Japanese PM defends whaling
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Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda defends Japan's annual whale hunt, calling for a less emotional debate.
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TOKYO : Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has vowed not to pull out its troops in Iraq, despite reports that another of its national has been taken hostage.
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Two anti-whaling protestors defended their actions Wednesday after staging a demonstration inside Japan's embassy in London, as they appeared in court over the incident.
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Fresh conflict was brewing at world whaling talks, with Japan&#039;s opponents girding for a fight over Tokyo&#039;s drive for a return to commercial whale hunting.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska  - Anti-whaling nations said on Monday they oppose Japan's proposal to permit whale hunting in its coastal communities and will push for Japanese concessions on other issues.
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Japan has resumed its annual whale hunt in waters near Antarctica now that anti-whaling activists have stopped pursuing the countryâs fleet, a Japanese official said.
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TOKYO, March 1 -- Japan's prime minister denied Thursday that the country's military forced women into sexual slavery during World War II, casting doubt on a past government apology and jeopardizing a fragile detente with his Asian neighbors.
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Nearly two-thirds of Japanese support the country's much-criticized whaling program, a poll showed Friday, reflecting growing sentiment in the country that the international anti-whaling campaign is fueled by Western cultural bias.
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Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has brushed aside criticism from China and South Korea over his pilgrimage to the Yasukuni war shrine, saying they were &quot;immature&quot;.
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Japan is confident it can secure the votes needed to resume commercial trade in whale products and that this would be a step toward lifting a ban on hunting the marine giants, a Japanese official said Wednesday.
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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is set for a rocky appearance before Australia's parliament with war veterans on Tuesday calling for an apology over Japanese war crimes and environmentalists demanding an end to whaling.
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Australia will continue to photograph  Japan's whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean, Prime Minister  Kevin Rudd said on Sunday, despite Japan's warning of a  diplomatic protest over Australia's tough anti-whaling stance.
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New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark warned that the world would not forgive Japan if it failed to move a crippled whaling ship and consequently caused an environmental disaster.
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The United States and Japan may be  on opposite sides of the whaling debate but they have a common aim -- gaining support for whale hunting by their indigenous and coastal communities.
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Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi sailed to a group of disputed islands, ignoring Russian warnings that his visit would hamper talks on a bilateral peace treaty.
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Japan condemns anti-whaling activists who dropped acid onto the deck of a whaling ship in the Antarctic.
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ANIMAL rights campaigners today claimed Japan has illegally killed hundreds of whales in an Australian sanctuary, and launched legal action aimed at stopping the hunt.