However, whale meat consumption in Japan is declining. Seen as an affordable protein source in the post-World War II period, ...
Japan’s whaling industry has been propped up for years by government subsidies and isn’t even filling existing quotas. Still, ...
Japan launched a new ‘mothership’ for its whaling fleet, despite criticism. With this nearly 9,300-tonne Kangei Maru, the ...
Japan resumed commercial whaling in its own waters, making it one of three countries who do so along with Norway, Iceland.
Three years on, in response to Japan’s expanded whaling plan, an Australian government spokesperson told Yahoo, “Australia is opposed to all forms of commercial whaling. Australia’s efforts through ...
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The sperm whale can combine and modulate different clicks and rhythms to create an information-carrying ability similar to human language. And so the boffins have developed a whale phonetic alphabet, ...
In a shocking turn, Japan will soon start hunting "vulnerable" fin whales to fuel the country's whale meat vending machines.
In a significant shift, Japan’s Fisheries Agency has proposed the inclusion of fin whales in its commercial whaling ...
A whaling operator Kyodo Senpaku Co. last year launched whale meat vending machines. The company also completed construction of its new 7.5 billion yen ($79.9 million) Kangei Maru — a 9300-ton ...
Whaling operator Kyodo Senpaku Company last year launched whale meat vending machines. The company also completed construction of its new 9,300-ton mother ship called Kangei Maru — and pledges ...