Australia pursuades Japan to cease hunting Humpback Whales Posted: 1 year ago by pocksucket
Threats from Australia to take Japan to an international court over their plans to hunt and kill 50 Humpback Whales have resulted in a Japanese climb down.
This does not yet impact Japan's other whaling activities
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Australia issue Whaling Injunction to Japan which Japan refuse to accept Posted: 12 months ago by Pocksucket
Earlier today, an Australian Court issued an injunction against Japan to block them from hunting whales in Australian waters. The whaling company to which it was delivered have refused to accept it, leaving them open to international prosecution
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"Fat teens" hunt Australia's outback and viewers Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
Britain used to ship convicts to Australia. Now it is about to send overweight youths. New reality television series "Fat Teens Can't Hunt" -- a kind of "Survivor" meets "The Biggest Loser" -- will see 10 overweight British teenagers sent to Australia's outback to live and eat with remote Aboriginal communities.
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Made Of Japan Posted: 6 months ago by BernardBlack
No, not made in Japan. Made of Japan, or at least made of Japanese blogs. The site taps into 150 blogs each hour, analyzes the colors and brings them together to make a shoe. What you can do then is to click on any of the elements of the shoe and see what it is and which blog it comes from.
Could be nsfw, you never know...
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Happy Australia Day Posted: 12 months ago by 2manyusernames
Australia Day, celebrated annually on 26 January, is the official national day of Australia, commemorating the establishment of the first European settlement on the continent of Australia. The date is that of the foundation of a British penal colony in New South Wales, by Captain Arthur Phillip, the first Governor.
Where are our Australian Plimates?
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10 Cute (and Addictive) Flash Games From Japan Posted: 1 year ago by wookiee
The Japanese are probably the best when it comes to creating cute characters.Here is a collection of simple but fun little puzzle games made in Japan - of course, if you willing to kill a few hours!
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8 Best Bizarre Bras from Triumph Japan Posted: 1 year ago by mitzuzake
Triumph International Japan, maker of bras, panties and other women's undergarments often goes over the top, as it were, to attract attention to their products and cleverly associate them with the latest popular cause.
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Terri Irwin Launching Non-Lethal Research of Whales in Antarctic Waters Next Year Posted: 1 year ago by misswinkle
The widow of TV "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin announced Thursday she will launch non-lethal research of whales in Antarctic waters next year in hopes of showing that Japan's scientific whale kill is a sham.
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How Demon Wife Became a Media Star And Other Tales of the 'Blook' in Japan Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
Blogs are even more popular in Japan than in the U.S. It may be that they represent an appealing outlet in a culture that discourages public self-expression. Japan produced 8.7 million blogs at the end of March, and the U.S. an estimated 12 million blogs -- making blogging far more popular in Japan, taking the countries' relative populations into account. An estimated 25 million Japanese -- more than a fifth of the population -- are believed to read blogs.
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"Gukanjima - View of an Abandoned Island" Posted: 1 year ago by misswinkle
Off the westernmost coast of Japan, is an island called "Gunkanjima" that is hardly known even to the Japanese. More in this photographic series can be found here.
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Whale Curry Adds Spice to Japan's Traditional, Controversial Dish Posted: 1 year ago by mitzuzake
Japan's annual whale hunt generates tons upon tons of meat from hundreds of "scientifically killed" whales. Where does it all go? Japanese food company Asian Lunch offers a spicy solution: Whale Curry.
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Japan Gets Mint Green PSP Posted: 12 months ago by punthe
Sony Japan announced today a new "Mint Green" PlayStation Portable to be released on February 28, 2008. It is expected to be favored by the heavily pursued female gaming demographic. This makes for the seventh PSP color released in Japan, and you just know there's someone oot there that already owns six.
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Serial killer may be hunting officials responsible for losing millions of Japanese 'Social Security' records Posted: 2 months ago by tigertony
Bureaucrats here have infuriated the Japanese public by losing millions of government pension records. This week, someone with a knife and a willingness to kill appears to be hunting them down.
With the mess the US Social Security is in, how long will it take for something similar to happen here?
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The Grave of Jesus Christ - in Japan Posted: 1 year ago by mitzuzake
Harei village, Shingo, Japan, is said to be the grave of Jesus when he died in the village after escaping Roman persecutors in Golgotha, Israel. According to the myth, in Japan his job was as a carpenter and he made his own cross for the grave at the age of 107.
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Japanese particle accelerator hints at 'new physics' Posted: 10 months ago by AutumnLotus
Long ago, antimatter all but vanished from existence, allowing matter to predominate and form the stars and planets of the universe. Exactly why this happened has been a mystery, but a particle accelerator in Japan may have found a new clue, and one that does not seem to fit the standard model of particle physics.
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Rare giant manta born at Japan aquarium Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
What is believed to be the first giant manta ray born in captivity has arrived at a Japanese aquarium.
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Japan Captures HDTV of Full Earth "Rise" from Lunar Orbit Posted: 9 months ago by AutumnLotus
The Japanese lunar orbiter "Kaguya" saw earth, moon and sun line up on April 6, 2008 and captured another "Earth-rise" and "Earth-set" HDTV video - this time when the Earth was full.
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Japan Tobacco's Delightfully Disturbing 'Smoking Manners for Adults' Ads Posted: 1 year ago by leopoldogolba
Japan Tobacco (JT), like most cigarette companies today, is concerned about the image of smokers and smoking in modern society. In an effort to improve said image (but NOT discourage smoking, of course), the company commissioned a series of over 70 public service announcement style ads.
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Coffee Bukkake Man Arrested Posted: 1 year ago by mitzuzake
A man has been arrested in Numazu, Japan for assaulting 5 schoolgirls with coffee via drive-by spitting attacks. Complete with Japanese news report video and way cool anime graphics. Japan, y'know...
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Blue roses to go on sale in Japan Posted: 11 months ago by AutumnLotus
Think that red roses are predictable? In Japan, gift-givers soon will also have the option of blue roses.
The Japanese company that created the world’s first genetically modified blue roses said today it will start selling them next year.
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Australia regains worlds smallest international trophy Posted: 2 years ago by teaya21
Australia has officially won back the ashes from England in the third cricket test match. Australia's attention is now on a 5-0 whitewash.
Picture related
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