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In Japan, few people eat whale meat anymore, but whaling remains popular

Food

In Japan, people only eat about 30 grams of whale meat a year — about the size of a slice of ham. So, why is whaling still so popular there?

The tale of a humpback whale is shown rising out of the ocean and slapping on the surface of the water near Okinawa, Japan.

Japan to resume commercial whaling after pulling out of IWC

Environment
Japan kills whales

Japan vows to continue its whaling program, despite an international ruling ordering it to stop

Environment

Makah Whaling

The World

Carribean Nations Selling out Whales to Japan?

The World

Norway’s Whaling Woes

Simon Dring reports on Norway’s recent decision to resume hunting minke whales, in defiance of a moratorium by the International Whaling Commission. Most Norwegians, including some environmentalists, see little problem with a limited harvest from the whale’s stable population. However, Greenpeace says it sets a dangerous precedent for whales everywhere . . . and that […]