Japan Cables





the Japanese Constitution - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "Shinzo Abe wanted - and tried to reinterpret the - Japanese constitution !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and lift the self-imposed ban - on collective defence !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "where Japan would not attempt - to revise its constitution outright - after Abe accepted !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "he would not win the necessary majorities - in parliament - and in a nationwide referendum !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "but he wanted to reinterpret - the "pacifist" - article 9 !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "which prohibited the threat - or use of forces - as a means of settling international disputes !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "where they could come - to the aid of an ally !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Takeshi Ishida - professor emeritus at the Tokyo University - said !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 
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  • "the pacifist constitution - was part of the - Japanese culture !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the peace constitution - was a great encouragement !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "it was part of the identity - of the Japanese people !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "opinion polls showed - that most voters !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 


 

 

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  • "opposed the lifting - of the ban - on collective self-defence !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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no Antarctic Whaling by Japan - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "the International Court of Justice - has ordered a halt !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "of Antarctic whaling - by Japan !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "after concluding that this was not conducted - for scientific research !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "( Japan had used scientific research - as a cover ! ) - ( hundreds whales ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "in a lengthy ruling - the presiding judge in the Hague - Peter Tomka - said !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Japan had failed - to prove that its pursuit !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "under a programme known as - Jarpa II - was for scientific purposes !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and ordered Japan - to cease its programme - "with immediate effect"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "there can be no - commercial whaling !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "( 4,600 tonnes had remained unsold - and were stored in port freezers ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the NGO - International Fund for Animal Welfare - found that the annual !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Japanese government subsidies - averaged 782 million yen - US$ 9.78m !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Okinawa - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "the US ambassador to Japan - Caroline Kennedy - has pledged !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "to reduce presence - in Okinawa ! - ( 23,000 US troops ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "local people - of the island - located about 1,000 miles south of Tokyo !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "were against the construction - of a new base - on the north-east coast !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "many Okinawans wanted to reduce pollution - in 70 years !"

 


 

 

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  • "not one political leader - in Okinawa had said - the bases were welcome there !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Society - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09TOKYO222

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  • "DPJ vice president Seiji Maehara - said there !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "must not be - a growing disparity - in the Japanese society !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and divisions - among regions - and income groups !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "poverty had been eradicated - for half a century !"

 

 

 

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  • "also because of the Japanese style - lifelong employment system !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "poverty - must be actively - handled !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "so that there are no - social difficulties !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Society - US cable - 2006: LINK ¤ 06TOKYO5962

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  • "it had become a significant - Japanese political issue !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "that the income gap - between the "haves"  !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and the "have-nots" - must not expand !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "Koizumi's reforms - did not help - and Japan's egalitarian society !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Society - US cable - 2006: LINK ¤ 06TOKYO4892

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  • "the US embassy wanted a - close partnership !"

 

 

 

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  • "with the - Japanese elites !"

 


 

 

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  • "they viewed this - as in their interests !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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US Trade - US cable - 2006: LINK ¤ 06TOKYO5695

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  • "USDA - foreign agricultural service of Japan - announced !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "a genetically modified variety - had been found in US - long grain rice crops !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "frozen potatoes - and potato chips - had been stopped !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the US embassy had lobbied - Japan authorities - against this !"

 


 

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  • "( US$ 800 million - food exports ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Copyright - US cable - 2006: LINK ¤ 06TOKYO5805

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  • "the US embassy met with - some Japanese companies !"

 

 

 

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  • "these voiced support - for an anti-counterfeiting trade agreement - ACTA !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "IPR - intellectual property rights - enforcement - proposed by the US embassy !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Princess Kiko - US cable - 2006: LINK ¤ 06TOKYO5081

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  • "because of Japan's - Princess Kiko !"

 

 

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  • "the Chrysanthemum throne got - a male successor !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Whales - US cable - 2006: LINK ¤ 06TOKYO2073

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  • "five private - fisheries companies !"

 

 

 

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  • "had collectively decided - to give away - their shares !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "to several public-interest organizations - including the Institute of Cetacean Research - ICR !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the motive from the shareholders - was their long-standing desire !"

 

 

 

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  • "to free themselves - from the anti-whaling - NGO pressure !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Sea Borders - US cable - 2006: LINK ¤ 06TOKYO1295

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  • "Japan - and China - still had to agree to an - international boundary !"

 

 

 

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  • "Japan relied on the - UN convention on the law - of the sea !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "which allowed coastal countries - to claim an economic zone !"

 

 

 

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  • "extending 200 miles - 370 Kilometers - from their shores !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "China based its claim - on the 1958 Geneva convention - of the continental shelf !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Kurile Islands - US cable - 2006: LINK ¤ 06TOKYO3449

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  • "there was a territorial dispute - with Russia - over four Southern Kurile islands !"

 


 

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  • "which Japan claimed as its - "Northern Territories"  !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Climate - US cable - 2007: LINK ¤ 07TOKYO5407

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  • "Japan's global environment secretary - Hajime Ito - said !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "before the Copenhagen - climate conference - COP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the Japanese positions - towards COP 13 - were very clear !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "but positions - of the US embassy - were not !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "it should announce something - there should be exchange !"

 

 

 

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  • "it was "high time" - to "kick off" - discussions !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the major countries - had to bring substance - into the UN conference !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Climate - US cable - 2008: LINK ¤ 08TOKYO34

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  • "Japan's special advisor for climate - Mutsuyoshi Nishimura - said !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "many governments - wanted to build !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "on the basic structures - of the Kyoto Protocol !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "would the US embassy - accept that ?!"

 

 

 

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  • "or had it a - hidden agenda ?!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Climate - US cable - 2008: LINK ¤ 08TOKYO1585

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  • "Prime Minister Fukuda - explained his vision !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "for international climate negotiations - and domestic climate policies !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "a long-term domestic goal - of cutting Japan's emissions - 100% by 2050 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "global emissions - must drop 100% - by 2050 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "developed countries - have to make a - larger contribution !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the prime minister outlined a - "comprehensive policy"  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "to achieve a - low-carbon society - with four pillars !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "first - diffusion of existing technology - internationally !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "and increasing investment - into innovative - clean technologies !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "second - national measures to foster a - low-carbon society !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "a greening - of the tax system !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "third - regional roles for Japanese agriculture - in producing forests - and other biomass !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "and cities - to be designated as models - of energy efficiency !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 


 

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  • "fourth - changes in individuals' - lifestyles !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

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kommerzieller Walfang bleibt verboten - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD

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  • "die Internationale Walfangkommission - IWC - hat 1986 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "ein Moratorium - für den kommerziellen Walfang - in Kraft gesetzt !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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  • "Japan versuchte ein Schlupfloch zu finden - indem es offiziell - "wissenschaftliche Zwecke" - anführte !"

 

 

 

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  • "dem nicht genug war dieses - auch noch ein Verlustgeschäft !"

 

 

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  • "es kostete die Steuerzahler von Japan - jährlich umgerechnet - sieben Millionen Euro !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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kommerzieller Walfang bleibt verboten - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD

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  • "der kommerzielle Walfang - bleibt weiterhin weltweit - verboten !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "einzelne Nationen - waren bei der 64. Jahresfachtagung - mit dem Versuch gescheitert !"

 

 


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  • "das seit 1989 rechtsgültige - Walfangmoratorium aufzuweichen !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI

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  • "Katsushika Hokusai - 1760-1849 - was a Japanese artist - ukiyo-e painter - and printmaker !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "Hokusai is best known - as author of the woodblock print series - "thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji"  !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

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  • "and the print - "the Great Wave off Kanagawa" - Hokusai tried to capture - a part of the nature !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

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