Whales were resources that swam slowly through the sea. Once brought up onto land, their massive bodies were divided and used until there was nothing left.
Artwork made from the baleen of whales has been an integral part of the culture of whaling communities in Japan and around the world, and some...
The ongoing recovery in the numbers of fin whales and humpbacks is becoming clearer, and observations of the blue whale indicate a recovery in that species...
Whale research has received a big boost from a new drone that allows it to monitor whales and carry out surveys, even on whale populations swimming...
Warming waters and the whims of the Kuroshio Current bring new fish and whales to the fishermen at the heart of Japan’s centuries-old whaling culture -...
His research reveals how whales change their diets, and may even change their migrations and shift to new habitats because of changes in water temperature and...
“We’ve eaten countless numbers of chickens, pigs, and cows. Whales are another living thing, but the blessings a single whale can provide are much greater.”
Japan’s research whaling is quite rigorous, and takes a strictly conservation-based approach. The country’s weak voice internationally makes it hard to defeat unfounded criticism, however.
As an exchange student, some discriminatory remarks were directed at her simply because Japanese people eat whale meat, Mori admitted. Then she started research using a...
My company, which was founded close to 67 years ago, is in the business of planning and operating public aquariums. Times change and we have...
Human history began with a hunter-gatherer lifestyle based on hunting animals and gathering plants for food. Up to the present day, taking the lives of...
(Third of 4 Parts) Part 1: Science vs Politics: Busting Myths and Biases About Japan’s Whaling Part 2: With Japan’s Withdrawal, What Lies...
