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Commercial whalehunt is likely to exist in Japan in the name of scientific whalehunt. The Japanese government has shown no indication of any sort of ban on the annual whaling in response to the proposal by the International Whaling Commission (IWC). On...
Whaling is the illegal practice of whale hunting for commercial purposes. The practice is prevalent since the 16th century and was condemned and declared illegal after five of the thirteen big whales were found to be endangered. In spite of this ban,...
The Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) is a baleen whale. One of the larger rorqual species, famous for serenading the seas with their haunting melodies. The Humpback was and is a target for the whaling industry. Due to over-hunting (coupled by...
The endangered fin whales, humpback whales and the minke whales are ending their lives on the platters of expensive Japanese restaurants. The Japanese demand for whale flesh as a delicacy is responsible for the whaling expeditions of the country in...
Japan is gearing to get earthquake warning system on from this coming Monday. The warning system will issue warning of a probable earthquake just seconds before the tremor hits the place and its surroundings. Is it worth going ahead?
Japan has...
Sex ratios being skewed toward girls, that's a first considering the number of means in the market to get rid of unwanted girl child. However, in the cold arctic regions, particularly in the US and Japan having baby boys are becoming an increasing...
Friday saw Japan battle with natural fury in the form of Typhoon Fitow, spelling disaster for few, hundreds injured, an equal number missing, either swept away or vanished to safer places.
Typhoon Fitow landed onto Japan, smashing it with...
Typhoon Fitow is ready to strike Japan and with it, fears of flooding rain, thunderstorms, landslides and gusty winds come calling.
This is typhoon season in Japan and the country is getting ready for Typhoon Fitow, also known as beautiful...
Kyoto Protocol came and is heading to its climax, without leaving any considerable impact on lessening the burden on earth. Then, what is it that can save the earth from the claws of global warming?
Kyoto Protocol was designed to limit...
An increase in tourism, vehicles and a deadly frog fungus is being held responsible for landing a rare Japanese wildcat on the 'critically endangered list'.
This change in status by the Japanese Environment Ministry is the latest indication of...
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Iriomote Jima, Wild Cat, Japan, Endangered Species, Japanese Environment Ministry, Iriomote Cat, Masako Izawa, Iriomote Wildlife Conservation Centre, Chytrid Fungus, Tourism, Environment
When I saw its picture, this rare and unusual animal fascinated me. A relative of a manatee even dubbed a mermaid, its remnant population is threatened by environmental degradation and occasional entanglement mortality in fishing nets, but now the...
Even years after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki many died because of radiation exposure. Today an earthquake caused radiation leaks at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant seems to have brought alive the same fear and terror of the nuclear attack...
Monday witnessed another strong tremor in Japan injuring around 200 and killing two elderly women. The epicenter of the earthquake measuring 6.8 on Richter scale was the city of Niigata, north west of the capital, Tokyo.
Earthquakes are usually...
Carving whales is a part of ceremony, tradition and business in Japan that is carried out in front of children even as they cringe at the gruesome spectacle. It's to reinstate in their minds what Japan's food culture is about!
The whale is washed...
In a bid to protect its coastal territory from submerging under seawater, Japan has begun planting baby coral on a remote Pacific atoll in a multi-million-dollar project.
Traversed by water from all sides, Japan stands on a danger of sinking...
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