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Japan holds whale meat auction
04 Jul 2019 12:37 GMT
The western Japanese town of Taiji has held the first whale meat auction since the country resumed commercial whaling this week after a hiatus of more than 31 years.
About 66 kilograms of meat was up for auction, which came from one of two minke whales …
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Why is Japan resuming commercial whaling after 30 years?
01 Jul 2019 23:59 GMT
Reuters
Around five fishing boats set sail to hunt whales in north-east Japan on Monday, July 1, marking the end of the country's 30-year-old restriction on commercial whaling. The development followed Japan's contentious withdrawal from the …
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Japan resumes commercial whaling after 31 years. New photos show what that looks like
01 Jul 2019 20:49 GMT
Five small boats set out from Japan's northern port of Kushiro on Monday with a simple aim: to find and kill minke whales.
By 5pm, they had their first catch, according to activists following them.
The ships would go on to catch another, Kyodo News …
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Japan fisherman catch first whales as commercial hunts resume
01 Jul 2019 11:59 GMT
Japanese whalers brought ashore their first catches Monday as they resumed commercial hunting after a three-decade hiatus, brushing aside criticism from activists who say the practice is cruel and outdated.
Five vessels set sail under grey morning skies …
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Japan resumes commercial whaling, but days could be numbered
01 Jul 2019 03:31 GMT
Tokyo, Japan -Â As five fishing boats set sail from a port in northern Japan before dawn on Monday, it marked the end of an era.
After 31 years, Japan has officially resumed commercial whaling.
The government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe first announced …
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Japan resumes commercial whaling after 31 years, despite international criticism
01 Jul 2019 08:11 GMT
Japan began its first commercial whale hunts in more than three decades on Monday, brushing aside outrage over its resumption of a practice that conservationists say is cruel and outdated.
Five vessels from whaling communities left port in northern Japan…
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Whaling ships set sail as Japan resumes commercial hunts
01 Jul 2019 04:02 GMT
KUSHIRO, Japan: Whaling ships set sail on Monday from Japan as the country began its first commercial hunts in decades, after withdrawing from the International Whaling Commission.
Five vessels from whaling communities left port in northern Japan's …
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Ships set sail in Japan's first whale hunt in...
01 Jul 2019 03:26 GMT
The move has aroused global condemnation and fears for the fate of whales.
Five small ships sailed out of harbor on Monday in Japan's first commercial whale hunt in more than three decades, a move that has aroused global condemnation and fears for the …
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Japan whaling: 'Research' hunts end and defiant commercial era begins
12 Apr 2019 14:59 GMT
SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Six-year-old Reto Aisaka was jumping up and down on the windswept dock. For five months, he'd been counting the days until his dad, Toru, returned from a whale hunt. The boy was up at dawn to meet him.
Shimonoseki, on the …
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New menu item for Japanese school lunches: whale meat
07 Apr 2019 01:08 GMT
Six-year-old Reto Aisaka was jumping up and down on the windswept dock. For five months, he'd been counting the days until his dad, Toru, returned from a whale hunt. The boy was up at dawn to meet him. Shimonoseki, on the westernmost tip of Japan's …