''The Cove,'' a U.S. investigative documentary about dolphin hunting in Wakayama Prefecture, made its debut in Japan on Wednesday, with the movie's director describing the work as a ''love letter'' to Japanese people informing them of the adverse health effects from eating dolphin meat.

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