'The Cove' activist mounts rally in Tokyo

'The Cove' activist mounts rally in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Richard O'Barry (C), an environmentalist who appears in the Oscar-winning film ''The Cove,'' holds a sign near the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Sep. 2, 2010, in protest against a dolphin hunt by Japanese fishermen. O'Barry submitted a signed petition to the embassy requesting its support in stopping the controversial hunt.

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