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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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APRIL 15, 2021

The Japanese Night Heron is classified as vulnerable, with a global estimated population of only about 600 to 1700 – it seems its breeding grounds in Japan are being destroyed. “I am leaving for Japan now, time to breed” The post Japanese Night Heron in Shanghai appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Bright eyes.

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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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Critter News

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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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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NOVEMBER 24, 2008

Restaurants are always hit hard during economic downturns, but one restaurant in Japan has a novel approach to cutting costs: replace the wait staff with monkeys. Tags: Stupid Japan monkeys. The monkeys only work two hours a day, but bring in tourists from around the globe.

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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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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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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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JUNE 26, 2023

The Japanese Paradise Flycatcher usually arrives in Shanghai a bit earlier than the Amur one, as it still has to travel on to Japan. Of course, for countries with mostly moderate climates such as the US, China, Japan, or Germany, it is always easier to claim that the winter range is the problem (i.e., not their own).

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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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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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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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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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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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MARCH 29, 2019

The seafaring Portuguese were also depicted with their falcons abroad as they began building an overseas empire in the 15th century, even in lands as distant as Japan (a nation with its own ancient falconry traditions). 1593 – 1600 byo’bu , or Japanese household folding screen, decorated in the Nanban style.

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MARCH 16, 2024

Case in point: former emperor of Japan, His Majesty Akihito, is an avid birder. Birders are generally very nice people – always willing to point out a special bird, lend a telescope, and unlikely to start a war. Shouldn’t we put birders in charge of running the planet? He is always smiling. His reign was dubbed Heisei.

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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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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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4 The Love Of Animals

MAY 22, 2016

Well today I am happy to share the Japan Box from Skoshbox. We have shared a few treat boxes with you before, but they have always been for pets! Because it’s just for humans! We have tried a few … Continue reading → The post Skoshbox; Japanese Snacks (for humans) appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2019

Previously, my encounters with Red-necked Phalaropes had been limited to Japan and Hong Kong, so it was quite a kick to get one on my American list. A second bird flew in to join it for a short while before flying out, leaving the first bird alone again. The post A couple of California firsts. appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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JANUARY 2, 2020

It’s the festive season and I am holding the new Lynx Edicions’s Birds of Japan, thinking what a perfect gift to any international birder this book represents. Birds of Japan is a lavishly illustrated field guide with maps neatly packed among the paintings, and QR codes packed into text. What I like about the book?

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Critter News

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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JUNE 3, 2017

Countries birded were Australia, Costa Rica, UK, India, Japan, Mexico, Malaysia, Serbia and USA. This month’s results in number form are; 10 beats (a new world record!) shared xxx checklists producing xxx species.

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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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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 25, 2017

On a recent visit to Tokyo, Japan, I came across a beautiful bird that I took to be a White’s Thrush , Zoothera dauma. toratugumi , the northerly form of the migratory species that occurs in Japan should be the obvious choice, but by this logic, all such thrushes seen in Japan (apart from Amami Island) should be White’s.

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JUNE 10, 2021

It is on its way to breeding grounds mainly in Japan and thus only briefly stays here. Why anyone would want to undertake major migratory trips with a tail much longer than the body clearly escapes me, but then I do not understand people taking caravans on vacation either. The female is less impressive but still a nice bird to see.

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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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Critter News

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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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 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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JANUARY 16, 2020

The Ural Owl inhabits old and undisturbed boreal forests, in an unbroken belt from Sweden and Finland across Russia to Japan, and is rarely seen to the south, only here and there, in the Carpathians (Slovakia/Ukraine/Romania/eastern Serbia) and Dinaric Alps (Croatia/Bosnia/western Serbia).

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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, 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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