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Dolphin 'drive hunting' season begins in Wakayama whaling town

National Sep 1, 2020

Dolphin 'drive hunting' season begins in Wakayama whaling town

The controversial hunting technique, in which fishermen herd dolphins and small whales into a cove where they can be killed or captured, was depicted in the 2009 documentary film "The Cove."

One year after resumption, Japan's commercial whaling in viability struggle

National | FOCUS Jun 29, 2020

One year after resumption, Japan's commercial whaling in viability struggle

Consumption of whale meat, no longer often found on household dining tables, has not recovered smoothly.

Japan back in whaling business, but quotas and cost make meat a hard sell

National Apr 21, 2020

Japan back in whaling business, but quotas and cost make meat a hard sell

Following its withdrawal from the International Whaling Commission (IWC), Japan resumed commercial whaling for the first time in 31 years in July 2019. Whale meat supply, however, has fallen by more than 30 percent from levels prior to the withdrawal. The government has curbed the ...

Japan's unviable whaling nationalism

Commentary / Japan Dec 23, 2019

Japan's unviable whaling nationalism

by Shaun O'dwyer

The cultural nationalist project to re-imagine whaling as a national culinary culture will likely fail since it appears unlikely that whaling can become a viable commercial enterprise.

Japan considers bill to continue public aid for commercial whaling

National Nov 20, 2019

Japan considers bill to continue public aid for commercial whaling

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Tuesday approved a plan to introduce a bill to continue providing public aid for commercial whaling, which resumed July 1 after a 31-year hiatus.

Tokyo court rules against 2016 deportation order for 'Cove' dolphin activist Ric O'Barry

National / Crime & Legal Oct 4, 2019

Tokyo court rules against 2016 deportation order for 'Cove' dolphin activist Ric O'Barry

The Tokyo District Court ruled Thursday against a government deportation order issued to a U.S. activist opposing dolphin hunts when he tried to enter Japan three years ago. The government had argued that when Richard "Ric" O'Barry, 79, who featured in the Oscar-winning documentary "The ...

Boris Johnson's dismay over whaling

Commentary / Japan Sep 9, 2019

Boris Johnson's dismay over whaling

by Kuni Miyake

Britain's prime minister shouldn't allow the U.K.-Japan relationship to be unduly defined by a still important but strategically irrelevant issue like whaling.

Japan nears catch quota for minke whales as hunt resumes off Hokkaido

National Sep 2, 2019

Japan nears catch quota for minke whales as hunt resumes off Hokkaido

Japanese whaling ships on Monday resumed hunting minke whales in coastal areas off Hokkaido, and are likely to reach their catch quota later this month. Since restarting commercial whaling in July for the first time in 31 years, the government has set a catch quota ...

Fleet of boats return empty on first day of Taiji's dolphin hunting season

National Sep 1, 2019

Fleet of boats return empty on first day of Taiji's dolphin hunting season

The hunting season for dolphins using a controversial "drive-hunting" method began Sunday in the whaling town of Taiji in Wakayama Prefecture, this time without the usual protests from animal-rights groups. While local police officers were on high alert for anti-whaling campaigns, 12 boats left the ...

Japan's Fisheries Agency to seek ¥5.1 billion for commercial whaling

National Aug 27, 2019

Japan's Fisheries Agency to seek ¥5.1 billion for commercial whaling

The Fisheries Agency plans to seek ¥5.1 billion for commercial whaling from the government in fiscal 2020, according to a draft of its budget request submitted to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Monday. The LDP approved the draft. The amount to be sought for ...

Boris Johnson assures Abe of smooth Brexit at G7, seeking to calm Japan firms' concerns

National / Politics Aug 27, 2019

Boris Johnson assures Abe of smooth Brexit at G7, seeking to calm Japan firms' concerns

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe got assurances Monday from his British counterpart Boris Johnson that he will aim for a smooth Brexit. In his first meeting since Johnson became prime minister in July, Abe called for an "orderly" departure from the European Union as Tokyo has ...

First Bryde's whale auction held since Japan's resumption of commercial whaling

Business Aug 1, 2019

First Bryde's whale auction held since Japan's resumption of commercial whaling

A Bryde's whale auction was held on Thursday in Sendai — the first since Japan ended its 31-year commercial whaling hiatus a month ago — with cuts of the single animal on offer sold for up to ¥20,000 ($183) per kilogram. Bryde's whale meat is ...

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