Tag Archives: ANZAC

SHALL WE TALK ABOUT WHALES AND WHALING? (10)

Lest we forget @ Albany “Of course, it is in a remote place,” said a lady at a tourist information centre, slightly frowning.  I was a little paralysed with her reaction as it was not in the context of what I said before her words. In the early November last year, I was in Albany, […]

Shall we talk about whales and whaling? (5)

Whales and geisha girls   Whether or not whaling and eating whale meat is a genuine part of Japanese culture is one of the hottest points of debate between a pro-whaling camp and an anti-whaling camp.  The former claims that whaling and whale-eating culture has existed in Japan since the ancient time and is, therefore, […]