Activists use 'stink bombs' to harass Japanese whalers
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A militant anti-whaling group on Saturday said it attacked a Japanese whaling vessel with "stink bombs", frustrating the hunt, only an hour after two of its activists were freed from the harpoon boat.
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Japanese patrol vessels fired water cannon Sunday at a boat carrying Chinese activists who were protesting Japanese claims to territory in the East China Sea, the activist group said.
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Japanese whalers detained two activists accused of throwing acid at and illegally boarding their vessel in Antarctica on Tuesday. An official denied claims the men were assaulted and tied to the mast.
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Australia said Thursday it would send a ship to pick up two anti-whaling activists who jumped on a Japanese harpoon vessel from a rubber boat in Antarctic waters, offering a solution to a tense, two-day standoff on the high seas.
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A coalition of marine scientists has launched a campaign to halt Japan's annual "dolphin drive," in which thousands of bottlenose dolphins are herded into shallow coves to be slaughtered with knives and clubs.
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Anti-whaling nations said on  Monday they oppose Japan&#39;s proposal to permit whale hunting in  its coastal communities and will push for Japanese concessions  on other issues.
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Japan opened an international whaling conference Tuesday by blasting a boycott by dozens of anti-whaling nations, saying their absence would block much-needed reforms of the commission that sets regulations.
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Science & environment: A perilous three-way hunt is under way as rival eco-warriors pursue a Japanese fleet
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Customs officials offer to pick up two environmental activists held on Japanese harpoon ship
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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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Japanese whalers say they are trying to return two protesters detained after boarding their vessel.
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The militant environmental group Sea Shepherd said Monday that it had located the Japanese whaling fleet near Antarctica and threatened to ram them if they resumed slaughtering the giant sea creatures.
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A Japanese whaling ship on fire off the coast of Antarctica has sparked fears of an environmental disaster if the ship's 1,000 tonnes of fuel oil and chemicals leaks.
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Australia on Wednesday urged Japanese whalers and environmental activists heading for a showdown in the Southern Ocean to show restraint, warning deaths could occur if anything went wrong.
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Rights campaigners protested Tuesday over a device used to disperse unruly young people by emitting a high-pitched noise which only they can hear.
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A U.N. meeting harpooned a Japanese bid  Tuesday to ease curbs on trade in whale products, but a defiant  Tokyo accused the West of "cultural imperialism" and vowed to  press efforts to expand whaling.
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Militant environmental activists on Saturday vowed to increase their presence in the Southern Ocean next year in their bid to prevent Japanese whalers from killing the giant mammals.