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This is what seems to be Japans last ditch effort to try win over the IWC and lift a ban on commercial whaling. This is by far the most rediculous argument I have ever read.

Obviously they dont know that whales are not a sustainable species. We cannot breed or mass produce whales. Human do not and cannot give back to our oceans. It is ashame that factory animal farms are causing severe and most likely irreversable damage to the quality of our planet, but switching to whale meat is by no means a solution to climate change.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080303/od_nm/climate_whaling1_dc;_ylt=AnXUVhOAoC20_LQed1k1XVh4hMgF

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080229/ts_afp/japanwhalingenvironment;_ylt=AjY9lqYuoyAW2VrXeLn57mJ4hMgF

http://news.search.yahoo.com/search/news?ei=UTF-8&p=whale+mother+and+calf&c=&fr=&c=images

Answer by checkmate
We shouldn’t believe anyone when they have a reason to lie. I don’t think the Japanese expect us to believe them but it saves face if they tell themselves we do.

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How many whales do they need to hunt and kill for their scientific research? What is the research they are doing? Don’t they need to produce the science and results to the IWC for confirmation of their activities?

-or is this “scientific research” a big loophole that allows them to slaughter whales for profit only. Paul Watson thinks so.

your thoughts?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100106/ap_on_re_as/as_antarctica_whaling

ttsj – fyi; I am not opposed to hunts, if they are done honestly and in compliance with laws.

Answer by ♥Ŗyů-ċhaŋ♥DrewsWife
Yea its a known fact that its a loophole and just an excuse so that they dont have to break any laws.
Its a real tragedy.

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Everyone has heard about Japanese whaling in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary in the Antarctic (which the Japanese Government declares is illegal / void due to what it believes to be a violation of the IWC’s charter).

Note: The Institute of Cetacean Research (日本鯨類研究所) maintains that it conducts fishery research and that its research requires the (lethal) examination of its specimens. It does publish reports. Anti-Whaling activists maintain that the ICR hardly conducts “research” by pointing to the lack of peer-reviewed research publications and that whale meat does make it to the open market.

Alright, so hopefully, people won’t spam the hell out of my with exclamation points or whatever. I know what both sides say. This isn’t a question that wants people to debate whaling.

I’m only wondering about whales. I know that dolphins are hunted in Japan’s waters. (Oh, I guess that Porpoises probably count to, but *shrugs*)

Can anyone give me any figures on the Japanese whaling that occurs near Japan itself?
Hat tip to Jagger for such a good, if not delicate, response.

I’m mostly asking this question because I was reading an editorial in the newspaper (in New Zealand) and the main point was basically ‘we don’t like what you do, so whale in your own waters.’ And then the implication was they can’t do that because those stocks have been over-hunted.

I remember reading on Wiki that Japan was whaling in the southern pacific as early as WWII… but a quick Google search couldn’t bring me any answers as to how much whaling occurs near Japan… so I’m just curious whether the editorial was fact or opinion.

Answer by Jagger
This is the kind of thing that requires independent, on-location research. Begging for answers (even as professionally as you) in this dump won’t get you what you really want.

Go to Japan, get a team, get a boat or 5, and go whale watching. Of course, that’s only if you really care about this.

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IWC Question&Answer:

First off, let me say that I side with the Sea Shepherd organization. Of course, I’ll try not to be biased on this topic.

In other topics like this, there are many different arguments. “We hunt for research”, “Whaling is banned”, and the sort. Both of those statements may be true, but only in part. The Japanese whaling fleet, IWC, admits to selling the meat to Japanese markets after their research, and Commercial whaling is banned, but scientific research is completely legal. I believe that both IWC and the Sea Shepherds are working within the law.

Now, the reason the world community is so strict about these laws is because most people believe that Whales are beautiful creatures, and they are. Most species of whale are endangered, and as a part of my religion, I feel a responsibility to protect nature. Of course, I’ve looked on both sides of the issue, and on the IWC website, it says that Japanese want commercial whaling to continue. Is that not true? I understand that Whaling is a part of Japanese culture, and you’d rather not see it die, but everyone else would. The website also said that the Japanese kill whales for research for when Whaling is allowed to continue. (I’m paraphrasing) But who can honestly say that they believe whaling will continue in the future? I can’t. 95% of Japanese people say thay haven’t eaten whale meat in a long time, Rarely eat whale meat, or never eat it. That’s a significant number. Of course, I’d like to see what our Japanese users would like to say.

Now, I can’t see any reason for Japan to continue whaling, but I’m willing to debate about this. My opinion won’t change anything, but I want to have an honest opinion. If you can convince me to change my stance, by all means go ahead. Appeal to my better nature. I just don’t see any reason for Japan to continue whaling.

Answer by Josh M
I’m not really an expert on this but these are my arguments why whaling should be allowed:

Every country kills animals. 1 whale could feed thousands whereas in other countries, whereas 1 chicken would feed only a few people. This means that Japan is killing less animals because of the amount if people a whale would feed.

Whales also provide many other resource such as oil and fat for the food industry.

Many of the fish supplied to the western world is from Japan. If less whales are killed; there would be more fish getting eaten. This means the price of fish would increase and there may even be a shortage.

Other countries are killing people, Japan are only killing whales which (in my opinion) don’t have the same value as a humans.

Muslim (maybe Hindu as well) countries class cows as sacred yet they give they slaughter them until they choke on their own blood. Despite the reputation, the way that the MAJORITY of Japaese whalers kill the whales is more humane than this.

Whaling also brings great benefits to the economy.

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IWC Question&Answer:

You may or may not know that there currently is a law set forth by the IWC(international whaling commission) which whislt banning all-out commercial whaling, it does permit a quota for the capture of certain species such as minke whales for ‘scientific purposes’.

Noticeabley there are only a handful of the IWC members who want the ban lifted totally – Japan and Norway. What i cant understand is why? Im not sure about what happens in Norway but I know the Japanese consume vast amounts of fish annually, along with beef, chicken and so on. So why whale too? Whilst living in Japan 98-01, at Izakaya (resturants) i was offered Kujira (whale) more than once. Whale on the menu, whats scientific about that? i refused everytime. These mammals are endangered and it seemed Japan was using the science as a smoke screen. Locals told me that after war when they had nothing else they ate whale to help survive. However nowadays there’s a lot more food around so why? do they care? what do you think?
I personally dont think the ban should be lifted, only strenthened. The whales need protecting and im sure Japan and Norway will be able to survive without hounding these creatures to extinction in the name of science!

Answer by snowwings
no it should not

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Japan is notorious for killing whales and dolphins yet most nations and the IWC(International Whaling Commision) are too afraid of financial repercussions to stand up to the Japanese whaling industry.

Answer by Swede
Continued pressure from Groups like Greenpeace showing the practice and raising public awareness. Shame the Japanese into ending whaling, and for that matter shark-finning as well.

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“Japan has succeeded in buying the votes that will give it control of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) later this week, in a major step towards bringing back commercial hunting of whales.
The pro-whaling nation has gained the support of three more small countries to give it a definite majority in the IWC, and so begin in earnest its attack on the international whaling moratorium which has been in force for 20 years.
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Japan’s 51 per cent majority will not enable it to scrap the 1986 commercial whaling moratorium. For that it needs a majority of 75 per cent.
But it will enable it to make major changes in the IWC, such as stopping all its conservation work, stopping all discussions of animal welfare in relation to whaling, promoting the trade in whale products and reshaping the organisation in a more pro-whaling fashion.”

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/0614-08.htm

http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article994083.ece

Shinkansen–I think I can disagree with the policies of a government and still love its people. I lived in Japan for a year. It was the best year of my life! I long to go back. In answer to your concerns, Japanese were able to get whale meat before getting control of the IWC. They got it through their scientific whale research programs. Not having control of the IWC wouldn’t mean the end of their getting whale meat. Of course, I don’t want their tradition and culture to end. I don’t think that removing them as controlling power of the IWC would take their tradition or culture from them.
“The support for whaling,” Jeff Kingston (an academic who’s studied the whaling industry) says, “is rooted in more nationalistic traditions.”
‘There is a consensus in Japan that as part of the natural right for a sovereign nation it is perfectly right to continue whaling.’
Tomohiko Taniguchi,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘This has become a touchstone issue for Japanese people who are sick and tired of being pushed around and told what to do by other countries like the United States,’ Kingston argues.
‘If the media and a few leaders tell them [Japanese] that whaling and eating whale meat is part of Japanese tradition and culture, people are willing to believe it.’
“Privately some senior officials in government admit that whaling policy has been hijacked by a small but vocal minority.”
…
“No politician [in Japan] would suggest a change of policy on whaling. It would be too unpopular.”

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5080508.stm

“But despite one billion yen (8.8 million dollars) a year in government subsidies to the whale industry, consumption is on the wane, said Junko Sakuma, an activist for the conservationist group Dolphin and Whale Action Network.”

‘Whale meat diet is becoming obsolete in this country,” she told a news conference Tuesday.’

Annual per person consumption
of whale meat
early 1980s = 2.5 kilograms (5.5 pounds)
today = 30 grams (1 ounce)

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=2627&ncid=2627&e=116&u=/afp/20060613/sc_afp/japanwhaling_060613130237

Regarding Scott C’s comment about hunting another group of people, it’s been reported to Y!A multiple times. They have yet to remove it. 6/24/06

Answer by lucky_j_2003
invest in whale oil stock and let nature have it’s way

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Why does Japan claim that it catches whales for “scientific purposes”, when everyone knows these end up served in Tokyo’s restaurants?

Why do they try to exceed the IWC permitted quota from the Southern Ocean (Sky News, 3/2/2009)

And finally, why don’t we just torpedo them?

Answer by rawr
Fu*k the japs!

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Why don’t we have a trade embargo against Japan and the Icelands and Norway until they stop Killing whales? Or maybe burn their boats and confiscate the whaling equipment these are men with guns breaking international laws? Why does The International Whaling Commission (IWC)let them get away with breaking the law and do something? We are so close to loosing these animals and nobody is protecting them? WHY NOT?

Answer by Jon B
Do they not have a right to catch a certian quota? Also, do you then feel that India should do the same to us when we slaughter cows?

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did the IWC make some new policies on whaling against the Japanese? If so, I want to know in detail

Answer by Lei
whales are endangered

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