Strong Earthquake Strikes SE of Shingu, Planet of the Abes

M6.0 QUAKE STRIKES NEAR S. COAST OF WESTERN HONSHU

EQ Details

Magnitude: 6.0Mw
Location: 33.37N, 136.38E
Depth: 10km
Time: 2016-04-01 02:39:07 (UTC)
Distances:

• 396km SW of Tokyo, Japan [pop: 13,800,000]
• 168 km SE of Osaka city, Japan [pop: 2,700,000]
• 147 km SE of Wakayama city, Japan [pop: 370,000]
• 55 km SE of Shingu, Japan [pop: 32,000]

Source: http://www.emsc-csem.org/

Tsunami Evaluation: No destructive tsunami generated as a result of this earthquake.

Global Condemnations: Acts of Harassment & Vandalism Perpetrated by Japan’s Gov Agents

Messages of support, sympathy and anger condemn Japanese gov. aggression

FIRE-EARTH Moderators have received hundreds of messages from our colleague and affiliates throughout the world strongly condemning the acts of harassment, vandalism and intimidation that are being perpetrated against our colleague in Japan by Abe government and their supporters.

We thank everyone and the organizations for their expressions of support.

• W12 advisers have suggested a call to boycott Japanese products, which we are currently reviewing.
• Other suggestions to shame the Japanese government are also being reviewed by the Science Team.

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• Japanese Terrorists Vandalize Our Colleague’s Car – Third Time  January 6, 2016
• Terrorists Vandalize Our Colleague’s Car in Japan, Again Posted on August 7, 2015
• Harassment and Intimidation by the Japanese Establishment Posted on March 13, 2012

Japanese Terrorists Vandalize Our Colleague’s Car – Third Time

Fire-Earth contributor’s car vandalized by terrorists in Wakayama, Japan – 3rd time since August

Supporters of the warmongering PM of Japan continue to terrorize our colleague in Wakayama. 

• Cost of replacing the damaged car tires: about $230.

Massacring defenseless dolphins and terrorizing anyone who objects to their inhumanity!

Before Abe became prime minister of Japan, our colleague was targeted by local thugs because of his views against the annual dolphin slaughter in Taiji, Wakayama.

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• Terrorists Vandalize Our Colleague’s Car in Japan, Again Posted on August 7, 2015

Terrorists Vandalize Our Colleague’s Car in Japan, Again

Fire-Earth contributor’s car vandalized by terrorists in Wakayama, Japan twice in three weeks

Supporters of the warmongering PM of Japan repeatedly terrorize our colleague in Wakayama. 

Massacring defenseless dolphins and terrorizing anyone who objects to the inhumanity!

Before Abe became prime minister, our colleague was targeted by various groups because of his views against the annual dolphin slaughter in Taiji, Wakayama.

Planet of the Abe’s Membership of Zoos & Aquariums Suspended

Cruelty to dolphins: Japan’s membership of Zoos and Aquariums suspended

The World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) has suspended Japan’s membership following a unanimous vote by its council.

WAZA is the “umbrella” organization for the world zoos and aquariums, with its  permanent Executive Office based in Berne, Switzerland.

WAZA said it regards the dolphin drive hunting, a brutal fishery method practiced in Taiji  (Wakayama Prefecture), “cruel” to dolphins and has therefore suspended Japan’s membership.

Dolphin drive hunting is a method of hunting dolphins by driving them together with boats into a bay where they are encircled and their escape route to the open waters is blocked with nets. The dolphins are then harpooned, or clubbed to death, with a few captured (live takes) and sold to aquariums (dolphinariums).

However, WAZA itself has been the target of a court action launched by conservationists for “effectively approving the cruel dolphin hunts,” said a report.

Taiji Sea of Red. Click image to enlarge. Sea Shepard

The Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums (JAZA), which takes dolphins from the hunt, had rejected a WAZA proposal for a two-year moratorium on drive hunting.

JAZA has 153 zoos and aquariums in Japan, with 30 of the outlets holding dolphins in their dolphinariums, according to reports.

Some 5,000 dolphins have been viciously killed at Taiji, with a further 750 live takes sold to dolphinariums worldwide since 2010, according to the whale and dolphin database Ceta Base.

WAZA suspended Japan’s membership on April 21.

 Related Links

• Activists File Lawsuit to Highlight Annual Dolphin Massacre in Japan May 15, 2014
• Annual Slaughter of Dolphins Continues in Japan January 21, 2014
• Evil Japan Begins Annual Dolphin Slaughter  September 26, 2014
• Massacred in Japan  December 19, 2011

Massacred in Japan

Image of the Day: Sea of Dolphin Blood

Image copyrighted by Sea Shepared see Blog’s Fair Use Notice.

Taiji Sea of Red. Click image to enlarge.

“Killing Nation, Killing Town”

“The slaughter of 20,000 dolphins, porpoises, and small whales occurs in Japan each year. Starting on September 1st and usually continuing through March of the next year, fishermen herd whole families of small cetaceans into a shallow bays and mercilessly stab and drown them to death.”  Sea Shepard

“The Taiji Slaughter Cove”

“As many as 20,000 dolphins and porpoises are killed in Japanese waters each year[1]. Most (18,000 of that number) are Dall’s porpoises killed at sea by harpoon in the northern part of the country.  The March 11, 2011, tsunami destroyed much of the infrastructure associated with this slaughter.  It remains to be seen if the slaughter will revive to its pre-earthquake numbers.”

“Most of the dolphins and small whales captured in the Taiji FU drive hunts are killed and the meat is sold in for human consumption.  Respected scientists the world over report on the high levels of mercury and other contaminants in the meat of these animals, but many Taiji locals ignore these warnings.  They often say that there are plenty of old people around who ate dolphin all their lives, and they unfortunately accept the propaganda served to them by the Japanese government that the levels and threat of mercury in the meat is not significant.”

“This year (September 2011 – August 2012) the Taiji FU has a permitted quota for 2,165 dolphins and other small whales[2].” History of Taiji’s Cetacean Kill

Taiji, is located on the eastern shore of Wakayama Prefecture.

Following the arrest of Dutch citizen Erwin Vermeulen three days ago, Wakayama police has now raided the hotel where Sea Shepherd cove guardians and a Save Japan Dolphins monitor are staying.

In a desperate act and “an attempt to muzzle free speech and to cover-up the horrific slaughter of the dolphins at the Cove,” the Japanese police have confiscated the monitors’ property including “all laptops, cameras, phones” and other monitoring equipment, Sea Shepard said on their website.

[1] The actual numbers each year vary.  20,000 is on the high end.  The reported numbers in recent years are dropping.

[2] Bottlenose dolphin – 652,  Striped Dolphin – 450,  Spotted Dolphin – 400,  Risso’s Dolphin – 275,  Long-finned Pilot Whale – 184,  Pacific White-sided Dolphin – 134,  False Killer Whale – 70.

Related Links

• WhaleWatch