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CNN’s Kyung Lah tracked down former UCLA and Team USA women’s basketball point guard Natalie Nakase in Saitama, north of Tokyo, where the Japanese American is only woman coaching men’s pro basketball in Japan. (CNN – Natalie Nakase)
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TAIJI, Wakayama ~ The town of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, plans to make part of its cove a huge pool where people can swim and kayak among small whales and dolphins, Jiji Press reported Tuesday. The town, known for its bloody annual dolphin slaughter, aims to officially launch the project within five years after negotiating with the prefectural government, which manages the bay, and pearl farmers operating there. “We’ve never heard of such an attempt elsewhere,” an official at the Fisheries Agency said. The plan, compiled by a local panel of residents, calls for creating a pool with an area of roughly 28 hectares by putting up a net on the entrance of Moriura Bay in northwestern Taiji. Black whales and bottlenose dolphins caught near the town are to be released into the pool, which would be developed as a natural park that also includes beaches and mudflats. The town government will consider whether it is possible to raise large whales as well. The town also intends to use the park for therapy and ecological research. It hopes to make the area a center for whale research by inviting research institutions from outside as well. The plan is part of efforts to make the whole town a natural museum that will allow people to learn about whales, including the culture and history of whale hunting.
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If you happen to pull off the highway in one of the more picturesque areas of Japan during the extended Golden Week (April 29 through May 6) you might be in for a surprise. Aghast truck drivers have found young couples pulling off the road not only to enjoy the beautiful scenery but each other. “There are too damned many of these outrageous people,” said a 45-year-old tanker driver. “We can’t see anything because they have curtains on their windows, but we can hear the women moaning and saying stuff.” (The Tokyo Reporter – Ribald Motorists)
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Hilarious photo. That’s Martin behind our friend John Lee who opines that the LAPD tried to deflect the Rodney King beating with another video – that of Latasha Harlins who was shot by a Korean merchant. The media was at fault as well. (LAWeekly – John Lee)
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The activist, Chen Guangcheng ran blindly and escaped after playing possum with his guards. He played ill and layed in bed for two months before staging an escape and was only discovered missing after three days! Here’s the story and it’s surely going to be a film. (Google – Chen Guangcheng)
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