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RIC O'BARRY

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CULTURE / Film
Feb 10, 2016
Japan*s unofficial rebuttal to &The Cove*
For the past few weeks I*ve been having flashbacks of a video that a vegan acquaintance posted on Facebook. Shot on a hidden camera, it depicted hundreds of fluffy male chicks getting conveyed into an industrial grinder, their punishment for being deemed surplus to requirements. Omelets haven*t tasted...
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Jan 26, 2016
Dolphin activist Ric O*Barry says he*s a political prisoner of Japan
A U.S. activist opposing the dolphin hunt in Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, now in detention near Narita International Airport said Tuesday he is a political prisoner for his efforts to save dolphins.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 26, 2016
The fate of a dolphin activist in Japan*s flawed democracy
Japan can change its image as the democracy where dissent is in detention by holding a debate with dolphin hunt opponent Ric O*Barry before expelling him.
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LIFE / Lifestyle
Sep 19, 2015
Taiji drops anchor on dolphin hunts despite increasing pressure
On the harbor road heading east toward Tomyozaki Point, there is a moss-encrusted monument dedicated to an ill-fated whaling expedition in 1878. Facing fierce westerly winds, the fishermen released their catch, a right whale and her calf, and tied their boats together with nets to bolster defenses, but...
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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.

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For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan*s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan*s utility poles won*t be disappearing anytime soon

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