofo

    Keep the pressure on. Well done, Hayden. I'd like to see the fishermen who tried to stab her, Dave Rastovich and others with poles and spears last time she was here have a crack at her with Klitschko in her corner.

    Posted in: 'Heroes' actress Hayden Panettiere gets chilly reception in Taiji

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    funkymofo

    Better he than the Japanese fishermen and politicians.

    Posted in: Hatoyama, fish dealers welcome tuna ban rejection

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    funkymofo

    O-TORO..... DAISUKI DESU !!!!... dont ban tuna... catch as many as you can, the ocean will grow more... you bunch of crybabies

    I'd like to be the first welcome the Fisheries Minister to Japan Today, and thank you for your succinct explanation of Japan's fishing policy, Mr Akamatsu.

    Posted in: Bluefin tuna tops CITES conference agenda in Doha

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    funkymofo

    Awaiting comments from the former PM Tomiichi Murayama !

    Haha, now that dude has some serious eyebrows.

    Posted in: Anna Umemiya chosen as celebrity with best eyebrows

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    funkymofo

    This is just getting ridiculous.

    Posted in: Anna Umemiya chosen as celebrity with best eyebrows

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    funkymofo

    The whole situation reminds me of that Oscar Wilde quote about fox hunting. 'The unspeakable in pursuit of the inedible'.

    Posted in: 'The Cove' puts Japanese fishermen everywhere on the defense

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    funkymofo

    Ouch! He has a point though. Hopefully the recent positive economic news will continue for Japan.

    Posted in: Nobody wants to be Japan, the fallen angel that went from one of the fastest growing economies in the world for more than three decades to one that has slowed to a crawl for the past 18 years.

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    funkymofo

    How about a reason to search for reasons? If it is just that dolphins are cute, then that does not work for me.

    But because I find the tone here so partonising I saught a reason...

    timtak,

    I agree that cuteness is not a valid reason for anything except buying kids toys, but I can only suggest that you watch the film as you examine the pros and cons of the issue, rather than dismiss any possible evidence without seeing it. I understand how people in favour of the slaughter feel patronised- posters from both sides of this issue can be quite patronising and inflammatory at times. I believe however, that we have a duty to examine both sides of the issue to form our own beliefs, regardless of those types of distractions.

    As for a reason to search for reasons, I can't help you there. Either investigate and decide, or don't. I don't believe that the two issues are mutually exclusive though, in fact I'm sure you'd find a great deal of support in environmental circles.

    No suprises. Not news.

    I think many people have been surprised by the film, and it does seem to be news, so I have to disagree with you here.

    Posted in: 'The Cove' puts Japanese fishermen everywhere on the defense

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    funkymofo

    I'm sorry but most modern rational people unlike religious conservatives of the old times need 'reason' why an act must be outlawed.

    If you're searching for reasons, perhaps seeing the film is a good place to start.

    Posted in: 'The Cove' puts Japanese fishermen everywhere on the defense

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    funkymofo

    womanforwomen ,

    There is no prize-money awarded with an Oscar.

    Posted in: 'The Cove' wins Oscar for Best Documentary

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    funkymofo

    New Zealand governemnt chiming in after their friends across the ditch to offer them a bit of ANZAC support is still nothing more than lip service. Even your own quote says New Zealand has only said that they prefer to find a diplomatic solution, but don't rule out court action. This is a far cry of big talk promises from Rudd in Australia.

    From the reports I read from a number of news services yesterday, the NZ govt. would prefer the diplomatic solution, interestingly, not because it's paying 'lip service' but because it would expedite the process and bring quicker results. If someone is paying lip service, they generally don't aim for quicker resolution. Rudd too, has stated that a diplomatic solution is preferable, but that there is a deadline for progress and has the legal avenue as a backup. The two nations don't sound terribly far apart on this issue

    NZ

    ''Diplomacy gets you a quick solution; going head to head means this thing is tied up for ages in the [court],'' Mr McCully told the New Zealand Press Association. ''It could take years.''

    "We'll know soon whether we are going to achieve success that way or not," he said. "If not, the court process is obviously a serious option."

    AUS.

    Kevin Rudd said last Friday he was prepared to act against the annual whaling hunt in the international courts if diplomatic pressure on Japan failed to yield results.

    Posted in: Antiwhaling protester to be brought to Japan for questioning

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    funkymofo

    funkymofo, do you read the articles before you post their links? The article you linked describes how Australian Law can't be enforced in the Antarctic Territory because doing so would undermine Australia's claim. It's a link that the pro-whalers should be posting.

    The point was to show that this legal area needs to be examined with a view to ending whaling in the Antarctic. As stated in the blog, the legal status is unclear.

    Posted in: Japan says its whaling is conducted under international accord

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    funkymofo

    Ossanamerica, I agree with you to an extent, that possibly the Japanese attitude hardens in response to the actions of the Sea Shepherd- nothing new there. However, after 24 years of ignoring international opinion, bad science and disingenuous actions at the IWC, you must admit that Japan has shown no willingness to stop, even when directed to by the IWC. Someone needs to step up the pressure on both the poachers and the governments who sit by, fire off a few platitudes and ultimately sweep the issue under the proverbial rug. The SS cause controversy, and whether you like it or not, their actions have put this issue front and centre internationally. Japan now, regardless of its feelings about the methods of the SS, is being forced to take account of its actions on the world stage- a much bigger problem than the SS I think.

    The Southern Ocean - where Japan's whaling takes place - was made into a whale sanctuary in 1994, with only Japan voting against it.
    Although Japan exempted itself from the ban on commercial hunting of minkes within the sanctuary area, it accepted that the sanctuary applies to fin and humpback whales. It added both these species to its quota for the 2007/2008 season, but ironically hunted neither - dropping the humpbacks after massive international protest, and reporting that no fins could be found during the expedition.

    Surely you can see from this evidence alone that Japan has no intention of leaving the Antarctic. It is continually trying to increase quotas and the number of whale species it hunts. Only when people let the poachers know in no uncertain terms they are not welcome do they raise ideas of limiting quotas, making deals etc.

    Posted in: Japan says its whaling is conducted under international accord

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    funkymofo

    Great link, Dilbert.

    http://www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/oceans/whaling/catching-whales-for-science-is

    Pretty much harpoons the idea of 'scientific whaling. I hope anyone who reads this comment board who hasn't completely decided either way on this issue takes a look.

    I was particularly interested to see that the Japanese research on mortality has even failed to exclude the possibility that whales are immortal! Classic.

    Posted in: Japan says its whaling is conducted under international accord

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    funkymofo

    I find it amusing that its referred to as a loophole, rather then as the clearly defined and spelled out exception

    Do you also find it amusing that every year Japan is told that it should stop immediately by the same organisation?

    Posted in: Japan says its whaling is conducted under international accord

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    funkymofo

    Kommentator I'm giving you information on the legal action by Australia. Those presiding in the case are probably best suited to deciding what's dubious- using a loophole to poach marine mammals in a sanctuary after being told repeatedly to cease and desist by the very organisation whose skirt Japan hides behind to claim 'research' seems like a good place to start.

    Any thoughts on the Tokyo Two and their detention after exposing endemic corruption in the whaling program? Perhaps Japan is hoping that the International Court of Justice might be relocated to Tokyo...

    Posted in: Japan says its whaling is conducted under international accord

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    funkymofo

    Kommentator,

    OK, Rudd and company, name the international law that Japan has violated. Same for you, tkoind2. How can you bring a country to court without that bit of information? Courts don't make decisions based on fuzzy feelings.

    Here is some info on the basis for legal action by Australia.

    http://ozelaw.blogspot.com/2006/07/japanese-whaling-in-australian.html

    One good turn deserves another, so please tell us about the basis for Japan's continued detention of the Tokyo Two. Here's some help.

    The Japanese government breached a series of internationally guaranteed human rights by detaining two Greenpeace activists who had uncovered major corruption in the Japanese whaling program, according to a working group of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).

    Posted in: Japan says its whaling is conducted under international accord

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    funkymofo

    Here is the link, Damien. http://www.takepart.com/news/2009/07/14/whaling-industry-buoyed-by-taxpayer-money/

    Posted in: Japan says its whaling is conducted under international accord

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