Rehabilitating orang utans: Sumatran centre prepares unwanted pets for life in the wild

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Bohorok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre in northern Sumatra receives discarded pet orang utans and then trains them to survive in the wild. To date the centre has succeeded in getting 179 former pets to join the 2,000 to 3,000 wild orang utans already inhabiting the Mount Leuser reserve that surrounds the centre. The adorable appearance of baby orang utans has deluded many people, particularly in Taiwan, into believing wrongly that these apes make good pets. The centre is helping to undo the harm wrought by the smuggling operation that has sprung up due to this mistaken idea.

Methods, International aspects, Natural history, Protection and preservation, Sumatra, Orangutan, Orangutans, Wild animals as pets, Nontraditional pets, Wildlife rescue

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The best medicine: Osaka firm dominates Japan's laughter business

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Japanese entertainment company Yoshimoto Kogyo, based in Osaka, has successfully managed comedic television, stage and radio programming. In the year to March, of 1996, its turnover was $197 million, almost three times higher than in the same period in 1990. Pres Hideo Nakamura says the company has benefitted from the Japanese recession by providing a humorous antidote to the stressed populace. Yoshimoto expanding into other media, such as music, publishing and real estate.

Artist Management, Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures, Management, Entertainment industry, Talent agents, Yoshimoto Kogyo

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Help unwanted: Japan's jobless rate is the highest in four decades

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Japan's jobless rate hit 3.4% in 1996, the highest since 1953, and 6.5% among young people. That could rise to 9% as companies axe entry-level jobs and seek out experienced workers. Graduates of top universities are lowering their sights and others are hunting overseas with increasing desperation. Economists say the 20-24 population will fall 15% to 8.5 million by 2000.

Japan, Employment, Unemployment, Labor policy

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