Nicknamed "Yodo-chan" on social media in Japan, what was thought to be a sperm...
Jay Alabaster
Jay Alabaster is an adjunct professor at Waseda University, Hitotsubashi University, and Chuo University. He is a reporter and scholar focused on media and cultural issues surrounding the whaling issue in Japan. He currently lives in Taiji, Japan, where he is working on a book and his dissertation.
In 2018 the IWC officially shifted the organization’s purpose from whaling management to whale...
Dr Kato naturally hoped that the IWC would act based on the scientific results...
“It makes me really happy when someone tries whale for the first time and...
Abe’s legacy included overseeing a dramatic shift in Japan’s whaling policy, from the decision...
Whaling Today
Artwork made from the baleen of whales has been an integral part of the...
The ongoing recovery in the numbers of fin whales and humpbacks is becoming clearer,...
Voted as Best Film by viewers at the Guam International Film Festival, the whaling...
Warming waters and the whims of the Kuroshio Current bring new fish and whales...
Japanese Director Bon Ishikawa’s Portrayal of Indonesian Whaling Village Wins International Film Award, Extended...
In a beautifully shot film now showing in Japan, photographer-cum-director Bon Ishikawa whisks us...
A new wave of Japanese activism is using Taiji as a domestic beachhead for...
