Word: shigeki
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...venerating and praying for animals that die for the well-being of humans and sometimes erect statues and hold festivals to comfort the animals' souls. What might be considered macabre or inappropriate by Western standards is a way of life - and a perspective on nature - for the Japanese people. Shigeki Takaya, who is in charge of the whaling section of the Far Seas Fisheries division at the Fisheries Agency, says dolphins are a "resource, just like fish. Killing animals in any way is bloody, unfortunately, just like slaughtering cows and pigs...
...likes to have his boss looking over his shoulder. But Shigeki Ishizuka, head of Sony's digital-camera division, says he is unfazed whenever Shizuo Takashino--Sony's executive deputy president and one of the legendary team that created the Walkman--drops by. "I look forward to seeing him," Ishizuka says with a laugh, adding that he is always prepared for Takashino's frequent suggestion to "make it smaller...