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JAZA

JAPAN
Nov 14, 2018
Faced with international criticism, Japan's aquariums look to artificial insemination to breed dolphins instead of taking them from wild
Japanese aquariums are beginning to consider breeding bottlenose dolphins through artificial insemination as a way to maintain their numbers and avoid continued international criticism of displaying dolphins caught in the wild.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 2, 2017
Aquariums in Kanagawa, Yamaguchi sever ties with national body over Taiji dolphin ban
Two aquariums in Japan said they have canceled their memberships with the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums due to its decision to forbid the acquisition of dolphins caught through controversial drive hunts off the town of Taiji in Wakayama Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 12, 2016
Despite JAZA acquisition ban, sales of Taiji drive-hunt dolphins up 40%
Sales of dolphin and other small cetaceans caught in controversial drive hunts in Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, increased by almost 40 percent in the eight months to April, data showed.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2015
Taiji Whale Museum quits aquarium body over dolphin hunt ban
The whale museum in the town of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, has withdrawn from the national aquarium industry body in protest at its ban on accepting dolphins captured in drive hunts, museum officials said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2015
Japan faces uphill battle to breed dolphins after drive hunt ban
Japanese aquariums are now actively seeking to breed dolphins, but they face an uphill battle due to a lack of facilities and expertise.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2015
JAZA reinstated in world body after suspension over Taiji dolphins
The Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums on Thursday regained its membership in the global industry body after it ordered its members to cease acquiring dolphins from a controversial drive hunt.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2015
After JAZA ban, Taiji mayor plans new association to sell drive-hunt dolphins: NHK
Kazutaka Sangen, the mayor of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, which conducts annual dolphin drive hunts, said he wants to set up a new association with aquariums wishing to obtain dolphins from the town, NHK reported Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2015
Half of dolphins caught in Japanese drive hunts are exported
About half of the dolphins caught in drive hunts in western Japan were exported to China and other countries despite international criticism of the technique.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 29, 2015
No aquariums quit industry body over ban on Taiji dolphins
The industry body that represents Japanese aquariums and zoos ended its two-day general meeting Friday with some members expressing dissatisfaction with its recent ban on acquiring dolphins caught in drive hunts, but there were no resignations over the issue.
JAPAN
May 27, 2015
Japan aquariums group says its website was hacked by Anonymous
The Japan Association of Zoos and Aquariums says that Anonymous, a loose network of hackers and activists, penetrated two of its websites and published data about its members online.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 13, 2015
Japan zoo body polls members on use of Taiji dolphins
The Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums is asking zoos and aquariums across the country to vote on the continued procurement of dolphins from the town of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, whose dolphin hunts and annual culls have riled activists worldwide.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Yen inches closer to intervention point as BOJ meeting starts
The rate of the yen against the U.S. dollar is displayed in the trading room at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.com in Tokyo on Thursday.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.

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