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Why does the Japanese Government continue to defy international condemnation and kill hundreds of whales in Antarctic waters each summer? Who profits from Japanese "scientific" whaling when stockpiles of whale meat remain frozen in storage and no credible science is produced after killing 12,000 whales?
Most importantly, after 22 years of Japanese "scientific" whaling, how can it finally be brought to an end?
These are just some of the questions Toru will discuss.
One-half of the so called Tokyo Two, Toru Suzuki shot to headlines in Japan last year when he exposed a whale meat scandal revealing widespread corruption throughout the country's whaling industry. He is currently awaiting trial and faces up to 10 years in prison for his efforts to bring down whaling in Japan.
Toru is in Australia for one week only, and will be presenting in Canberra and Sydney.
Details for each event are below.
Please RSVP by Friday, 4 September 2009; email whales.au@greenpeace.org.
Canberra: Tuesday, 8 September (6-8pm)
Location: Parliament House Theatre, Canberra(see Google map)
Sydney: Wednesday, 9 September (6.30-8.30pm)
Location: Mitchell Theatre, Sydney Mechanics School of Arts, Level 1, 280 Pitt Street, Sydney(see Google map)
