Japan incurrs anger with Minke whale catch

Japan has caught 59 minke whales in its latest hunt as part of a research programme that critics have denounced as thinly-disguised commercial whaling.

The 49-day expedition off the coast of Kushioro in Hokkaido, about 560 miles north of Tokyo, was authorised by the International Whaling Commission, the researchers’ catch was limited to a maximum of 60 whales.