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Mr. T & mr. t (Japanese)

July 2nd, 2010

Konnichiha! Don’t gimme no talk back, sucka, because this is the Mr. T episode. For reasons unclear, the “A-Team” is filming in Mr. Drummond’s apartment. Awestruck, Arnold emulates Mr. T…

Japanese vote buying is the buzz of whaling meet (AP)

June 22nd, 2010

In this photo taken on June 17, 2010, whale meat restaurant Magonotei manager Tomohiro Akio slices a chunk of lean meat of a whale caught in the Antarctic as he prepares for a sashimi dish at its kitchen in Tokyo Thursday, June 17, 2010. Makoto Ito, managing director of Kyodo Senpaku Co., the company that runs the annual Antarctic hunt, said he didn't think they should be ended, because 'we need to collect more data.'  Japan's refusal to give up its Antarctic hunt puzzles even observers within the country. Current coastal catches, also conducted for scientific research, provide fresher meat and are cheaper. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)AP - Accusations that Japan uses aid money and personal favors to buy votes have quietly circulated for years around the International Whaling Commission, which oversees the conservation of the…

6.3 quake hits off Japanese coast; no damage seen (AP)

June 18th, 2010

AP - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 has rattled northern Japan.

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Japanese pundits protest dolphin film cancellation (AP)

June 9th, 2010

** FILE ** In this March 7, 2010 file photo, from left to right, Fisher Stevens, Ric O'Barry, and Louie Psihoyos are seen on stage as they accept the award for best documentary feature for 'The Cove' at the 82nd Academy Awards in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles.  A movie theater in Tokyo decided against showing the dolphin-hunt documentary 'The Cove' after nationalist pressure and warnings of protests, the distributor said Thursday June 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)AP - Fifty-five journalists, academics and film directors in Japan condemned intimidation and threats that led movie theaters to cancel screenings of “The Cove,” a documentary about the slaughter of…

Mercury high in Japanese town that hunts dolphins (AP)

May 9th, 2010

Dolphin sashimi, raw slices from the breast of a striped dolphin, is served during lunch at Moby Dick, a hotel run by the local government, in Taiji, southwestern Japan, Sunday, May 9, 2010. Residents of Taiji, the dolphin-hunting coastal village depicted in the Oscar-winning documentary 'The Cove,' have dangerously high mercury levels, likely because of their fondness for dolphin and whale meat, Japan's government said Sunday. The levels of mercury detected in Taiji residents were above the national average, but further tests have found no ill effects from the mercury. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)AP - Residents of the dolphin-hunting village depicted in Oscar documentary “The Cove” have dangerously high mercury levels, likely because of their fondness for dolphin and whale meat, a government…

Japanese cameraman killed covering Thai protests (AP)

April 11th, 2010

AP - A Japanese TV cameraman who worked for Reuters for more than 15 years was among those killed in a bloody clash in Thailand between anti-government protesters and soldiers.

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Japanese fish dealers welcome tuna ban rejection (AP)

March 18th, 2010

People eat sushi at a sushi restaurant with blocks of tuna placed on the counter outside Tsukiji wholesale market in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, March 18, 2010. Opposition grew Wednesday against a proposal to ban the export of Atlantic bluefin tuna, with several Arab countries joining Japan in arguing it would hurt poor fishing nations and wasn't scientifically justified. Other countries including Australia and Peru have expressed support for a weakened proposal which is expected to be introduced Thursday at the 175-nation Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, or CITES, in Doha, Qatar. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)AP - Japanese fish dealers on Friday welcomed the rejection of a proposed trade ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna — a prized ingredient of sushi — while urging that existing…