Japan resumes commercial whaling after three-decade break

Whaling boats embarked on their first commercial hunts since 1988 on Monday.

Mon, 01 Jul, 2019 - 08:23

Commercial whaling has recommenced in Japan after a 31-year hiatus.

Whaling boats embarked on their first commercial hunts since 1988 on Monday, more than three decades after Japan switched to so-called research whaling.

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Courts Japan Whaling Place: Japan Place: Antarctic Place: Osaka Place: Shimonoseki Place: southwestern Japan Place: Kushiro Place: Tokyo Person: prime minister Person: Shinzo Abe Person: Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Person: Yasutoshi Nishimura Organisation: Japan Organisation: Fisheries Agency

<p>Picture: AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein.</p>

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