Coast guardsmen will join the crew of Japanese “research” whaling vessels in the Antarctic Ocean this winter to respond to increasingly violent obstructionist tactics being used by environmental groups, the Japan Coast Guard said Monday.
“We have decided to beef up security as never before,” a coast guard official said, refraining to give specifics, including how many guardsmen will be aboard the vessels and what kind of equipment they might carry.
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