Kudos to the restraint shown by the Japanese.
Hubby commercial fishes, and none of the fishermen we know would take what the hippies have dished out without at least ramming them.
I think it is a sad commentary on world politics that Paul Watson is still able to sail oceans! He is just an egomaniac who is good at conning able-bodied, addle-brained fish-huggers into promoting his ‘non-profit’ society by volunteering to be crewmen on these harassment voyages.