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Jackie Chan's Vietnam visit canceled over China sea row
(Manila Standard,November 9, 2019 , on page B3)Martial-arts film star Jackie Chan's planned visit to Vietnam for a charity has been cancelled following an online backlash related to Beijing's expansive claims in the disputed South China Sea. The Hong Kong-born actor ... -
Jaen bats for fishery school in Leganes
(Daily Informer,August 21, 1999 , on page 1-2)If Mayor Adolfo E. Jaen would have his way, he wanted to have a school of fisheries in Leganes. In an interview with the Daily Informer, Mayor Jaen said "I have discussed with Congressman Augusto Syjuco three options on ... -
Jane Fonda warns oceans are ‘dying’ amid UN treaty talks
(Manila Bulletin,February 22, 2023 , on page 7)Actor and activist actress Jane Fonda on Monday, Feb. 20, warned that humanity is “losing the ocean,” as two weeks of negotiations begin at the United Nations on a treaty to protect the high seas. “The ocean provides us ... -
Japan beachgoers warned over biting dolphin
(Manila Bulletin,July 28, 2022 , on page 8)Beachgoers in the Japanese region of Fukui have been warned to stay away from a displeased dolphin accused of biting swimmers, with officials urging visitors to “watch from afar”. Beach attendants at the seafront in the ... -
Japan begins whale hunt
(The Manila Times,December 2, 2015 , on page C4)Japan was facing mounting condemnation Tuesday over its decision to resume killing whales in Antartica, with conservationists saying it was open to another legal challenge. Australia and New Zealand have led criticism of ... -
Japan celebrates defeat of bluefin tuna trade ban
(Manila Bulletin,March 21, 2010 , on page B-8)The Japanese government, sushi lovers and seafood traders at Tokyo's massive Tsukiji fish market on Friday cheered the defeat of a proposed cross-border ban on trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna. "It was good," Prime Minister ... -
Japan challenges incursions by Chinese ships
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 9, 2021 , on page B3)Japan said Monday it has protested to China over two incursions into Japanese territorial waters that come after Beijing enacted legislation toughening its response to violations of its maritime territory. -
Japan conducts first submarine drill in disputed sea-reports
(Manila Bulletin,September 18, 2018 , on page 1-4)Japan has carried out its first submarine drill in the South China Sea, a newspaper said Monday, a move that could provoke Beijing which claims most of the disputed waters. Submarine Kuroshio on Thursday joined three ... -
Japan cuts out middleman to help struggling fishermen
(Manila Standard,February 7, 2017 , on page B4)Ryohei Nomoto wants to put fresher sashimi on your plate, and more money in the wallets of Japan’s struggling fishermen. His venture airfreights freshly caught fish from across Japan, processes them on the grounds of Tokyo’s ... -
Japan defends dolphin hunt after US criticism
(The Philippine Star,January 22, 2014 , on page A-22)A Japanese government spokesman defended an annual dolphin hunt Monday, after U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy tweeted that she was deeply concerned by the inhumanity of the practice. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga ... -
Japan eyes options in maritime dispute
(The Manila Times,November 9, 2015 , on page C4)As tension mounts in the South China Sea over the U.S. military’s recent patrol challenging China’s territorial claims there, speculation has centered on what action Japan may take in the region. On Friday, Prime Minister ... -
Japan eyes resumption of commercial whaling
(The Manila Times,July 28, 2018 , on page B6)Japan will seek a partial resumption of commercial whaling at a meeting of the International Whaling Commission later this year, officials said Wednesday. Tokyo has regularly sought the easing of the IWC’s moratorium on ... -
Japan firm seeks to spawn salmon farm revolution
(Manila Standard,March 1, 2018 , on page A4-A5)In a mountainous area near Tokyo, the water in a tank is a murk of writhing grey salmon, slithering past each other as they angle for food. They are part of an experiment that Sogo, chief operating officer at FRD Japan, ... -
Japan fish cesium levels remain
(Manila Bulletin,October 30, 2012 , on page B-8)Radioactive cesium levels in most kinds of fish caught off the coast of Fukushima haven't declined in the year following Japan's nuclear disaster, a signal that the seafloor or leakage from the damaged reactors must be ... -
Japan gives P337M to Filipino farmers, fisherfolk
(The Manila Times,September 5, 2022 , on page B11)The government of Japan has donated P337.5 million to support new initiatives by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the World Food Program (WFP) for farmers and fisherfolk affected by Typhoon ... -
Japan heatwave threatens famed tuna auction
(Manila Bulletin,August 14, 2018 , on page 5)Fishmongers at Tokyo’s famed Tsukiji tuna auction are feeling the heat as the ageing market’s air conditioners struggle to keep up with a heatwave blanketing the country. The dilapidated market is due to close later this ... -
Japan heatwave threatens famed tuna market auction
(The Manila Times,July 14, 2018 , on page B8)Fishmongers at Tokyo’s famed Tsukiji tuna auction are feeling the heat as the ageing market’s air conditioners struggle to keep up with a heatwave blanketing the country. The dilapidated market is due to close later this ... -
Japan kills 122 pregnant whales
(The Manila Times,June 1, 2018 , on page B7)Tokyo: Japan killed 122 pregnant minke whales during a highly controversial annual whaling expedition that Tokyo defends as scientific research but conservationists call “gruesome and unnecessary.” The four-month expedition ... -
Japan may dump radioactive water into the sea-minister
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,September 11, 2019 , on page A14)Japan's Tokyo Electric Power will have to dump radioactive water from its destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean as it runs out of room to store it, Environment Minister Yoshiaki Harada said on ... -
Japan may give planes to Manila for South China Sea patrols
(Manila Bulletin,August 7, 2015 , on page 8)Japan wants to give planes to the Philippines that Manila could use for patrols in the South China Sea, sources said, a move that would deepen Tokyo’s security ties with the Southeast Asian nation most at odds with Beijing ...