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WHALING

Japan under pressure over past hunting of endangered whales

Aug 17, 2019, 4:46 am
A small Japanese fleet caught its first whales yesterday as Japan officially resumed its commercial whale hunts after more than three decades. In Kushiro, a gritty port city on the northern-most main island of Hokkaido, five whaling ships were waved

Japanese fleet catches whale on first day out

Jul 2, 2019, 5:00 am
Ships preparing to set sail today from Kushiro port in Hokkaido as Japan resumes commercial whaling for the first time in more than 30 years. The country withdrew from the International Whaling Commission last year.

Japan sails into controversy as it resumes commercial whaling

Jul 1, 2019, 5:00 am

After decades, Japan to resume controversial commercial whaling

Jun 30, 2019, 9:46 am

G-20 leaders urged to denounce Japan's 'cruel assault' on whales

Jun 28, 2019, 8:17 am

Raw, fried or on a bun: Japan's whale meat proponents reassured by restart of commercial whaling

Jun 24, 2019, 9:04 am
Greenpeace photo showing Japanese whalers injuring a whale with a harpoon in the Southern Ocean in January 2006. It took three more shots to finally kill the injured whale. Come July, Japan will no longer hunt whales in the Antarctic, but will resume

Japan to resume commercial whaling

Dec 27, 2018, 5:00 am

Recovery of endangered whales hampered by humans long after hunting

Nov 7, 2018, 10:52 am

Pro-hunting nations block bid to create whale sanctuary in South Atlantic

Sep 12, 2018, 8:01 am

Japan fleet catches 177 whales in latest hunt

Aug 22, 2018, 3:07 pm

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