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Showing posts with label Japan. The Cove. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Japan. The Cove. Show all posts
The other day I was listening to the "Thinking Allowed" podcast from the BBC, and they mentioned some of the consequences of climate change.
New fact: If the ice caps continue melting, Canada will gain a lot of new territory.
On another note, The Land of the Rising Sun (i.e. Japan) has, obviously, allowed for the dolphin slaughter to continue. This can only be expected, as the Japanese government is one of the most corrupt and does not really care about nature. Do note that Japan changes its leader almost every two years, hence making the country very unstable. (There have been more than 53 PMs since WWII.) Here's an extract from the Save Japan Dolphins Blog: --
It’s with a heavy heart that I write today’s post. Despite all our efforts and despite the worldwide condemnation of the cruel dolphin slaughter, the Japanese government remains defiant and has allowed the first dolphin kill of this season at Taiji.
This defies all logic, both because of the brutal inhumane abuse of dolphins and because it is now proved that the dolphin meat is poison -- containing dangerous levels of mercury.
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Here in Costa Rica, a land known for its corrupt governments, the fight for Crucitas continues. Keep it up, everyone!
If you have not watched the Oscar-winning documentary called "The Cove", what are you waiting for? Full of suspense and adventure, this documentary is about the killing of dolphins in… you guessed, 日本 (Japan).
What is interesting is that, after much struggle, the film will be finally aired in Japan itself! This is historical, for the film directly attacks the country for the killing of dolphins and the media censorship in it.
What I think is amusing is that the Japanese have a strange sense of "paranoia", in that they think that foreigners are trying to invade their country. I believe this is a trauma due to the A Bombs (something that should have never happened), passed from generation to generation and through history books. However, people (Nihon-jin) must understand that it is not to "invade" their country, but to save the few whales that are left (obviously Norway and Iceland have a lot to do with this issue too).
by Ric O’Barry Campaign Director Save Japan Dolphins Earth Island Institute
Last week we had some important successes in Japan -- several theater owners came forward and committed to show The Cove movie despite threats from extreme nationalists, and we also won a key injunction in a Yokohama court against the group protesting the film – an almost unheard of injunction.
Unfortunately, the extremists are again ramping up, employing their worst tactics to date.
This week they moved to the Yokohama theater owner’s home, and when that didn’t work, they moved on to his mother’s home:
As you can see from the video, the woman is elderly. She has nothing to do with the distribution of the film. This harassment with loud speakers outside her home is intimidation of the lowest order.
We have repeatedly tried to engage our critics –- inviting them to participate in open forums, but they refused. Rather than discuss the issues they employ highly aggressive bullying tactics to shut down the film. I personally believe they are being paid to protest and don’t really have a point of view. I don’t even think they care about Taiji. Their only goal is to keep people from knowing the truth, no matter what it takes. As we know, corruption is endemic on this issue, with many people making money off trafficking in live dolphins for oceanariums and selling poisoned dolphin and whale meat on the open market with no health warnings to protect the people of Japan.
To this end it is clear the extreme nationalists - and whoever is funding them - aren’t giving up, and our Japanese distributor is small with a very limited budget. Earth Island has been helping with promotion and security, but much more will be needed if we want to expand beyond these six theaters. We have 17 theaters on hold right now that want to screen the film, but are fearful of the consequences.
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