Topic: Japan
Japan indicted on Friday a New Zealand anti-whaling activist who boarded a harpoon ship on charges including trespass and assault, the latest chapter in a long-running battle between environmentalists and Japanese whalers.The activist from the US-based Sea Shepherd Conservation Society boarded the ...
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese prosecutors on Friday criminally charged a New Zealand anti-whaling activist who boarded a whaling vessel in the Antarctic following clashes between whale hunters and environmentalists.Regular attempts by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, a hardline anti-whaling group, to block ...
The World Health Organization and national environmental experts believe that domestic and foreign markets will gradually ban the use of plastic grocery bags, shopping provision in the future to use non-toxic, harmless "all paper food bag." Paper products easy to corrupt, either ...
The international body to control whaling worldwide could collapse if a deal cannot be reached to allow restricted commercial whaling, New Zealand's representative said Thursday.Former New Zealand prime minister Geoffrey Palmer, who chairs an International Whaling Commission (IWC) group trying to negotiate ...
Sydney's iconic Opera House and Harbour Bridge went dark Saturday at the start of Earth Hour, followed by cities across Asia in a global switch-off aimed at revitalising efforts against climate change.Harbour ferry horns blared to signal the energy-saving event, which is ...
Want to try on makeup without actually trying it on? Head to Tokyo for a magic mirror that lets you see which shades look best on your face without putting anything on your skin! Last month, Tokyo department store Takashimaya launched Shiseido's ...
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The Japan Coast Guard inspected a Japanese whaling ship Saturday with a New Zealand anti-whaling activist who is under arrest for trespassing on the vessel in the Antarctic Ocean last month.Peter Bethune, a member of the militant Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, boarded ...
New Zealand anti-whaling activist Peter Bethune, who is under arrest in Japan for trespass, is reported to be well and in good spirits, Foreign Minister Murray McCully said Saturday.Bethune, who has been in custody since he boarded a Japanese harpoon ship in ...
A New Zealand anti-whaling activist was arrested in Japan Friday after a harpoon ship he boarded in Antarctic waters last month docked in Tokyo, greeted by police and nationalist protesters.Peter Bethune of the militant Sea Shepherd Conservation Society was engaged in months ...
