Topic: Japan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Proposed international trade bans on polar bears and Atlantic bluefin tuna failed to pass on Thursday at a 175-nation meeting aimed at protecting endangered species. The United States favored both bans and was disappointed in the vote, but held out hope for passage of a resolution that would make climate change a factor in future decisions by the ...
Cross-country skier Yoshihiro Nitta gave Japan its first gold medal of the 2010 Paralympics on Thursday when he won the 10km classic (standing) in a time of 26min 29.5sec. The 29-year-old, who was 10th in the 3km biathlon, finished ahead of Kirill Mikhaylov of Russia (27:01.7), who won the 20km event, and Ukraine's Grygorii Vovchynskyi (27 ...
Fishing nations won a victory over environmentalists Thursday when a U.S.-backed proposal to ban export of the Atlantic bluefin tuna was overwhelmingly rejected at a U.N. wildlife meeting. Japan won over scores of poorer nations with a campaign that played on fears that a ban ...
