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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 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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Whaling factory ship departs for Sea of Okhotsk

The Kangei Maru, the world's only whaling factory ship, departs from its home port in Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on April 21, 2025, for the season's first commercial whale hunt, in the Sea of Okhotsk.

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Whaling factory ship departs for Sea of Okhotsk

The Kangei Maru, the world's only whaling factory ship, prepares to depart from its home port in Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on April 21, 2025, for the season's first commercial whale hunt, in the Sea of Okhotsk.

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Dolphin hunt in western Japan town

Fishing boats drive Risso's dolphins into a cove off Taiji in Wakayama Prefecture on Sept. 8, 2024, for the season's first catch of the cetacean after the hunting season officially began on Sept. 1 in the western Japan whaling town.

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Dolphin hunt in western Japan town

A fishing boat drives Risso's dolphins into a cove off Taiji in Wakayama Prefecture on Sept. 8, 2024, for the season's first catch of the cetacean after the hunting season officially began on Sept. 1 in the western Japan whaling town.

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Dolphin hunt in western Japan town

A fishing boat drives Risso's dolphins into a cove off Taiji in Wakayama Prefecture on Sept. 20, 2023, for the season's first catch of the cetacean after the hunting season officially began on Sept. 1 in the western Japan whaling town.

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Dolphin hunt in western Japan town

A fishing boat drives Risso's dolphins into a cove off Taiji in Wakayama Prefecture on Sept. 20, 2023, for the season's first catch of the cetacean after the hunting season officially began on Sept. 1 in the western Japan whaling town.

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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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How does water spider hunt cricket underwater?

STORY: How does water spider hunt cricket underwater? DATELINE: Dec. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:31 LOCATION: HAIKOU, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of water spider hunting cricket underwater (courtesy of Chinese National Geography) STORYLINE: How does a water spider hunt a cricket underwater? Click to discover more. The water spider feeds on small fish, shrimp and tadpoles. Sometimes, it also hunts bigger prey like the cricket. The water spider captured the cricket with its claws first and then injected venom into its body. The spider's nest is not big enough for the prey, so it tried to make its nest bigger. Finally, the prey was pulled into the nest, and the spider began to enjoy the meal. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Haikou, China. (XHTV)

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Japan starts coastal research whaling in Pacific

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Japanese research whaling ships depart from a port in the northeastern city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 26, 2014, for the season's first hunt for 51 minke whales in coastal waters off the prefecture.

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Japan starts coastal research whaling in Pacific

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - People wave to Japanese research whaling ships as they leave port in the northeastern city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 26, 2014, on the season's first hunt for 51 minke whales in coastal waters off the prefecture.

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Taiji, environmentalists meet over dolphin hunt

TAIJI, Japan - Taiji Mayor Kazutaka Sangen (R), discusses dolphin hunting by local fishermen during a meeting with foreign activists campaigning against the practice on Nov. 2, 2010, in the town in Wakayama Prefecture. The first meeting between the two sides ended with no accord.

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Taiji, environmentalists meet over dolphin hunt

TAIJI, Japan - Members of the media surround Sea Shepherd Conservation Society members on Nov. 2, 2010, in front of the waters in Taji, Wakayama Prefecture, where dolphin hunting, featured in the U.S. documentary film ''The Cove,'' is conducted. The first meeting between local leaders and foreign activists campaigning against dolphin hunting ended with no accord.

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Taiji, environmentalists meet over dolphin hunt

TAIJI, Japan - Richard O'Barry, a dolphin conservationist from the United States, speaks to reporters on Nov. 2, 2010, in front of the waters in Taji, Wakayama Prefecture, where dolphin hunting, featured in the U.S. documentary film ''The Cove,'' is conducted. The first meeting between local leaders and foreign activists campaigning against dolphin hunting ended with no accord.

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Taiji town, antiwhaling groups meet over dolphin hunt

TAIJI, Japan - Representatives of the town of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture (left side) and members of antiwhaling groups including the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (right side) discuss dolphin hunting by local fishermen during their first dialogue in the western Japan town on Nov. 2, 2010.

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Taiji town, antiwhaling groups meet over dolphin hunt

TAIJI, Japan - Richard O'Barry (C), a U.S. dolphin conservationist who appeared in the Oscar-winning documentary film ''The Cove,'' holds signs to protest against dolphin hunting in Taiji town, Wakayama Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2010. Local leaders of the traditional whaling town and members of antiwhaling groups held a first dialogue on the dolphin hunt on the same day.

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Asashoryu beats Chiyotaikai at spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu (R) beats Chiyotaikai to stay in the hunt for his first title of the year at the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on March 24.

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Kaio overpowers Takamisakari

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Kaio (R) remains in the hunt for his first title in two years by lifting out crowd favorite Takamisakari on the sixth day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 11.

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IWC closes, nixes native whaling bid in Arctic

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - The International Whaling Commission (IWC) ends its five-day annual plenary meeting in Shimonoseki, western Japan on May 24. The 48-member body rejected for the first time in its 56-year history a special whaling quota to allow indigenous people to hunt whales.

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Japan in 4th after jumping in nordic combined at SLC Games

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Daito Takahashi, a member of Japan's four-man nordic combined team, sails through the air during his first jump of the event in the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics at Utah Olympic Park on Feb. 16. Takahashi kept Japan in the hunt for a medal, scoring with jumps of 94.5 and 94.0 meters to put Japan in fourth place.

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Japan 2nd in World Cup golf

GOTEMBA, Japan - Toshimitsu Izawa (L) and Shigeki Maruyama (R) walk to the 17th hole during the second round of the EMC World Cup at the Taiheiyo Club Gotemba Course on Nov. 16, 2001. They stayed in the hunt for Japan's first World Cup victory in 44 years, with three strokes behind the leader Michael Campbell and David Smai of New Zealand.

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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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Golf: CP Women's Open

Nasa Hataoka of Japan hits off the first tee during the second round of the CP Women's Open at Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club in Ottawa, Canada, on Aug. 26, 2022.

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Golf: CP Women's Open

Nasa Hataoka of Japan plays a shot on the 10th hole during the first round of the CP Women's Open at Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club in Ottawa, Canada, on Aug. 25, 2022.

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Golf: CP Women's Open

Nasa Hataoka of Japan hits her tee shot on the 13th hole during the first round of the CP Women's Open at Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club in Ottawa, Canada, on Aug. 25, 2022.

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U.S. House select committee investigating Capitol riot holds first public hearing

STORY: U.S. House select committee investigating Capitol riot holds first public hearing DATELINE: June 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:12 LOCATION: Washington CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the hearing 2. various of the capitol riot on January 6, 2021 STORYLINE: The U.S. House select committee investigating the Capital Hill insurrection on Jan. 6 of 2021 held its first public hearing on Thursday night. Two panel members delivered opening remarks while presenting the findings of its year-long investigation, including previously unseen material documenting the event. The panel, which includes seven House Democrats and two Republicans, also called two witnesses, including a Capitol police officer who was injured that day. It was one of a series of hearings set to be televised throughout the month to show the public what investigators have uncovered about the Capitol riot. Former U.S. President Donald Trump's allies and supporters have charged the inquiry as a political "witch hunt" designed to tar Tru

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Japan 2nd in World Cup golf

GOTEMBA, Japan - Toshimitsu Izawa (L) and Shigeki Maruyama (R) walk to the 17th hole during the second round of the EMC World Cup at the Taiheiyo Club Gotemba Course on Nov. 16, 2001. They stayed in the hunt for Japan's first World Cup victory in 44 years, with three strokes behind the leader Michael Campbell and David Smai of New Zealand.

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Asashoryu beats Chiyotaikai at spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu (R) beats Chiyotaikai to stay in the hunt for his first title of the year at the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on March 24. (Kyodo)

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Kaio overpowers Takamisakari

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Kaio (R) remains in the hunt for his first title in two years by lifting out crowd favorite Takamisakari on the sixth day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 11. (Kyodo)

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HER FIRST ROMANCE

HER FIRST ROMANCE [US 1951] aka GIRLS NEVER TELL MARGARET O'BRIEN, JIMMY HUNT, [?] Date: 1951

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Tourist sites on high alert following "Pokemon Go" launch

Over 100 people gather in Osaka Castle Park in Osaka in the early morning of July 24, 2016, to play the smash-hit "Pokemon Go" smartphone game. On the first weekend after the game's release in Japan, tourist site operators and summer festival organizers across the country remained wary of safety issues involving people using the augmented reality app, which encourages visits to real-life locations to hunt virtual monsters. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1st dolphin hunt of season starts

Fishing boats leave harbor in the western Japanese town of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, on Sep. 3, 2015, for the season's first drive hunt of dolphins and other small cetaceans. Protesters against the controversial practice and reporters also gathered there. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1st dolphin hunt of season starts

Fishing boats leave harbor in the western Japanese town of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, on Sep. 3, 2015, for the season's first drive hunt of dolphins and other small cetaceans. Protesters against the controversial practice and reporters also gathered there. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1st dolphin hunt of season starts

Fishing boats leave harbor in the western Japanese town of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, on Sep. 3, 2015, for the season's first drive hunt of dolphins and other small cetaceans. Protesters against the controversial practice and reporters also gathered there. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1st dolphin hunt of season canceled for bad weather

Fishing boats are anchored at harbor in the western Japanese town of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, on Sep. 1, 2015, as the season's first controversial drive hunting of dolphins and other small cetaceans in the area, where protestors have gathered apparently to obstruct the hunt, was canceled due to bad weather. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1st dolphin hunt of season canceled for bad weather

Fishing boats are anchored at harbor in the western Japanese town of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, on Sep. 1, 2015, as the season's first controversial drive hunting of dolphins and other small cetaceans in the area, where protestors have gathered apparently to obstruct the hunt, was canceled due to bad weather. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan in 4th after jumping in nordic combined at SLC Games

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Daito Takahashi, a member of Japan's four-man nordic combined team, sails through the air during his first jump of the event in the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics at Utah Olympic Park on Feb. 16. Takahashi kept Japan in the hunt for a medal, scoring with jumps of 94.5 and 94.0 meters to put Japan in fourth place.

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Taiji town, antiwhaling groups meet over dolphin hunt

TAIJI, Japan - Richard O'Barry (C), a U.S. dolphin conservationist who appeared in the Oscar-winning documentary film ''The Cove,'' holds signs to protest against dolphin hunting in Taiji town, Wakayama Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2010. Local leaders of the traditional whaling town and members of antiwhaling groups held a first dialogue on the dolphin hunt on the same day. (Kyodo)

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1st dolphin hunt of season starts in western Japan

A fishing boat leaves a harbor in Taiji in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, early in the morning of Sep. 1, 2020, for the season's first drive hunt of dolphins and other small cetaceans.

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1st dolphin hunt of season starts in western Japan

The season's first drive hunt of dolphins and other small cetaceans starts in waters off Taiji in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Sep. 1, 2020.

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1st dolphin hunt of season starts in western Japan

The season's first drive hunt of dolphins and other small cetaceans starts in waters off Taiji in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 1, 2020.