Praying for the souls of dead whales at a Japanese temple

A fascinating clip from an NHK documentary that contains a description of a temple in Japan that has honored the souls of dead whales by giving them posthumous Buddhist names and entering them into a registry (much as one might do for humans who have passed away):

Other whaling news you might be interested in: A whaling town in Japan has hauled in its first catch of the season, as is a village in America. It also looks like Europe will surpass Japan in whaling this year.

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3 comments - What do you think? Posted by James - June 22, 2009 at 5:08 pm

Categories: General Japan Tags: japan, whales, whaling

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Comment by Roger

2009-06-22 21:38:10

What a nice clip.

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Comment by wat

2009-06-23 00:48:35

Bah, Japan’s reputation is already tarnished beyond repair with the animal huggers. See the new/current movie “The Cove” for an example.

http://thecovemovie.com/

Really, do it.

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Comment by anti terror

2009-06-23 07:50:49

You probably eat beef and tell others to do that or an angry vegan ramming your opinions down people´s throats. It all comes down to what is allowed to eat and what not and respecting it. These dolphins are they endangered? I do not think they are.

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