Special Reports
Untangling the Myth Behind the Whaling Controversy: A Director’s Take
I still remember the taste of hard-to-swallow fried whale meat served in Japanese school lunches. I have no nostalgia
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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?
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An Argument for Sustainable Whaling: The Case of Alaska’s Indigenous Peoples
Human history began with a hunter-gatherer lifestyle based on hunting animals and gathering plants for food. Up to the
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Blanket Ban on Commercial Whaling A Misguided Way of Protecting Species
A blanket ban on commercial whaling is therefore clearly and totally misguided as a method of protecting these [&hel
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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[Mythbusters] White Makes Right When It Comes to Whaling
On the last day of 2018 the editorial board of The New York Times (NYT) issued one of its […]
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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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With Japan’s Withdrawal, What Lies Ahead for the International Whaling Commission’s Scientific Committee?
(Second of 4 Parts) Part 1: Science vs Politics: Busting Myths and Biases About Japan’s Whaling […]
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Science vs Politics: Busting Myths and Biases About Japan’s Whaling
(First of 4 Parts) Whaling is obviously a controversial topic. At the same time, it is important […]
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Whaling is Barbaric? Criticisms of Japan Are Without Scientific Basis
Overseas, Japan-bashing is again on the rise in response to the Japanese government’s announcement that it will leave
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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