Category Archives: Japan
03Mar
Season Over for Taiji’s Dolphin Drive Hunts
Dolphin Project can confirm that February 28 was the last day of Taiji, Japan’s dolphin drive hunts for the 2022/23 season. As
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07Feb
Will Japan Ever Acknowledge Dolphins’ Suffering?
Each year from approximately September 1 to March 1, a large-scale hunt of dolphins takes place in the small village of Taiji,
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20Dec
2022: A Year to Remember
If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us anything at all, it’s the value and importance of helping another out – no matter
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19Dec
The Damage is Done
It was depressing to watch a video of celebrity movie director James Cameron promote Avatar: The Way of Water during a dolphin
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15Dec
An Open Letter to James Cameron and Avatar Crew
I watched the video of the Avatar: The Way of Water Tokyo Press Event several times – held on/around December 10 at
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18Nov
One Dolphin’s Story: Pelorus Jack
The first dolphin slaughter I witnessed was in Taiji, Japan. An entire pod of Risso’s dolphins was killed. It had a deep
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14Nov
Dolphin Exploitation, Not Tradition
When a species is harassed, chased, hunted and slaughtered; when parents are killed and the young are left to fend for themselves;
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27Aug
Town of Taiji Sued Over Dolphin Dealings
Just mere days before the 2022/23 dolphin hunting season is anticipated to commence, the town of Taiji, Japan is being sued. Ren
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22Mar
Taiji’s Massive Captive Dolphin Inventory
Taiji, Japan: It might take a moment to realize that each pen documented in our cover image contains a captive dolphin. Some
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02Mar