U.S. actor and Conservation International Vice Chairman Harrison Ford, left, shakes hands with Japan's Environment Minister Ryu Matsumoto during a reception hosted by the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund on the sidelines of the meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 10) in Nagoya on Tuesday. In a speech, Ford, 68, said pressure on political leadership was needed to save forests, oceans and rivers that are home to nature's rich diversity of species underpinning livelihoods. "One of the reasons I've come is because I want to urge the United States government to sign the treaty," he said, referring to the Convention on Biological Diversity that went into in force in 1993, which the U.S. has not ratified. Ford has had the ant species Pheidole harrisonfordi named after him in a nod to his work as a conservationist.
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mrskit
I like how Mr Matsumoto (related to kiyoshi??? he he sorry) his hair is very cool type of greying black,,,,
DeepSpace
good actor
Sarge
Harrison Ford is a conservationist? Hasn't he been involved with making a bunch of movies where they use ridiculous amounts of fuel? Ha ha!
SeasonedVet
It's good to see this reunion between Han Solo and Greedo. "I've been looking forward to this for a long time." "Yes, I bet you have."
Sarge
I'll bet the first thing he said when he arrived in Japan was "Kirin biru o kudasai!" Anyone else remember that one?
proudnippon
all teary eyed to meet indy jones
LoveUSA
One is handsome, the other is kawaii.
combinibento
When asked by reporters how he enjoyed the flight to Nagoya, he replied, "Traveling through hyperspace ain't like dusting crops, boy!"
gaynessburger
the earring is not really much of a touch at his age
cleo
At 68, Harrison Ford is still seriously hot.
goddog
He sort of looks a bit like GWB.
kujiranikusuki
sequel to BLADE RUNNER!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
cleo
They're both white males of a certain age. There the similarity stops.
KaptainKichigai
Doesnt there come a certain age when its time to take the earring out....and lose the ponytail for that matter? I mean 68? really? whats next? a soul patch?
nedinjapan
Ford plays very natural when his role is the bad nasty guy! I never thought he would care about the environment.
Potsu
Japan actually has an enviroment Minister ???
FishHead
One might care about our environment, the other just pays it lip service.