On Oct. 5, Persia White, a director of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, was refused entry to the Japanese health ministry's building to attend a pre-arranged meeting, and to deliver a petition to stop the slaughter of dolphins and small whales in places such as Taiji, Iko, Ito, Futo and Izu. Furthermore, this meat is contaminated with methyl-mercury, yet it is fed to schoolchildren in rural areas.
What kind of message is this government sending to the international community? The slaughter is something out of the Stone Age. The poisoning of children is an outrage. The refusal to even discuss the matter with a concerned group of people is behavior that one would expect from North Korea or China.
phillip otake
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