Tag - animal-rights

 
 

ANIMAL RIGHTS

Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 2, 2023
Japan remains global laggard in fight against live animal testing
Only four companies in Japan are known to refrain from testing on animals and hold certification from PETA.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 15, 2021
How to give away a million dollars
It is surprisingly easy for most people in affluent countries to make a huge difference to those living in extreme poverty in low-income countries.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Jul 4, 2021
Japan Times 1946: Parliamentary Japan ushers in new era as five women mount Lower House rostrum
History takes place in the Diet as five women politicians address the Lower House. Hisako Yoneyama, a Social Democrat, has the distinction of being the first woman to speak.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 28, 2020
Piglets aborted and chickens gassed as pandemic slams meat sector
Farmers say they have no choice but to cull livestock as they run short on space to house their animals or money to feed them.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Jan 25, 2019
Japan's commercial whaling may have two silver linings: freeing up the IWC and sparing the Southern Ocean
The condemnation of Japan became louder with the announcement that Tokyo would leave the International Whaling Commission, but is there a benefit to this?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 23, 2017
Environment chief denies claims that Japan is center for illegal ivory trading
Environment Minister Masaharu Nakagawa denies claims that Japan has been a hotbed for illegal ivory exports even after a wildlife watchdog urged Japan to stop fueling the internationally outlawed trade practice.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 20, 2017
After 13-year quest, shamisen maker sheds animal skin in favor of synthetic
A shamisen instrument maker near Tokyo has developed a synthetic substitute for the cat and dog skins used to craft the traditional three-stringed instrument.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 6, 2017
PETA protesters don horns, doff tops in Pamplona call for end to bull runs
Around 100 shirtless protesters covered in red powder called for a ban on bullfighting and bull runs as they marched through the streets of Pamplona on Wednesday, in a prelude to the northern Spanish city's famous bull festival.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 7, 2016
Former Hokkaido horse breeder found guilty of shooting dead two thoroughbreds
A former operator of a racehorse breeding farm in Hokkaido was found guilty Friday of shooting dead two thoroughbred horses, in a case highlighting the financial struggles facing many breeders in a region known for its racehorses.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2016
Popular pig rodeo in Shikoku comes to an end
Would-be buckaroos took part in their last pig rodeo in Seiyo, Ehime Prefecture, Saturday after organizers of the long-held festival decided to shut it down following criticism it was a form of animal abuse.
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JAPAN / Society
May 7, 2016
Cat cafes facing more scrutiny as owners' top priority not always felines, experts say
The prospect of an afternoon of relaxation in the company of fluffy, purring friends has earned cat cafes a top spot on the itineraries of visitors to Japan, but not all operators have the interests of their feline employees in mind, animal experts warn.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 8, 2016
As perceptions of animals evolve, so does English
In a language like English, which implicitly categorizes animals as things rather than persons, adopting the personal pronoun would embody the same recognition — and remind us who animals really are.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
May 30, 2015
A media circus surrounds Japan's animal acts
The Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums has voted to stop buying dolphins captured during drive hunts conducted by fishermen in Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture. For the past decade, the town has received a great deal of negative publicity because of its dolphin slaughter, and the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums told its Japanese member that it would be expelled if it continued to patronize the hunt, which WAZA views as being "cruel." Since JAZA members rely on WAZA for animal exchange and other zoo-related activities, the majority gave in to the ultimatum, but a few aquariums say they may leave the group because Taiji is their only source of new dolphins.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Dec 20, 2014
Love of robots may pave way for better treatment of animals
If chimps had history books, a few individuals would have important chapters devoted to them. One would be David Greybeard, the chimp who in 1960 was observed by Jane Goodall using a piece of grass as a tool.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2014
Things look up for Tokyo's jilted felines
Good news for cat lovers without cats: You can now find your new pet and an apartment to share it with at the same time.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Apr 6, 2013
PETA founder Ingrid Newkirk: making the fury fly
My favorite story about Ingrid Newkirk, the founder and head of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), the animal-rights organization, involves her storming the dining room of the Four Seasons hotel in New York, depositing a dead raccoon on Anna Wintour's dinner plate and calling the veteran editor of American Vogue a "fur hag." Wintour, a long-time PETA hate figure for her support of the fur industry, calmly covered it with a napkin and then ordered coffee.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Feb 24, 2013
Japan's vegetarians stay in the closet
Last week, entertainment-related media in the U.S. reported that the American Broadcasting Corporation had rejected an advertisement the animal-rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wanted to air during the Academy Awards ceremony, which takes place early tomorrow morning Tokyo time.

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A statue of "Dragon Ball" character Goku stands outside the offices of Bandai Namco in Tokyo. The figure is now as recognizable as such characters as Mickey Mouse and Spider-Man.
Akira Toriyama's gift to the world