+Disasters | May 27, 2011

On Japan’s Coast, Tensions With Activists Return After Tsunami

By Krista Mahr

In a way, it’s a sign that things are returning to normal. Even the March tsunami that swept away much of the small town of Otsuchi was not powerful enough to wipe out tensions between locals and the Western activists who have been monitoring dolphin hunting in the fishing hamlet on the Japan’s northeast coast. [...]

+Oceans | September 6, 2010

Oceans: A Win—Over the Long Term—For the Whales in Japan

By Bryan Walsh

The anti-whaling movement scored a partial victory today in Tokyo, where two Japanese activists affiliated with Greenpeace were convicted of stealing whale meat, but were given a suspended sentence. Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki were found guilty of stealing 50 lbs. (23 kg) of whale meat from a delivery company’s warehouse in April 2008, meat [...]

+Oceans | August 23, 2010

Oceans: Defending Dolphin Killing

By Bryan Walsh

The Associated Press has a nifty exclusive: an interview with the mayor of the Japanese town of Taiji. If that name rings a bell, it’s probably because you’ve seen The Cove, the Oscar-winning documentary that details the dolphin slaughter carried out by the residents of the village. Though The Cove makes it seem as if [...]