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DOLPHIN

Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2020
Heavy rain predicted as Tropical Storm Dolphin heads for eastern Japan
The storm is on course to approach eastern and northeastern Japan, with heavy rain expected along the Pacific coast Thursday and Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2019
Titanic shipyard Harland and Wolff to file for insolvency
Harland and Wolff, the Belfast shipyard that built the Titanic, was put into administration on Monday after its bankrupt Norwegian owner failed to find a buyer and calls for its nationalization were rebuffed.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2018
Sailors slam Japan for having dolphin show at World Cup opening
The Japanese organizer of the World Cup sailing competition has been criticized for having included a dolphin show in the opening ceremony.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Jul 28, 2018
Can dolphins teach humans how to come up for air?
A look at new dolphin research may help Japanese pearl and seafood divers and other free divers learn more about countering decompression sickness.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 8, 2015
Film supportive of dolphin drive hunts draws mixed reaction in Montreal
A documentary supportive of dolphin hunts in western Japan drew a mixed reaction Monday after it was screened at the Montreal World Film Festival in Canada.
EDITORIALS
May 31, 2015
Japan's aquariums must evolve
The vote by Japanese zoos and aquarium to remain in the industry's world body means dolphin-keepers will have to rethink how they obtain their animals.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 25, 2015
Taiji dolphin culls dealt setback
The worldu2019s leading zoo organization announces it has lost patience with Japanu2019s continued use of dolphins from the fisheries drives at Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, and suspends its Japanese member from its roster.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 20, 2015
American researcher aims to give Taiji a balanced image
An American researcher studying the centuries-old whaling culture of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, is using the Internet to give people overseas a more nuanced picture of the coastal town, which gained international notoriety through a documentary about its dolphin hunting practices.
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 11, 2014
Robot 'dolphins' give clues to Antarctic melt in data revolution
Dolphin-size robots are giving clues to a thaw of Antarctica's ice in a sign of how technology is revolutionizing data collection in remote polar regions, scientists said on Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 3, 2014
Rakuten bans whale meat
Rakuten notifies sellers it will halt all sales of whale and dolphin meat at the end of the month, after a scathing report by the U.K.-based Environmental Investigation Agency.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2014
Japanese ex-dolphin hunter says slaughter is not centuries-old tradition
Dolphin activist and former Flipper trainer Ric O'Barry joins hands with his former rival, ex-dolphin hunter Izumi Ishii, as both dispute the government's stance that drive hunting is a national cultural practice spanning hundreds of years.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2013
Japan bucks trend: Captive dolphin biz big
Despite an international trend taking the opposite tack, the number of aquariums in Japan is growing and sales of dolphins continue to flourish, results of an independent study have revealed.

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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