April 2, 20140Comments

Japan’s whaling dealt a blow in court ruling

Environmental and conservation groups are applauding the ruling made by the International Court of Justice that stated that no more permits will be given for Japan’s...

by Earth Tribe Team

Asia-Pacific

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January 18, 20140Comments

Concern grows in Japan over Fukushima and nuclear power

Democracy Now news service speaks with Katsutaka Idogawa, former mayor of the town of Futaba where part of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear power plant is located. The whole of...

December 7, 20130Comments

Geeks measure Fukushima’s impact

Hundreds of ordinary people are contributing to a crowd-sourced effort to measure Fukushima’s impact, according to Erika Lundahl, writing in Yes! Magazine. In a story...

by Earth Tribe Team

Asia-Pacific

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November 9, 20130Comments

Fukushima – It could be worse than you think

Confusion might be the best way to describe the response to the nuclear power plant crisis at Fukushima, Japan, that has been played out in slow motion over the past two...

by Earth Tribe Team

Asia-Pacific

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October 18, 20130Comments

The Japan nuclear meltdown threat

Japanese anti-nuclear protestors marched through Tokyo on October 13, calling on the government not to restart the nuclear power plants that were close in the wake of the...

by Earth Tribe Team

Asia-Pacific

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August 31, 20130Comments

Fukushima nuclear plant ‘to become tourist attraction’

Paul Lawrence of Eyes Open Report wonders why the authorities in Japan are planning to make the nuclear disaster-hit plant at Fukushima a tourist attraction. Plans are in the...

by Earth Tribe Team

CAMPAIGNS

NEWS

February 20, 20130Comments

NEWS – Japan halts whale hunt

Japan’s fisheries agency says it has temporarily suspended its Southern Ocean whale hunt after clashes with anti-whaling activists, according to ABC News. On February...

September 2, 20120Comments

A real pirate now?

Captain Paul Watson is on the run, possibly sailing the high seas or at least aiming to. The head of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is wanted by the German authorities for...

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August 1, 20120Comments

Individuals vs. the State

There is something seriously amiss when states target individuals like Captain Paul Watson of Sea Shepherd. In this case, the power of the Japanese state and its...

by Earth Tribe Team