Whaling Today
Storms and Protests During the First Month of Taiji’s Dolphin Hunts, Minus the Foreigners
It’s September again! Perched on the southern tip of Japan’s main Honshu island, Taiji has long been a […]
Special Reports
Prospects for Japanese Whaling: Dealing with the Impacts of Western Methods and Technology
Feature photo: Votive tablet showing Meiji era whaling by shooting at Hirado, Seto (Last of 2 Parts) Part 1: Sustaining
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Announcing ‘Whaling Today’ Website: Voices from Where Whaling is a Way of Life
For a half-century, Japanese whalers have been stalked by controversy. The target of an endless assortment of anti-wha
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Whaling Nations Should Take A Stand As ‘Activists’ Meddle with Food Culture
I have sided with China and North Korea in the past. I was staying at the Friendship Hotel when […]
Culture
INTERVIEW | Dr. Seiji Ohsumi on Sustainable Whaling as ‘Ideal Option’
Dr. Seiji Ohsumi, the Japanese expert who helped guide the study of whales for more than half […]
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A Film 27 Years in the Making Captures Life in Whale-Hunting Indonesian Village
In the great ocean, a lamafa (whale hunter) engages in battle with a whale to humbly and gratefully […]
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Don’t Let the Anti-Whaling Zealots Impose Their Hypocrisy on Japan
Isn’t totalitarianism from either the left or the right the common enemy of democratic countries and their citizens?
Politics & Security
Japan Risks International Legal Trouble As It Resumes Whaling in Its EEZ
Japan’s commercial whaling industry, resumed after a 30-year pause, is likely to have a rocky start as the country [&h
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Why Boris Johnson and the New York Times Criticize Japanese Whaling
(Third of 4 Parts) Part 1: Science vs Politics: Busting Myths and Biases About Japan’s Whaling Part […]
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‘Behind THE COVE’ Opens Truthful Discussion on Science and Politics of Whaling
(Conclusion) Part 1: Director Keiko Yagi: Why I Had to Make ‘Behind THE COVE’ Amid the Anti-Whaling Uproar Part [&he
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‘Behind THE COVE’: A Visual Take On the Whaling Issue
(Second of Three Parts) Part 1: Director Keiko Yagi: Why I Had to Make ‘Behind THE COVE’ Amid […]