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Japanese activists protest against dolphin hunting outside of the Taiji Whaling Museum

OPINION: 10 Years After ‘The Cove,’ It’s Clear That Activist Harassment, Cultural Invasion of Japan Town Have Backfired

On: 2020-Feb-18

Bunta Iwaya is a conservative blogger who has lived in the U.S. for 15 years. He has investigated issues such as the plastination of human bodies in China, the direct action movement on Free Tibet in Europe and the U.S., issues surrounding the movie ‘The Cove,’ and the arrest andContinue Reading

An Argument for Sustainable Whaling: The Case of Alaska’s Indigenous Peoples

On: 2019-Dec-12

On the surface, the indigenous peoples of Alaska continue to engage in whaling activities without any problems. But in actuality, I believe they face many real problems. To date, Japan has continued to support indigenous whaling within the IWC.

Director Keiko Yagi: Why I Had to Make ‘Behind THE COVE’ Amid the Anti-Whaling Uproar

On: 2019-Dec-12

Japanese film director Keiko Yagi got the award for Best Director at the 2018 London International Filmmaker Festival for her documentary film ‘Behind THE COVE.’ Ms Yagi produced the film in 2015 to counter The Cove, which received the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2010.