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MARCH 22, 2010

Considering Japan's history in East Asia, it is seriously ironic to me that they throw the word "imperialism" around. Tags: bluefish tuna CITES Japan. Apparently, it's all "cultural imperialism. Give me a break. The article's writer is a bit more objective about this than I am.) By the way, the proposed ban was defeated.

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AUGUST 15, 2012

Scientists have found a variety of mutant butterflies in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster. Hat-tip to my mom.

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MAY 18, 2009

Interesting article on animal testing and cosmetics in Japan. Tags: animal testing europe cosmetics Japan. They still have a lot of work to do in the pursuit of alternatives. They also need the will to change.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

It's that time of year in Taiji Japan when they start slaughtering dolphins. You can read about Save Japan Dolphin's efforts here. Tags: Japan whaling. It looks like there is at least some hope.

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APRIL 5, 2010

Japan is formally charging Sea Shepherd Captain Peter Bethune with trespassing, carrying a knife, damaging property, forcible obstruction of business and one charge of causing injury. Japan has accused Bethune of illegally boarding (trespassing) the Japanese ship, Shonan Maru II, which is where most of the charges stem.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2020

For Japan, there are only two species listed – again the Ashy Minivet, but also the Japanese Minivet (mostly called Ryukyu Minivet elsewhere), a Japanese endemic which is not on the China list. The Avibase China birdlist counts 7 species of minivets for China – one of which is the Ashy Minivet. Not a good policy in this world.

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DECEMBER 27, 2015

Only one blue flag would indicate it had been flagged in Japan in the north around Eastern Hokkaido and two blue flags would indicate it had been flagged in Japan in the north around Lake Komuke. Finally some photographs of our visitor from Japan! Terek Sandpiper “023” flagged in Obitsu, Japan visits Broome.

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MAY 2, 2011

The disaster came shortly after Japan recalled its Antarctic whaling fleet a month early, citing the threat posed by the environmentalist group Sea Shepherd. A fisheries officials says two whaling vessels have left Kushiro on the east coast of the northern island of Hokkaido and are expected to catch up to 60 minke whales until June.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2014

The northernmost large island in Japan, it is well-known for being a winter birding paradise – charismatic megafauna coupled with gorgeous snow-encrusted volcanoes looming over rugged coastlines. Photos from the entire Japan trip can be seen here. Trips Asia Hokkaido Japan'

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APRIL 12, 2014

In Japan, it is represented by the A.c. The Long-tailed Tit , Aegithalos Caudatus , is one of the most endearing of British birds. It is a tiny ball of fluff with a long tail and the tiniest of bills. Its range extends well beyond our shores through Europe and beyond. japonicus race. Here in Britain, we have the A.c. rosaceus form.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2019

A typhoon in Japan blew a few Brown-eared Bulbuls in – they are common in Japan but quite rare here. Black-faced Spoonbills sometimes winter at Nanhui, which is one reason why it would be such a shame if the place gets destroyed. After a few days, they left again. Bull-headed Shrike clearly deserves its name.

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MARCH 21, 2020

Anyhow, 8 years on and numerous trips to Japan later, I had recouped most of my losses, but not the Brown-headed Thrush. The lost list consisted of a handful of common birds and I didn’t worry unduly as I would be likely to get another opportunity to visit (the airline industry is a wonderful business to be in if you are a birder).

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FEBRUARY 3, 2012

A team of researchers has found that the populations of common birds around the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan has plummeted. Most disturbingly, the populations of species that the area has in common with Chernobyl has fallen more in Fukushima than they did in the site of worst nuclear disaster in world history.

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MARCH 19, 2014

This species ranges from India to Japan and south down Borneo. The Spilornis serpent-eagles are represented by a number of insular species and one widespread mainland species, the Crested Serpent-eagle. They live in forests and along forest edges where they specialise in hunting snakes and lizards.

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MARCH 25, 2014

And just a few months ago, conservationists celebrated the hatching of a Short-tailed Albatross on the atoll, only the third time this rare bird has produced a chick outside of Japan. Scientists hope that what they’ve learned from this project may help drive invasive-control measures on other islands and possibly even the U.S.

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DECEMBER 13, 2012

NARITA, JAPAN, DECEMBER 2012 – The art and science of layover birding deserves more rigorous study and perhaps a federal grant. Yes, I saw lots of Great T**s in Japan However, my day didn’t really get going until I met up with Lisa Turner. Lisa is an American who recently moved to Japan.

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JANUARY 4, 2017

(While I have yet to make it down to Philadelphia’s Kawaii Kitty Cafe , I can attest that Le Cat Cafe —and its kitty yoga nights—are awesome.). Introducing the newest coffeeshop trend: t he bird cafe. From—where else?—Japan.).

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DECEMBER 7, 2011

As well as the island of Hawaii it also breeds in the Bonin Islands off Japan and has recently begun to colonise islands off the coast of Mexico. One of the four species known as the North Pacific Albatrosses, it is also the commoner and less endangered species in its genus. It is also a very attractive bird, as I hope you will agree.

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MAY 18, 2019

The 2020 Olympics will be held in Tokyo, Japan. The bulbuls are abundant around Tokyo and much of Japan. Do birders and canoeists/kayakists/kayakers/kakies make good bedfellows I wonder? The new canoeing centre is still under construction at Kasairinkaikoen, so to hide my disappointment, I went birding instead. Oriental Turtle Dove.

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MARCH 9, 2014

As a result of the “ Shorebird Colour flagging protocol on the East Asian-Australasian Flyway” I knew that this little shorebird weighing no more than 30 grams had been flagged in Northern Japan. Hokkaido is a “birdwatchers paradise” according to the Japan National Tourism website !

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DECEMBER 9, 2012

The best bird of my weekend was Japanese Waxwing spotted where else but in Japan! This is one of those weekends where actually watching birds gets in the way of writing about them, so I’ll cut to the chase. See any nice birds lately? The vision of a waxwing with a crimson terminal tail tip was both incongruous and exciting.

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JULY 15, 2024

While they winter together on some of the Western islands of Japan, they then migrate along very different pathways, one on the mainland and one along the string of Japanese islands. Aparently, there are two subspecies, one on the Japanese islands and one on the Asian mainland.

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DECEMBER 6, 2012

Because I’ll be birding Japan this weekend en route to Singapore! Your theoretical trip list will always be so much more extensive and exotic than your actual list. Who doesn’t love that feeling of endless possibility? Why is travel on my mind?

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

I don’t like the prefix Eurasian, but this is a bird that deserves it, as it occurs all the way east to Japan. The exception was a single (Eurasian) Nuthatch.

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DECEMBER 29, 2013

The Western Hemisphere’s Golden-crowned Kinglet is sister to the Eastern Hemisphere’s Goldcrest, and Madeira Firecrest — of the eponymous Atlantic islands — was only recently split from its mainland relative, the Common Firecrest, which includes a diversity of subspecies from the Canaries and the Azores all the way to Japan.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2009

Tags: norway iceland whale Japan whaling.

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MAY 26, 2024

Although his back garden is Gibraltar and the Strait of Gibraltar, Clive has an intimate knowledge of Iberian birds but his work also takes him much further afield, from Canada to Japan to Australia. He is the Director of the Gibraltar National Museum.

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MARCH 21, 2011

We donated to Japan Earthquake Animal Rescue and Support. From their web site.HEART-Tokushima, Animal Friends Niigata and Japan Cat Network have combined forces to focus information, rescue and support for animals in crisis due to the March 11 Earthquake and Tsunami in northern Japan.

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OCTOBER 27, 2023

Jays have an enormous range and really do live up to being Eurasian, as they can be found as far east as Japan. He worked with short lenses on full-plate cameras, so had to be close to his subject. There are no fewer than 27 recognized subspecies in six groups.

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JANUARY 5, 2010

New Zealand and Australia are joining forces to carry out research on whales using non-lethal methods, in an attempt to challenge Japan's hunting programme. The scientists hope their research will help to disprove Japan's claims that whales have to be killed if they are to be properly studied.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2010

A surprisingly uncritical look at Paul Watson by a Japanese writer for the Japan Times. Tags: sea shepherd paul watson whales Japan.

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MARCH 13, 2010

Australia and Japan are among the countries refusing to back a total ban. Interesting to see Japan and Australia united on some issues, in contrast to their conflict over whaling. Tags: australia CITES marine life marine animals Japan.

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AUGUST 8, 2009

They are basically portrayed as benefiting from the horrific hunting and capture of dolphins in Japan. Tags: captivity dolphin marine life Japan amusement parks. It is not a favorable portrayal.

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DECEMBER 2, 2012

I’m headed to Singapore in a week with stops in Japan and I hope Malaysia. Studying field guides, reading trip reports, and arranging meetings with local birders can be a process that takes more time than the trip itself, but makes the anticipation that much more delicious.

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MARCH 25, 2010

It's unfortunate, but true, thanks primarily to Japan and China. Tags: CITES marine animals Japan china endangered species. The opening line in this USA Today article says it all, "Every proposal to protect marine species at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species meeting in Doha, Qatar was voted down."

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MARCH 23, 2010

China, by far the world’s largest consumer of the cartilaginous fish, for sharkfin soup, and Japan, which has battled to keep the convention from being extended to any marine species, led the opposition. Tags: CITES united nations marine animals Japan china endangered species. According to the New York Times.

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OCTOBER 12, 2011

The species is fairly widespread in the Western Pacific, ranging from New Zealand to Japan, and contrary to its name it isn’t actually a true snapper (family Lutjanidae), but is instead a member of the porgy and sea bream family (Sparidae).

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