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[Breaking News]Dolphin hunt season begins in western Japan town

TAIJI, Japan, Sept. 1 Kyodo - Fishing boats leave a port in Taiji in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Sept. 1, 2025, for the season's first drive hunt of dolphins and small whales. (Kyodo)

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Dolphin hunt begins in western Japan town

A fishing boat drives a pod of Risso's dolphins into a cove in Taiji in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Sept. 1, 2025, as the new season for hunting dolphins and small whales begins.

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Dolphin hunt begins in western Japan town

Fishing boats drive a pod of Risso's dolphins into a cove in Taiji in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Sept. 1, 2025, as the new season for hunting dolphins and small whales begins.

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Dolphin hunt season begins in western Japan town

Fishing boats leave a port in Taiji in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Sept. 1, 2025, for the season's first drive hunt of dolphins and small whales.

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Dolphin hunt season begins in western Japan town

Fishing boats leave a port in Taiji in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Sept. 1, 2025, for the season's first drive hunt of dolphins and small whales.

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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Batters Southern Region, Leaving Widespread Damage

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Chiayi's Budai Township around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall to the southern region. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday. The video shows the aftermath left by the typhoon in Cigu District, Tainan.

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Dolphin hunt in western Japan town

Fishing boats leave a port in Taiji in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Sept. 1, 2023, for the season's first drive hunt of dolphins and small whales.

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Dolphin hunt in western Japan town

Fishing boats leave a port in Taiji in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Sept. 1, 2023, for the season's first drive hunt of dolphins and small whales.

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Dolphin hunt in western Japan town

Fishing vessels leave a port in Taiji in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Sept. 1, 2022, for the season's first drive hunt of dolphins and small whales.

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Dolphin hunt in western Japan town

Fishing vessels leave a port in Taiji in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama on Sept. 1, 2022, for the season's first drive hunt of dolphins and small whales.

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Dolphin hunt in western Japan town

Fishing vessels leave a port in Taiji in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on the morning of Sept. 1, 2021, as the season's first "drive-hunting" of dolphins and small whales began amid criticism by animal-rights groups.

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Dolphin hunt in western Japan town

Fishing vessels leave a port in Taiji in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on the morning of Sept. 1, 2021, as the season's first "drive-hunting" of dolphins and small whales began amid criticism by animal-rights groups.

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Dolphin hunt in western Japan town

The season's first "drive-hunting" of dolphins and small whales begins off Taiji in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 1, 2021, in the presence of a Japan Coast Guard dinghy (front) amid criticism by animal-rights groups.

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70 small whales washed ashore on Pacific coast in Chiba Pref.

CHIBA, Japan - Melon-headed whales are seen beached on the Pacific coast in the town of Ichinomiya, Chiba Prefecture, on Feb. 28. The whales, each about 2.5 meters long, were first spotted on the beach by a surfer there around noon. This photo was provided by the Ichinomiya municipal government. (Kyodo)

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Whaling in Japan

Fishermen drive small whales into a cove off Taiji in Wakayama Prefecture on Sept. 2, 2019, as the hunting season for the cetacean starts in the western Japan whaling town. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Swimming with whales event in Japan

People swim around small whales in an enclosed area in the sea next to a beach in Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on July 8, 2019, during an event organized by the Taiji Whale Museum. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo