Greenpeace boat docks in Japan

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Miami Herald/Associated Press

Posted on Fri, Apr. 06, 2007
Greenpeace boat docks in Japan
By HIROKO TABUCHI
Associated Press Writer

YOKOHAMA, Japan -- Greeted by cheers from a small group of anti-whaling supporters, a Greenpeace boat docked in Japan on Friday, ending a weeklong standoff with Japanese authorities who had effectively barred their entry into port.

But the arrival of the Dutch-flagged Esperanza at Yokohama port, southwest of Tokyo, was strictly guarded by port authorities wary of the ship for its role in tracking Japan's latest whaling mission in the Antarctic.

Japanese officials have called Greenpeace activists terrorists and threatened legal action against environmental groups that harass whaling boats.
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The Nisshin Maru returned to port from Antarctica last month with a catch of 508 whales out of a target of 860. Leftover meat from Japan's research program ends up on the market, though whale meat is increasingly out of fashion in Japan, leading to an unprecedented glut and plunging prices.




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[orleans]

1. japan & my neighbor both calling greenpeace "terrorists"

(glad to be a member!)

[ClintonTyree]

2. I hope Greenpeace has divers in the water 24/7....

around the ship just so no "accidents" befall it. :eyes: It's happened before.