TAIJI, Japan (CNN)-- Mention a dolphin to someone in the United States and they'll think about a trip to Sea World or the 1960s-era TV program "Flipper." Talk about a dolphin in rural Japan and ...

Taiji Sawada was the bassist of one of Japan's most important heavy metal bands, X Japan. Active within the band from 1985-1992, Taiji suffered from various medical ailments in the late 2000s.

A recent issue of the Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science contains the findings of a clinical veterinary and behavioral analysis of the killing methods being used in the notorious Taiji dolphin ...