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D. A. Stott: Activist Trial Shows the Limits of Freedom in Japan

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

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The politically-motivated trial of two environmental activists underlines the old adage of "the nail that sticks up gets hammered down," and raises disturbing questions about civil liberties in Japan.

In April 2008, Greenpeace activists Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki intercepted a 23kg box of whale meat destined for sale in an effort to unmask corruption in Japan's scientific whaling industry. The two activists were responding to a tip-off from an insider in the publicly-funded program about ...

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