Browsing Manila Standard by Place "Tokyo"
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122 Pregnant whales killed in hunt
(Manila Standard,June 1, 2018 , on page B3)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 in ... -
Workers save turtles from grisly death
(Manila Standard,December 2, 2015 , on page B8)Railway workers in Japan have devised an ingenious scheme to prevent daredevil turtles from meeting a grisly end - and delaying trains - while crossing train tracks. The slow-moving reptiles in western Nara prefecture were ... -
World's biggest fish market in tokyo headed for new location
(Manila Standard,January 2, 2014 , on page B3)As most of Tokyo sleeps, men in rubber boots haggle over tuna in the cavernous halls of Tsukiji market. The clang of a bell around 5:30 a.m. kicks off the action at the world’s biggest fish emporium. Traders flash hand ...