Japan – Spoke

Dolphin hunt must end

BY MEGHAN WEATHERALL Another year, another slaughter as Taiji, Japan refuses to put an end to the annual dolphin hunt. This massacre has been going on for years and sparked the documentary The Cove. The film, created by Ric O’Barry, follows the annual gathering of fishermen who herd dolphins into an isolated cove by confusing the animal’s sonar communication. Once the dolphins are trapped, fishermen round them up into a net … Continued

Opportunity of a lifetime

BY IAN MCBRIDE Some Conestoga degree students will have the opportunity of a lifetime when they travel to China and Japan in May 2015. And, it gets better. The two-week trip is a new course that meets one of their elective requirements. Taking place from May 1-17, the course, titled, cultural, historical and economical overview of Japan and China, builds on last year’s expedition to England and France. Students will … Continued

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