Media Coverage & Appearances

Here we list magazines and newspapers that have featured Animal Rights Center (ARC) activities or views, our contributions to the media, and TV/radio appearances. (This list is not exhaustive.)

Magazines and newspapers featuring Animal Rights Center activities and opinions. Contributions to media outlets. TV appearances and other appearances. (Not all information is included.)

2025

  • June 23, 2025 — Yomiuri Shimbun, “Science Imagination Space: Cage-Free Eggs and Mayonnaise.” (Print edition; no web link.) ARC comment featured.
  • May 11, 2025 — Asahi Shimbun, “Pigs ‘confined for efficiency,’ and a government that permits it — calling for legal reform to improve animal welfare.” Coverage includes Animals’ Future Sanctuary and our Diet (parliamentary) briefing.
  • April 23, 2025 — alterna, “Animal Welfare Awards 2025: Chateraise among recipients.”
  • February 28, 2025 — Asahi Shimbun (Evening Edition), “Can we rescue them from ‘factory farming’? Major domestic companies move to abolish sow confinement.” Features ARC’s Animals’ Future Sanctuary.
  • February 12, 2025 — Asahi Shimbun sippo, “Running in the yard, wallowing in mud, caring for companions — the true nature seen after rescuing farmed pigs.” (Op-ed)

Coverage related to our complaint about the Ibaraki Prefectural Livestock Center (often described as from “animal protection groups,” etc.)
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/lnews/mito/20250124/1070026283.html
https://gendai.media/articles/-/146401
https://www.nikkansports.com/general/news/202501240000641.html

  • March 20 & 27, 2025 — Radio Narita, Peacelly Music, guest appearances.
  • April 22, 2025 — Katsushika FM, KFM – Katsushika Fun Maker, guest appearance.

2024

  • December 9, 2024 — Asahi Shimbun sippo, “Japan’s sloppy slaughter practices: 700,000 chickens thrown into boiling water alive.” (Op-ed)
  • October 14, 2024 — Asahi Shimbun sippo, “With no proper laws, Japan ranks at the bottom worldwide for farmed animal welfare.” (Op-ed)
  • October 31, 2024 — alterna, “Kewpie to raise share of cage-free eggs to 20% by 2030.” Comment from ARC’s representative Okada featured.
  • August 12, 2024 — Asahi Shimbun sippo, “Protests intensify against Japanese food companies; cage-free rate just 1.13% — the world’s lowest level.” (Op-ed)
  • August 6, 2024 — Tokyo Shimbun (Morning Edition), “Do you know the ‘Five Freedoms’ animals have? Why Japan lags behind the global ‘animal welfare’ standard seen at the Paris Olympics.” ARC comment featured.
  • July 10, 2024 — Gendai Business, “Can we at least give them water before death? At slaughterhouses, the ministry in charge cites ‘expensive renovations’ to dodge a legal duty.” ARC initiatives featured.
  • June 10, 2024 — Asahi Shimbun sippo, “We urge the government to subsidize measures that reduce the suffering of farmed animals in Japan — please support our petition!” (Op-ed)
  • May 2024 — Hokuhō Journal (June issue), “From the North on ‘Agriculture and Food’.” Interview (Part 2) with ARC representative Okada.
  • April 2024 — Hokuhō Journal (May issue), “From the North on ‘Agriculture and Food’.” Interview (Part 1) with ARC representative Okada.
  • April 15, 2024 — Ryukyu Shimpo, Okinawa DEEP, “ ‘Tradition’ or ‘animal protection’?” ARC initiatives featured.
  • April 2024 — JAcom (Japan Agricultural Cooperatives News, digital), “Animal Welfare Awards 2024 recognize efforts by Ajinomoto, etc.” ARC initiatives featured.
  • April 12, 2024 — alterna, “Animal Welfare Awards 2024 include Ajinomoto.” (Op-ed)
  • April 8, 2024 — Asahi Shimbun sippo, “Farmed animals embedded in a massive food system — rescue of pigs from a hog farm begins.” (Op-ed)
  • March 9, 2024 — Forest Publishing, in Numbers Inconvenient for Adults and Children Alike: “98.9% of hens live their entire lives in a space the size of an iPad.” Data provided by ARC.
  • March 2024 — Japan School Lunch Association, monthly School Lunch (April 2024 issue), ARC interview published.
  • February 2024 — Iwato-biki No.11, “Creating a society kind to animals.” Interview with ARC representative Okada.
  • February 2024 — anemone (March issue), “Animal Welfare: Despite being the world’s No. 2 egg consumer… the extreme harshness of egg-laying hen conditions — Part 2.” ARC interview.
  • February 20, 2024 — Gendai Business, “Animal protection groups file complaint over risk of repeated abuse… The aftermath of last year’s shocking ‘Ibaraki Prefectural Livestock Center internal footage’ with public funds.” ARC initiatives featured.
  • February 19, 2024 — Asahi Shimbun sippo, “Chickens boiled alive at domestic poultry plants rises to 610,000 — urgent steps needed now.” (Op-ed)
  • February 3, 2024 — Gendai Business, “Beyond dogs and cats — even ‘rat rescue’ groups: why animal protection is booming in Taiwan.” ARC introduced.
  • January 14, 2024 — Kahoku Shimpo, “Animal welfare for livestock too — slaughterhouses moving to install watering facilities.” ARC findings and comments featured.

2023

  • December 25, 2023 — Wedge Online, “Why hasn’t animal welfare taken root in Japan?” ARC comment featured.
  • **December 20, 2023 — Fuji TV Live News it! **, wild-bird crop damage in Ibaraki lotus fields covered; ARC provided information.
  • December 19, 2023 — ABEMA Prime, “From the lion contraceptive controversy: do we need zoos?” ARC appeared.
  • December 11, 2023 — Asahi Shimbun sippo, “The world doesn’t cage animals; Japan’s cage-free rate for hens is only 1.12%.” (Op-ed)
  • December 2023 — anemone (January issue), “Animal Welfare — The grim reality for broilers despite Japan’s high egg consumption — Part 1.” ARC interview.
  • **November 15, 2023 — Asahi Shimbun (Evening Edition), On Site! **, “Hens stretch their wings in spacious housing — pioneers say ‘This wave will come to Japan.’ ” ARC provided information.
  • November 2023 — anemone (December issue), “Don’t take lives for fashion — the cruel fur industry — Part 2.” ARC interview.
  • November 2, 2023 — NHK ‘Mimiyori! Kurashi Kaisetsu’ features ARC’s initiatives.
  • October 30, 2023 — alterna, “Japan’s cage-free hens are 1% — is that high or low?” (Op-ed)
  • October 12, 2023 — Yomiuri Shimbun (Evening Edition), “Improving animal housing environments — Japan lags far behind.” ARC comment featured.
  • October 9, 2023 — Asahi Shimbun sippo, “Suffering continues for animals — ‘fur wool’ hides cruelty no different from fur.” (Op-ed)
  • October 2023 — anemone (November issue), “Don’t take lives for fashion — the cruel fur industry — Part 1.” ARC interview.
  • September 27, 2023 — Yomiuri Shimbun (Evening Edition), “Traditional festivals criticized for cruelty… post-accident culling at Mie’s ‘Ageuma,’ and duck-catching at Okinawa’s ‘Itoman Hare’.” ARC initiatives and comments featured.
  • September 9, 2023 — Chunichi Kodomo WEEKLY (kids’ paper) No.632, animal welfare featured with ARC comments.
  • August 29, 2023 — JVM News (veterinary), “Give them water on their last day before slaughter.” ARC article.
  • August 15, 2023 — Asahi Shimbun sippo, “Animal abuse for entertainment — ‘duck catching’ at Itoman Hare resumed after four years with no improvements.” (Op-ed)
  • July 27, 2023 — Chiba Nippo, “3,000 sardines is ‘overcrowding’ — revolving tank at Sardine Museum; animal group criticizes and seeks closure.” ARC initiatives featured.
  • July 26, 2023 — alterna, “First indictment in Japan for abuse of farmed animals in the Shimane dairy cow case.” (Op-ed)
  • July 12, 2023 — Asahi Shimbun GLOBE+, “ESG investing: ignoring animal welfare is a ‘risk’ — could Japan finally change?” ARC footage featured.
  • July 5, 2023 — Mainichi Shimbun, “Sardines in display tank are ‘severely overcrowded,’ says NPO; Kujukuri, Chiba.” ARC initiatives featured.
  • July 2023 — anemone (August issue), “Animal Welfare — Adults who can’t imagine it.” ARC interview.
  • June 12, 2023 — Asahi Shimbun sippo, “Food companies are finally acting! Announcing Animal Welfare Awards 2023.” (Op-ed)
  • June 10, 2023 — Asahi Shimbun be, Front-Runner profile of ARC representative Okada (digital edition front pages 1–2).
  • June 2023 — anemone (July issue), “The cruel rearing and death of broilers.” ARC interview.
  • May 2023 — anemone (June issue), “The grim reality of livestock without ‘freedom’.” ARC interview.
  • April 10, 2023 — Asahi Shimbun sippo, “Eggs and milk supply stability — behind the scenes, taxpayer-funded ‘production adjustment’ kills animals.” (Op-ed)
  • March 30, 2023 — alterna, “What is the basis for ‘stress-free’? We need objective explanations of livestock housing.” (Op-ed)
  • February 13, 2023 — Asahi Shimbun sippo, “The myth of superior domestic quality — hens boiled alive and discarded.” (Op-ed)

2022

  • December 21, 2022 — alterna, “The new wave of cultivated-meat and alt-meat start-ups rising worldwide.” (Op-ed)
  • December 12, 2022 — Asahi Shimbun sippo, “Will Brazil’s shift from Bolsonaro to Lula be good news for animals?” (Op-ed)
  • October 10, 2022 — Asahi Shimbun sippo, “About 100 million per year in Japan — male chicks from egg lines killed on day one.” (Op-ed)
  • September 21, 2022 — alterna, “Beware of animal-welfare-washing.” (Op-ed)
  • August 8, 2022 — Asahi Shimbun sippo, “CSF outbreak leads to months-long pig culls — a brutal scene that reveals the cost of industrial farming.” (Op-ed)
  • July 19, 2022 — alterna, “Japan is far behind on fish welfare.” (Op-ed)
  • June 15, 2022 — alterna, “Egg-industry bribery scandal: the ‘abnormal relationship’ between the industry and MAFF.” (Op-ed)
  • June 13, 2022 — Asahi Shimbun sippo, “Cage rearing slowly kills mind and body — lessons from ‘Riri,’ a survivor hen.” (Op-ed)
  • June 10, 2022 — BS11 On-Demand | Hōdō Live Inside OUT, animal welfare featured; ARC footage aired.
  • June 10 & May 12, 2022 — Daily Sports Online & Yorozu, features on alternative meat/leather include ARC comments.
  • May 12, 2022 — alterna, “Japan Inc. begins to mention animal welfare — change is coming.” (Op-ed)
  • April 14, 2022 — alterna, “Animal Welfare Awards: Nippon Ham, etc., recognized.” (Op-ed)
  • April 11, 2022 — Asahi Shimbun sippo, “What the ‘pig starvation case’ reveals about Japan’s bottom-ranked protection for farmed animals.” (Op-ed)
  • February 14, 2022 — Asahi Shimbun sippo, “Exposing the cruelty of illegal cockfighting — every part of this ‘secret pastime’ is unlawful.” (Op-ed)
  • February 13, 2022 — Asahi Shimbun, “What is animal happiness? Readers’ page.” Coverage includes ARC.
  • February 9, 2022 — alterna, “Foie gras imports down 94% in a decade — animal protection behind the trend.” (Op-ed)
  • January–February 2022 — multiple outlets, coverage of cockfighting in Chiba Prefecture (e.g., “Rescuing injured gamecocks abused in illegal cockfights”).
  • January 31, 2022 — Tokyo Shimbun, “Years languishing in a dark, cramped cage… mother macaque finally moved.” ARC comment featured.
  • January 12, 2022 — alterna, “Questioning ‘free zoos’ — are wild animals being exhibited as spectacles?” (Op-ed)
  • January 2022 — alterna (print), “Animal welfare as a corporate risk.” ARC comment featured.

2021

  • December 28, 2021 — alterna, “Volvo to eliminate animal-derived materials by 2030.” ARC comment featured.
  • December 13, 2021 — Asahi Shimbun sippo, “Even if not slaughtered, broilers can hardly live — the reality of bodies remodeled to the extreme.” (Op-ed)
  • December 10, 2021 — TV Kanagawa, “Coexisting with the Earth: Animal Welfare.” ARC appearance. (Same content available online.)
  • December 6, 2021 — Tokyo Shimbun, “Do lobsters feel pain? UK experts propose banning ‘extreme cooking methods.’ ” ARC comment featured.
  • December 5, 2021 — International Hotel Ryokan (newspaper), “Concrete steps toward ‘sustainable’ hotel operations.” Coverage of cage-free eggs at Hotel Matsumotoro; ARC comment featured.
  • December 5, 2021 — alterna, “Chickens scalded alive for meat — courts convict in the UK; NGOs say it is intentional, not an ‘accident’.” (Op-ed)
  • November 30, 2021 — NHK Close-Up Gendai, “Egg prices may rise!? What is ‘animal welfare’?” ARC appearance.
  • November 21, 2021 — alterna, “How to prevent ‘owner gacha’ for pets — experts weigh in.” ARC comment featured.
  • November 17, 2021 — Hotel Bank, “Ikaho Onsen Hotel Matsumotoro to switch to cage-free eggs by 2027.” ARC initiatives featured.
  • November 17, 2021 — Mainichi Shimbun, “Ikaho ryokan to go 100% cage-free by 2027.” ARC initiatives featured.
  • November 16, 2021 — Sustainable Brands Japan, “Nippon Ham adopts Animal Welfare Policy; to abolish gestation stalls by FY2030.” ARC comment featured.
  • November 15, 2021 — alterna, “Mass culling of hens behind egg price hikes.” (Op-ed)
  • November 12, 2021 — alterna, “Nippon Ham to abolish gestation stalls by 2030; adopts Animal Welfare Policy.” ARC comment featured.
  • October 14, 2021 — alterna, “Yamanashi Prefecture becomes first local government to certify animal welfare.” ARC comment featured.
  • October 11, 2021 — Asahi Shimbun sippo, “What about guidelines against animal abuse — will industrial animals be covered? Equal protection requires vigilance.” (Op-ed)
  • October 9, 2021 — alterna, “Shrimp welfare — some countries ban boiling alive.” (Op-ed)
  • September 9, 2021 — alterna, “Tokyo Olympics ended with ‘abdication of responsibility’ on animal welfare.” (Op-ed)
  • September 6, 2021 — alterna, “KFC and Pizza Hut commit to 100% cage-free eggs by 2030, spurred by NGOs and consumers.” ARC comment featured.
  • August 11, 2021 — alterna, “Cabinet Office cafeteria to use 100% cage-free eggs.” ARC comment featured; also introduced on J-WAVE.
  • August 9, 2021 — Asahi Shimbun sippo, “Excuses for not going cage-free — what bird flu teaches us.” (Op-ed)
  • July 31, 2021 — Nikkei Shimbun, “Scrutiny on Olympic food sourcing; livestock standards laxer than the West.” ARC comment featured.
  • June 17, 2021 — alterna, “NPO calls Tokyo 2020 procurement standards a ‘negative legacy’.” ARC activities featured.
  • June 14, 2021 — Asahi Shimbun sippo, “Greta’s message: livestock is tied to climate and biodiversity crises.” (Op-ed)
  • May 17, 2021 — Nippon Shōhisha Shimbun, coverage of ARC lecture at the Citizens’ Commission on Food Safety & Monitoring.
  • May 12, 2021 — alterna, “In Japan, animals are treated as less than objects — livestock buildings exempted from the Building Standards Act.” (Op-ed)
  • May 11, 2021 — Mainichi Shimbun, “Banei horse racing: riders who kicked a horse reported by animal groups.” ARC activities featured.
  • May 6, 2021 — FM Higashikurume, “Miho Suzuki’s only one!” ARC appearance.
  • May 2021 — Food & Nutrition Communication (No.603), “Cruel rearing behind cheap eggs and chicken; animal welfare makes livestock comfortable.” Feature includes ARC.
  • April 14, 2021 — alterna, “Four leading domestic companies on animal welfare.” (Op-ed)
  • April 12, 2021 — Asahi Shimbun sippo, “Fur imports halved in 2020 — still an estimated 610,000 animals killed for fur in Japan.” (Op-ed)
  • April 5, 2021 — Shūkan Gendai, “Japan’s milk is this alarming.” ARC interview featured.
  • March 29, 2021 — alterna, “NGO releases footage of salmon suffering in the world’s largest fish farm.” ARC initiatives featured.
  • March 10, 2021 — alterna, “Environment Minister Koizumi: ‘Battery cages are not recommended.’ ” (Op-ed)
  • March 5, 2021 — Shūkan Gendai, “The tragedy of Japan’s chickens.” ARC interview featured. (Related online article: “Drenched in antibiotics… the ‘tragedy’ Japan’s chickens face.”)
  • February 16, 2021 — Asahi Shimbun, People column: “Bringing welfare to farmed animals — how free-range eggs reached supermarket shelves.” ARC activities featured.
  • February 13, 2021 — Ichikawa U-LaLa FM, interview on fur and quail issues.
  • February 12, 2021 — ATLAS, “COVID-19 variants start here!? The dark world of fur farms.” ARC interview featured.
  • February 12, 2021 — Shūkan Gendai (Feb 20 issue), “Whistle-blowing traders and doctors: Don’t buy ‘bargain eggs’; don’t eat raw eggs.” ARC interview featured.
  • February 2021 — anemone (March issue), “Violence behind production — the truth about down, wool, and angora.” Special feature.
  • February 9, 2021 — alterna, “Are the meat and eggs you procure legally compliant?” (Op-ed)
  • February 8, 2021 — Asahi Shimbun sippo, “The harsh life of quail reared for eggs — feathers frayed to tatters in low, cramped cages.” (Op-ed)
  • January 30, 2021 — Shūkan Gendai (Feb 13 issue), “Second big response: Japan’s eggs are this dangerous.” ARC interview featured.
  • January 27, 2021 — NHK Online, “Will egg prices rise? A crime reporter digs for the truth.” ARC comment featured.
  • January 27, 2021 — Kyodo News (syndicated in Sankei [Osaka ed.], Shizuoka, Nagasaki, Kyoto, etc.), “Unnecessary suffering in livestock culling — MOE issues guidance to local governments.” ARC comment featured.
  • January 26, 2021 — Community FM Tenjin, ARC guest appearance on animal welfare topics.
  • January 5 & 7, 2021 — alterna / Kyodo (syndicated), op-eds by ARC’s Okada: “Why does the egg industry fear animal welfare?” and Jigen column “Animal Welfare.”

2020

  • December 28, 2020 — alterna, “Animal welfare issues behind allegations surrounding former agriculture minister.” ARC activities featured.
  • December 14, 2020 — Asahi Shimbun sippo, “Cash scandal in the egg industry — abandoning ethics and prioritizing profit directly causes hens’ suffering.” (Op-ed)
  • December 9, 2020 — The Japan Times, “Former agricultural minister’s graft scandal sparks conversation about animal welfare in Japan.” ARC comment featured.
  • December 2020 — anemone (January issue), “Shocking cruelty of the fur industry.” Special feature.
  • December 9, 2020 — alterna, “If Tokyo 2020 goes ahead, Japan’s low animal-welfare standards will be exposed to the world?” (Op-ed by Okada)
  • December 6, 2020 — Shinano Mainichi Shimbun, column “Slope”: article notes “the cruelty of battery cages”; ARC provided information.
  • December 3, 2020 — Tokyo Shimbun, “As expected, hens need yards… global criticism of overcrowded battery cages.” ARC comment featured.
  • November 24, 2020 — Community FM Tenjin, ARC guest appearance on veganism, animal rights, and welfare.
  • October 29, 2020 — alterna / Yahoo! News, “NGO coalition urges Burger King to go cage-free,” featuring ARC campaign.
  • October 27, 2020 — Community FM Tenjin, ARC guest appearance on veganism/animal welfare.
  • October 17, 2020 — Ichikawa U-LaLa FM, interview on broiler chickens.
  • October 16, 2020 — Shūkan Kinyōbi, “ARC publishes ‘Life of a Broiler’ online; major impacts on health and environment.” Op-ed by Okada.
  • October 12, 2020 — Gendai Business, “Japan is this far behind on humane slaughter.” (Op-ed by Okada)
  • October 12, 2020 — Asahi Shimbun sippo, “A 50-day life — what we can do to end broiler suffering.” (Op-ed by Okada)
  • October 2020 — anemone (November issue), “Meat-eating society and its links to discrimination, violence, and war.” Special feature.
  • October 2, 2020 — Sputnik (Russia), “Are natural furs harmful to the environment? What do Russian and Japanese animal lovers have in common?” ARC interview.
  • September 10, 2020 — Toyo Keizai Online, “Japan’s first ‘Animal Welfare Awards’: a new trend in consumption?” Animal Welfare Awards featured.
  • September 4, 2020 — Kankyō Kaigi (Autumn 2020), “Ethics and practice of animal welfare in a society coexisting with viruses and biodiversity.” (Op-ed by Okada)
  • August 2020 — anemone (September issue), “Deforestation and hunger driven by livestock.” Special feature.
  • August 8, 2020 — Asahi Shimbun sippo, “ARC establishes ‘Animal Welfare Awards’ to honor companies benefiting animals.” (Op-ed by Okada)
  • August 2020 — Yōgyū no Tomo (Beef Cattle Friend, August issue), “Current status and challenges of animal welfare in Japan from a global perspective.” ARC article featured.
  • July 16, 2020 — SYNODOS, “How are meat, eggs, and dairy produced?” (Op-ed by Okada)
  • July 7, 2020 — Shūkan Josei (July 21 issue), “Chickens and pigs raised in filthy, overcrowded conditions still reach the market — how to choose safe food.” Interview with ARC.
  • June 2020 — anemone (July issue), “Infectious diseases and meat-eating: a deep relationship.” Special feature.
  • June 12, 2020 — Toyo Keizai Online, “The rights and wrongs of MAFF’s ‘pasture ban’ policy that forces the Three Cs on pigs,” by Prof. Hosokawa.
  • June 8, 2020 — Asahi Shimbun sippo, “140,000 hens starved to death — how to prevent a repeat.” (Op-ed by Okada)
  • June 5, 2020 — Mainichi Shimbun, “Comfortable environments for livestock — free-range egg farm in Yorii, Saitama.” ARC interviewed.
  • June 4, 2020 — alterna (Yahoo! News version), “Objecting to MAFF’s ‘pasture restriction rules’ that stifle dialogue.” (Op-ed)
  • May 8, 2020 — Nagano Nippo, “Criticism of Olympic livestock sourcing standards.” ARC’s Tokyo 2020 campaign featured.
  • May 6, 2020 — GaijinPot, “Why You Shouldn’t Go to an Animal Cafe in Japan,” featuring ARC’s campaigns against owl cafes and exotic-animal exhibits.
  • April 28, 2020 — multiple outlets (Web Tōō, Kita-Nihon Shimbun, etc.), supermarket AW survey by ARC covered.
  • April 13, 2020 — Asahi Shimbun sippo, “COVID-19 threats — regulate wildlife trade and handling.” (Op-ed by Okada)
  • April 2020 — anemone (May issue), “The reality for dairy cows that produce milk.” Special feature.
  • April 9, 2020 — alterna, “Animal Welfare Awards recognize AEON and four others.” ARC awards covered.
  • April 7, 2020 — Gendai Business, “Zoonotic diseases Japan should fear.” (Op-ed by Okada)
  • March 14, 2020 — Gendai Business, “How long will Japanese people keep buying fur? Fashion hides a cruel reality.” (Op-ed by Okada)
  • February 2020 — anemone (March issue), “The truth about eggs consumed in Japan.” Special feature.
  • January 22, 2020 — Mainichi Shimbun, “ ‘Wear green’ and march for animals on the 26th.” March for Animals (co-hosted by six groups) covered.

2019

  • December 17, 2019 — alterna (print), representative Okada contributes on the state of animal welfare.
  • December 15, 2019 — Harbor Business Online, “The dark side of animal cafes — relief for humans, burden for animals,” featuring ARC’s campaign to end owl cafes.
  • December 12, 2019 — Gendai Business, “How chickens are killed in Japan — the hidden reality.” (Op-ed by Okada)
  • November 16, 2019 — Gendai Business, “Confined until death — the cruel life of dairy cows unknown to most Japanese.” (Op-ed by Okada)
  • July 29, 2019 — Shūkan Kinyōbi, petition to the Okinawa Prefectural Government to ban illegal cockfighting covered; op-ed by Okada.
  • May 23, 2019 — WWD, “Prada Group announces fur-free policy after dialogue with animal protection groups.” ARC comment featured.
  • April 11, 2019 — multiple outlets, “Twelve suspects in horse-abuse festival case not indicted due to lack of evidence.” ARC comment featured.

2018

  • December 21, 2018 — Yomiuri Shimbun, “Growing interest in healthy rearing of livestock and pets.” ARC animal welfare survey featured.
  • November 29, 2018 — Shūkan Asahi, “Olympic medalists say NO to Tokyo 2020 food.” ARC’s Tokyo 2020 campaign featured.
  • November 28, 2018 — Asahi Shimbun, “The growing choice of free-range.” ARC view featured.
  • November 9, 2018 — Mainichi Shimbun, “Choose animal-welfare-friendly food.” ARC’s Tokyo 2020 campaign featured.
  • October 25, 2018 — multiple media, reporting on our complaint regarding horse whipping at Fujisaki Hachimangu’s annual festival.
  • September 17, 2018 — Gendai Business, “Why did world medalists strongly protest Tokyo 2020?” (Op-ed by Okada)
  • September 12, 2018 — Shūkan Post, “Tokyo Governor vexed by medalists — demand to change pork and chicken for the Olympics.” ARC’s campaign featured.
  • August 10, 2018 — Shūkan Kinyōbi, “Medalists call for improvements — low standards in Tokyo 2020 food.” (Op-ed by Okada)
  • August 1, 2018 — alterna, “Olympic medalists protest lax livestock sourcing standards.” ARC’s Tokyo 2020 campaign featured.
  • May 24, 2018 — TOCANA, “The brutality of dehorning cattle — some die of shock; Japan lags behind China and Korea.” ARC view featured.
  • March 14, 2018 — WWD Japan, “Fake vs. real fur — which is right? Rethinking hot topics.” ARC comment featured.
  • February 21, 2018 — DAYS JAPAN, “Abolish confinement rearing for food.” (Op-ed by Okada)
  • February 9, 2018 — Gendai Business, “The dangerous reality of table eggs that only Japanese don’t know.” (Op-ed by Okada)
  • January 17, 2018 — Sankei Shimbun, feature on veganism includes ARC information.
  • January 15, 2018 — Asahi Shimbun, “Raising livestock in comfort.” ARC view on animal welfare featured.
  • January 11, 2018 — The Japan Times, “Olympic athletes unlikely to eat free-range eggs in 2020, if Japan’s farmers have their way.” ARC’s Tokyo 2020 campaign featured.

2017

  • December 9, 2017 — Gendai Business, “The troubling reality of China’s fur industry — still 1.32 million animals killed for Japan…” (Op-ed by Okada)
  • December 8, 2017 — Asahi Shimbun, “Animal welfare in livestock — added to Olympic food criteria and spreading.” ARC’s Tokyo 2020 campaign featured.
  • December 6, 2017 — Toyo Keizai Online, “What troubled Koizumi about Tokyo 2020 hospitality.” ARC’s campaign featured.
  • November 13, 2017 — Poultry World, “Japanese poultry industry comes under scrutiny.” Tokyo 2020 campaign featured.
  • December 9, 2017 — WWD, “Anti-fur march in Shibuya following Gucci’s fur-free declaration.” ARC’s march featured.
  • November 7, 2017 — Alternet, “Tokyo 2020 Committee is turning a blind eye to animal-welfare violations in Japan.” Campaign featured.
  • October 13, 2017 — Poultry World, “Japanese poultry industry comes under scrutiny.”
  • October 10, 2017 — Gendai Business, “The risky reality of wildly popular owl cafes.” (Op-ed by Okada)
  • September 15, 2017 — Asahi Shimbun, “Vegan restaurants flourish; events nationwide.” ARC comment featured.
  • July 6, 2017 — iRONNA, “Japan’s skewed ‘animal disparities’ are worse than China’s panda diplomacy.” (Op-ed by Okada)
  • June 20, 2017 — DAYS JAPAN, “Goodbye, Hanako.” (Op-ed by Okada)
  • March 2, 2017 — Reuters, “Owl cafes in Japan draw ire of animal safety activists.” ARC’s anti-owl-cafe campaign featured.

2016 and earlier

  • November 18, 2016 — Kyodo News, “What is an Olympic ‘legacy’?” ARC’s Tokyo 2020 campaign featured.
  • June 13, 2016 — WWD, “Fur-free expands — advanced eco-fur and anti-fur groups behind the shift.” ARC’s anti-fur movement featured.
  • May 2, 2016 — iRONNA, “Free Japan’s zoo elephants — the tragedy that made Hanako ‘depressed.’ ” (Op-ed by Okada)
  • July 20, 2015 — TV Asahi Bakusho Mondō: TV Tackle, debate on whether zoo animals are unhappy in captivity; ARC’s Okada and director Nakamura appeared.
  • June 24, 2015 — alterna, “Kao and Kanebo follow Shiseido to end animal testing for cosmetics.” ARC’s anti-animal-testing efforts featured.
  • June 15, 2015 — TV Asahi Bakusho Mondō: TV Tackle, “Japan’s zoos are shaking — do we really need zoos?” ARC’s Okada appeared.
  • **January 30, 2014 — TV Asahi Morning Bird! **, foie gras issues — interview with ARC’s Okada aired.
  • January 29, 2014 — Yomiuri TV Kansai Joho Net ten, foie gras issue — interview with ARC director aired.
  • January 29, 2014 — Yomiuri TV Miyaneya, ARC provided foie gras video.
  • October 29, 2013 — alterna, “Nationwide simultaneous anti-fur demos in eight cities in Japan.” ARC-organized march covered.
  • August 7–10, 2013 — Shinano Shimbun, Mainichi Shimbun, Kochi Shimbun, series on pigs kept in 1 m² gestation stalls; coverage of farm visit with ARC staff and reporters.
  • June 7, 2013 — Shūkan Kinyōbi, petition begun by ARC urging meat processors to abolish gestation stalls covered.
  • January 24, 2011 — TBS News, coverage of ARC’s anti-fur march.
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