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WHALING

WHALING. Ena Koide & Stella Ozaki. WHALING IN JAPAN. To what extent is whaling acceptable in the Japanese’s society?. US AS A KNOWER. Ena Koide . Stella Ozaki. Japanese and Chinese Lived in two different countries →Japan and Hong Kong International School. Japanese

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WHALING

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  1. WHALING Ena Koide & Stella Ozaki

  2. WHALING IN JAPAN • To what extent is whaling acceptable in the Japanese’s society?

  3. US AS A KNOWER Ena Koide Stella Ozaki Japanese and Chinese Lived in two different countries →Japan and Hong Kong International School • Japanese • Lived in four different countries →Japan, India, China, and Indonesia • International School

  4. WHALING Dictionary Connections Accused of being “Mean and Cruel” Ordering whale at the Sushi Restaurant Areas of Knowledge: Natural Science and History Ways of Knowing: Reasons, Emotion, and Intuition • The business or practice of hunting, killing, and processing whales. • The work or industry of hunting and processing whales for food, oil, etc… • [Oxford Dictionary]

  5. REAL LIFE SITUATION http://www.kujiraya.co.jp/index.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBSIMBohqEQ

  6. FACTS • Scientific Whaling • Aboriginal Whaling • Accidental Whaling • Ban of Whaling • Culture issue & Economic issue • Whale meat & Land animal

  7. HISTORY Whale Oil→ • Important for Japanese Culture & Society • Yamato-Asuka period in ancient Japan (538-710) • Animal protein after World War II • Development in whaling techniques, and technology • Obtained food, oil, etc... from whales Whale Meat ↓

  8. HISTORY: TIME LINE • 1606: Hand Harpoons and Amitori-hou • 1930: Japan began whaling in the Antarctic • 1939-1945: World War II [Food scarce] • 1969: All nations stopped whaling in the Antarctic except for Japan and Russia • 1987: Japan begins “scientific” whaling • 2006: IWC meeting in Japan; Ban on whaling is no longer necessary

  9. WHALING TECHNIQUES ↑Amitori-hou (Net) Hand Harpoons→

  10. NATURAL SCIENCE • Whale products: oil, fertilizers, perfume, soap, shampoo, etc… • Right whales, humpback whales, fin, minke, and gray whales • Scientific Whaling in 1987- in order to continue commercial whaling (hunting whales to make a profit from selling)

  11. PURPOSES • Blubber (whale fat): Oil in lamps and to make candles and soap • Baleen Whales: Women’s clothing, umbrellas, fishing rods, etc… • Sperm Whales (sperm oil in their heads): making candles, make-up, etc…

  12. REASON[Pro-Whaling] • Rationalism: Based on reason more than emotions and religious beliefs • Cultural Purposes • Killing other animals • Japanese Government →Saving the environment

  13. EMOTION [Anti-Whaling] • Intuition: Ability to know something by using your feelings rather than considering the facts • Commercial Purposes • “Scientific” Whaling • Mean and Cruel • Endangered Species • Inhumane Killing • Japanese Culture & Tradition

  14. SURVEY • 55%= Acceptable in the Japanese Society • 100% (Japanese): Acceptable • 10% (Non-Japanese): Acceptable • 45%= Unacceptable in the Japanese Society • 0% (Japanese): Unacceptable • 90% (Non-Japanese): Unacceptable • Parents & 11th Grade Students • Asked 10 Japanese, and 10 Non-Japanese

  15. ACCEPTABLE • 55%= Acceptable in the Japanese Society • 100% (Japanese) and 10% (Non-Japanese) →“Why is it wrong? We all eat animals so why is it not okay to eat whales?” →“Acceptable, but there should be rules to set some restrictions.”

  16. UNACCEPTABLE • 45%=Unacceptable in the Japanese Society • 0% (Japanese) and90% (Non-Japanese) →”Whaling as a part of Japanese culture is understandable but the things they are doing to the whales are a bit too extreme.”

  17. LINKING QUESTION • “How do cultures differ with respect to the ways of knowing and areas of knowledge that they value above others?” • Western culture values emotion • Japanese culture values reasons

  18. CONCLUSION • Knowledge Issue: To what extent is whaling acceptable in the Japanese’s society? • Anti-whaling: Beliefs based on emotions • Pro-whaling: Beliefs based on reasons

  19. BIBLIOGRAPHY • "Whales: Why Are Many Whales Endangered?: Commercial Whaling." Welcome to EcoKids Online. Web. 02 Feb. 2011. <http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/whales/commercial_whaling.cfm> • "Whales: Why Are Many Whales Endangered?: Commercial Whaling." Welcome to EcoKids Online. Web. 03 Feb. 2011. <http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/whales/commercial_whaling.cfm> • "History of Japanese Whaling." Facts About Japan. Web. 03 Feb. 2011. http://facts-about-japan.com/whaling-history.html • "Whales - Saving the Whales :: Environmental Facts :: Young People's Trust for the Environment." Young People's Trust for the Environment - Information for Kids on Climate Change and Other Environmental Facts and Charities. Web. 02 Feb. 2011. <http://www.ypte.org.uk/environmental/whales-saving-the-whales/100> • "Japan Whaling Assoc. -Q&A." 日本捕鯨協会ホームページ. Web. 03 Feb. 2011. <http://www.whaling.jp/english/qa.html>

  20. BIBLIOGRAPHY • "Japan, Whale Wars: Slaughter Continues Despite Protest - TIME." Breaking News, Analysis, Politics, Blogs, News Photos, Video, Tech Reviews - TIME.com. Web. 08 Feb. 2011. http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1971807,00.html • "Japanese Government’s Position." Consulate-General of Japan in Sydney. Web. 08 Feb. 2011. http://www.sydney.au.emb-japan.go.jp/english/top/important_info/japanese_governments_position.htm> • Kystdepartementet, Fiskeri- Og. "Opposition to Whaling — Arguments and Ethics”. Web. 04 Feb. 2011. <http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dokumentarkiv/Regjeringen-Bondevik-II/fkd/Taler-og-artikler-arkivert-individuelt/2005/opposition_to_whaling_arguments.html?id=269786>

  21. PICTURES • http://www.wdcs.org.au/story_details.php?select=43 • http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jun2007/2007-06-15-01.html • http://www.coolmompicks.com/2009/01/whale_oil_stretchmarks.php • http://www.kujiraya.co.jp/index.html • http://www.petandgarden.com.au/

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