In the world of commercial whaling, whalers cannot just hunt as they please – there is an annual quota set by the government. However, they must...
Feature photo: Votive tablet showing Meiji era whaling by shooting at Hirado, Seto (Last of 2 Parts) Part 1: Sustaining Human Life: The Birth of Traditional...
Just over a year ago, on June 30, 2019, Japan withdrew from the International Whaling Commission (IWC). A day later, on July 1, the...
I have sided with China and North Korea in the past. I was staying at the Friendship Hotel when I taught in Beijing, then suffering...
Dr. Seiji Ohsumi, the Japanese expert who helped guide the study of whales for more than half a century and was also recognized...
There is broad political support in Japan for revising the nation’s whaling law, including measures for promoting whale products and preserving whale as part of Japan’s...
Those who want to eat the best fish from all over country, right in the capital, will find all of that and more at the...
I still remember the taste of hard-to-swallow fried whale meat served in Japanese school lunches. I have no nostalgia for it, but when I come...
Isn’t totalitarianism from either the left or the right the common enemy of democratic countries and their citizens? Joining hands and close cooperation are...
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...
A blanket ban on commercial whaling is therefore clearly and totally misguided as a method of protecting these endangered species. The year 1972...
Japan’s commercial whaling industry, resumed after a 30-year pause, is likely to have a rocky start as the country tries to balance its actions against...
