They were "pirates" to some, "hostages" to others. But two anti-whaling activists who drew global attention this week by forcibly boarding a Japanese harpoon ship in Antarctic waters have demonstrated how the emotional clash over Japan's annual whale hunt... ...full story at LA Times
from LA Times on Sat, Jan 19 2008
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WDCS "Whalezilla" »
YouTube video A stylised giant whale appeals to the "Whale Research Institute" in downtown Tokyo, peacefully asking them to "Please stop Whaling".
Japanese kids are the best advocates for change in the whaling/fishing practices of Japan. Please Help!!!
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| 17 Jan 08 |
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Pirates of the Antarctic: A Game of Cards » Geisha, Interrupted As of this writing, two members of a militant anti-whaling group are still being held aboard a Japanese whaling vessel in the Antarctic. These activists boarded the Japanese ship illegally from an Australian conservation vessel. As more and more people... |
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Sea Shepherd 'hostages' pawns, pirates? »
Japan Times  Japan's whaling fleet halted its Antarctic operations Wednesday and scrambled to arrange the turnover of two activists who boarded one of its harpoon ships after a tense, high-seas chase, accusing... Read more . . . |
| 25 Feb 08 |
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Anti-whaling activists say they bugged Japanese ships » Japan Today Anti-whaling activists from the hard-line Sea Shepherd Conservation Society admitted Monday to bugging Japan's whaling fleet with high-tech tracking devices in order to run them down. Sea Shepherd's vessel Steve Irwin caught up with the Japanese whaling... |
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Australian anti-whaling activists call for boycott of Japanese firms » Japan Today Australian conservation groups have joined a global grassroots campaign to boycott Japanese products Friday in the latest bid to pressure Japan to stop whaling. Anti-whaling activists from Australia's east coast, the Bryon Whale Action Group and Surfers... |
| 03 Mar 08 |
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Anti-whaling activists toss rotten butter, chemicals at Japanese whalers » Japan Today Anti-whaling activists from the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society on Monday harassed the factory ship of Japan's whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean, the group said. The crew of the Sea Shepherd ship Steve Irwin tossed several bottles of rotten butter at... |
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