Japan suspends hunting of humpback whales

Japan is dropping its plan to kill humpback whales in the seas off Antarctica, a media report said today.

Japan suspends hunting of humpback whales
Fri, 21 Dec, 2007 - 08:21

Japan is dropping its plan to kill humpback whales in the seas off Antarctica, a media report said today.

Japan has decided to suspend humpback whaling while talks to reform the International Whaling Commission are underway, Kyodo News agency quoted Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura as saying.

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