Whaling Today
Storms and Protests During the First Month of Taiji’s Dolphin Hunts, Minus the Foreigners
It’s September again! Perched on the southern tip of Japan’s main Honshu island, Taiji has long been a […]
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Prospects for Japanese Whaling: Dealing with the Impacts of Western Methods and Technology
Feature photo: Votive tablet showing Meiji era whaling by shooting at Hirado, Seto (Last of 2 Parts) Part 1: Sustaining
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Sustaining Human Life: The Birth of Traditional Japanese Whaling
(Above) Whale float of the Yorozuya district in the Nagasaki Kunchi festival (1st of two parts in a […]
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Announcing ‘Whaling Today’ Website: Voices from Where Whaling is a Way of Life
For a half-century, Japanese whalers have been stalked by controversy. The target of an endless assortment of anti-wha
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Activists’ Harassment, Cultural Invasion of Japanese Town Backfire 10 Years After ‘The Cove’
More than 10 years have passed since the 2009 premiere of the Oscar-winning film The Cove, which is critical […
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Whaling Nations Should Take A Stand As ‘Activists’ Meddle with Food Culture
I have sided with China and North Korea in the past. I was staying at the Friendship Hotel when […]
Culture
INTERVIEW | Dr. Seiji Ohsumi on Sustainable Whaling as ‘Ideal Option’
Dr. Seiji Ohsumi, the Japanese expert who helped guide the study of whales for more than half […]
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Untangling the Myth Behind the Whaling Controversy: A Director’s Take
I still remember the taste of hard-to-swallow fried whale meat served in Japanese school lunches. I have no nostalgia
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A Film 27 Years in the Making Captures Life in Whale-Hunting Indonesian Village
In the great ocean, a lamafa (whale hunter) engages in battle with a whale to humbly and gratefully […]
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Don’t Talk ‘No to Whaling’ If You Haven’t Been to Taiji
(Last of Four Parts) Part 1: Science vs Politics: Busting Myths and Biases About Japan’s Whaling Part 2: […]
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‘Behind THE COVE’: A Visual Take On the Whaling Issue
(Second of Three Parts) Part 1: Director Keiko Yagi: Why I Had to Make ‘Behind THE COVE’ Amid […]
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Director Keiko Yagi: Why I Had to Make ‘Behind THE COVE’ Amid the Anti-Whaling Uproar
(First of Three Parts) “The award for Best Director goes to Keiko Yagi for Behind THE COVE!” […]