Sea Shepherd: Thank you from Japan
Recently Japan received the 10 millionth tourists to the
land of the Rising Sun, Nihon, Japan.
The goal to reach 10 million visitors in one year was set in 2003 by Japan
Travel Agency (JTA) and Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO).
The nations is appreciative to all those who contributed to
attaining that goal. One group deserving
thanks for their contribution to reaching this goal are the Cove Coward
Guardians (Cove Guardians) of Sea Shepherd.
The focus of the Cowards attention has been the Japanese
town of Taiji. Taiji is located in
Wakayama Prefecture and noted in the movie “The Cove.” The movie resulted in Sea Shepherd
establishing a sub-group the Cove Guardians (Cove Cowards).
These Cove Guardians stated mission is to document for the
world to see the dolphin capture activity that takes place in Taiji. The foreigners who constitute the membership
of the Cove Guardians in the past have engaged in harassing the locals in Taiji
and surroundings. Some have engaged in
religious shrine / monuments disrespect.
At times the number of Cove Guardians can reach anywhere
from twenty to thirty foreigners standing at the water’s edge with their arms
crossed in self-righteous indignation. While many of their supporters are urging a
boycott of Japan and Japanese products, these Cove Guardians are spending
plenty of money in Taiji and surrounding communities with their Japanese
cameras and computers.
The money spent by the Cove Guardians in the area
contributes to the local economy and are welcomed by the locals as they
represent the dolphin tourism industry. All
that the Cove Guardians have accomplished is watching the dolphins while
enriching the locals. They have done
absolutely nothing to decrease the number of dolphins captured. However they have contributed to raising the
number of tourist in Japan.
Thank you Sea Shepherd - Domo arigato gozaimasu.
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1 comment:
This is not helping you. What you do is not culture. Its for money. Your days are numbered, and you are scared. That why you say things like this. Your whale killing days are coming to a fast end, then who will be smiling! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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