“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.
A new wave of Japanese activism is using Taiji as a domestic beachhead for the burgeoning local animal rights and vegan movements. But this is far...
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...
“Whales are a gift of nature and have been an important part of the Norwegian diet for many years,” says first-class chef Lars Helge Hansen in...
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...
This kicks off Kujira Town's interview series with whale enthusiasts and experts. Read on and have a whale of a time as they share their unrivaled...
In July 2020, two momentous events converged to highlight the whaling history of the tiny coastal community of Ayukawa that sits on the southern tip...
The bottlenose dolphins “Slim” with “Sunny,” the first born in Japan from artificial insemination. July 19, 2003. Kamogawa Sea World is now celebrating its 50th...
It’s September again! Perched on the southern tip of Japan’s main Honshu island, Taiji has long been a whaling base. But it is best...
For a half-century, Japanese whalers have been stalked by controversy. The target of an endless assortment of anti-whaling protests, groups, campaigns, lawsuits, boycotts, and dramatic...
