motytrah said...

motytrah at 09:01 AM JST - 21st October

@nigelboy> In the first three months of 2009 Japan consumed 69,096 Metric Tons of Fresh Tuna (a good chuck of it imported). All of 2008 the US consumed 12,300 Metric Tons of Fresh Tuna. The vast majority of world eats canned tuna. Usually small Skipjack Tuna which aren't on the…

Posted in Tuna in Sea of Japan weigh less than half what they used to at 09:01 AM JST - 21st October
motytrah at 12:34 PM JST - 20th October

Damien15> Correct, Europe eats far less fish. But they have no qualms about over fishing their waters for sales to Asia.

Posted in Tuna in Sea of Japan weigh less than half what they used to at 12:34 PM JST - 20th October
motytrah at 10:27 AM JST - 20th October

The places where fisheries are sustainable are the ones that are highly regulated. In places like Alaska commercial boats are all GPS tracked, and the places where they put traps or nets is marked. Even if Japan actually does something about the over fishing, what about the other countries?

And…

Posted in Tuna in Sea of Japan weigh less than half what they used to at 10:27 AM JST - 20th October
motytrah at 10:12 AM JST - 20th October

Subaru makes nice cars, but they have a lot more road noise and the interior trim isn't as nice as Toyota.

Posted in Toyota launches lower-priced Mark X sporty, luxury sedan at 10:12 AM JST - 20th October
motytrah at 01:49 PM JST - 12th October

While the nomination was just a couple weeks in to his term, the voting was fairly recent. What does it prove? Mostly that the international community REALLY didn't like the Bush gov't.

Posted in Do you think U.S. President Barack Obama is a good choice for the Nobel Peace Prize? at 01:49 PM JST - 12th October
motytrah at 01:05 PM JST - 5th October

you've just described why it's in October

No, he just described why it's mostly in September.

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motytrah at 06:52 AM JST - 22nd September

The permit thing is the biggest red herring of them all. What's the purpose of a film permit in a wilderness area? To ensure that the film makers don't disturb the wild life. Exactly what are they disturbing in the middle of a slaughter? The fishermen? Cry me a river.

Posted in 'The Cove' director risks arrest to come to Tokyo at 06:52 AM JST - 22nd September
motytrah at 12:17 PM JST - 21st September

The film is what it is. You either support the slaughter and the manor it was conducted or you don't. The posturing of the of the J-Cops is amateur hour material but doesn't serve any purpose.

Posted in 'The Cove' director risks arrest to come to Tokyo at 12:17 PM JST - 21st September
motytrah at 11:58 AM JST - 7th August

Ahh, Sixteen Candles. Gedde Watanabe as Long Duk Dong.

Posted in '80s teen flick director John Hughes dies at 59 at 11:58 AM JST - 7th August
motytrah at 11:51 AM JST - 7th August

The two journalists work for an organization that Al Gore is heavily involved in. So that might have helped them get the big dog involved. Scuttlebutt is the photo-op with Clinton was a big deal for lil' Kim.

Posted in Relatives want Japanese abductees freed too after Clinton's N Korea trip at 11:51 AM JST - 7th August