Environmental issues including on transboundary resources has transcended the boundaries of Kenya's current legal and institutional structure. Kenya’s participation and negotiations in international environmental agenda has been part of its development of ‘soft power’. The article identifies that the original location of the ningen’s story is not merely incidental to its circulation and elaboration but is, rather, a key element of its emergence as a Japanese figure and a continuing aspect of its significance in a broader, international arena.Īs early as since independence Kenya led in advancing environmental concerns at regional and international level demonstrating commitment to sustainable development. Within this location it has been closely associated with Japan’s Southern Ocean whaling fleet and can, in this regard, be understood as a manifestation of a modern aquapelagic imaginary. One of the most notable aspects of ningen media-lore is that the creature was conceived as an inhabitant of sub:Antarctic waters, which have not traditionally been perceived to be rich in crypto-zoological entities. As such it forms an element within modern media:lore, joining a host of pre: constituted mythic/folkloric creatures and more modern inventions. Since its inception it has crossed over into international Internet contexts and has been embellished and inflected in various ways. The ningen, a giant, sub-Antarctic aquatic humanoid, is a mythical creature created by Japanese Internet users in the mid:2000s.

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