By Kyoko Tanaka Tokyo, Japan In Tokyo, my colleague Tosh and I visited Nagata-cho, the national government office area in Tokyo, Japan, to submit petitions to the Prime Minister, Naoto Kan, and the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries. In a short time, we collected 163 people’s names.

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A First: Japan Dolphin Day in Tokyo

By Ric O’Barry Campaign Director Save Japan Dolphins Earth Island Institute See Leilani’s YouTube video and stills: Leilani Münter, race car driver and volunteer for the dolphins, called me yesterday. She is in Taiji with a camera crew, checking out the Cove in Taiji as well as promoting eco-tourism in Japan.

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From Leilani: Up Close at the Slaughterhouse in Taiji

A worldwide peaceful and lawful protest of the annual dolphin slaughter in Japan, as depicted in the Academy Award winning documentary The Cove and the Animal Planet series Blood Dolphins. The Japanese government issues 23,000 permits annually to coastal communities to kill dolphins of several species

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What: October 14th: International Save Japan Dolphins Day

By Ric O’Barry Campaign Director Save Japan Dolphins Earth Island Institute I am in Hurghada, Egypt, where four dolphins from Taiji were sent to populate a new oceanarium being built here. Unfortunately, five more dolphins have been ordered from Taiji.

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Ric In Egypt to Help Dolphins Exported from Taiji

By Ric O’Barry Campaign Director Save Japan Dolphins Earth Island Institute One of the participants in our recent week of great events in Tokyo was Leilani Münter.

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Leilani Münter’s Youtube Japan Dolphins Trip

By Ric O’Barry Campaign Director Save Japan Dolphins Earth Island Institute This is a special invitation for you to join our worldwide Save Japan Dolphins Day rallies around the world in front of Embassies and Consulates of the government of Japan.

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Join Us for the Dolphins on October 14th!

By Ric O’Barry Campaign Director Save Japan Dolphins Earth Island Institute Hans Peter Roth and Kyoko Tanaka, members of our Save Japan Dolphins Team from, respectively, Switzerland and Japan, are in Taiji now, checking the activity in the infamous Cove. Hans Peter Roth at the Cove in Taiji

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The Latest from Taiji: More Dolphins Released

By Ric O’Barry Campaign Director Save Japan Dolphins Earth Island Institute Hans Peter Roth and Kyoko Tanaka, members of our Save Japan Dolphins Team from, respectively, Switzerland and Japan, are in Taiji now, checking the activity in the infamous Cove.

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The Latest from Taiji: More Dolphins Released

by Ric O’Barry Campaign Director Save Japan Dolphins Earth Island Institute We have several small, but I think, significant victories today to report. I chose not to go to Taiji this trip in order not to inflame an intense situation and give the Japan media an excuse to focus on the controversy rather than the true issues

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Earth Island Volunteers in Taiji — Dolphins Released; None Slaughtered!

All Eyes Turn To Japan An Important Message from Ric O’Barry and the Save Japan Dolphins Campaign: If you watched the Oscars, you saw me, Producer Fisher Stevens, and Director Louie Psihoyos accept the Best Documentary awarded by the Academy. Wow, what an incredible moment! Without your support, this would never have happened

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The Cove Wins the Oscar!

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