Taiji
TAIJI. In the Yi jing (Book of Changes; a wisdom book in ancient China that is widely believed to have been a major source of inspiration for Confucianism and Daoism), the term Taiji ("gr...
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Confrontations between environmentalists and Japanese dolphin
hunters were screened on British TV on Thursday.
Sky News showed one hunter prodding a large fishing hook toward
some activist...
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Taiji, Japan (dpa) - Despite protests from international
environmental organizations, Japanese fishermen, with government
approval, are currently conducting an annual dolphi...
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Every autumn and winter, hunters from this craggy Japanese fishing village corral thousands of dolphins into a tiny, isolated cove and kill them for meat and fertilizer, turning the water red with ...
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Taiji/Tokyo (dpa) - The traditional whaling community of Taiji is
an idyllic location where groups of dolphins glide past the coast
through gently rolling waves.
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Toyota marks 50th U.S. anniversary, faces 'new problems'
NEW YORK - Toyota Motor Corp. celebrated its 50th anniversary in
the United States on Wednesday.
The Japanese auto gia...
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A whale's bleeding carcass bobbed in the surf, a steel harpoon jutting from its side. Then butchers at this Japanese fishing village went to work, turning a motorized winch to haul the beast ashore...
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Hayden Panettiere and some fellow animal rights activists drew angry shouts and some shoving from fishermen in Japan when they tried to interfere with a dolphin hunt, according to video footage sho...
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Tokyo (dpa) - Japan threatened to withdraw from the International
Whaling Commission (IWC) and organize a separate whaling group after
retracting its proposal for small-scal...
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Japan's proposal requesting permission for coastal small-type
whaling faced mixed reactions, both strong objections as well as
support, on Wednesday at an annual International Whaling Commiss...
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Welfare minister Hakuo Yanagisawa announced Friday that Social
Insurance Agency Director General Seiji Murase and vice welfare
minister Tetsuo Tsuji will retire at the end of August in a move...
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Taiji
Campaigners and dolphin hunters clash in Taiji
