Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Killing whales: Let's 'agree to disagree', says Japan
While whale meat is no longer as popular or necessary as it used to be
for daily diet, Japan still continues hunting the giant sea mammals under the
name of scientific research.
The International Court of Justice said last year that Japan’s whaling
in the Southern Ocean should stop. An International Whaling Committee (IWC)
panel said Tokyo had yet to demonstrate a need for killing whales. There are also
widespread criticism of whaling from all over the world.
Japan, Norway and Iceland are the countries that still hunt whales. Because
of the pressure from international community and bans on commercial whaling
trading by most countries, the number of whales being hunted has gotten down to
approximately 2,000 a year between these countries.
Japan’s IWC commissioner said international community has to agree to
disagree. That doesn’t sound decent for a country that is proud of pacifism and
integrity. Will Japan withdraw from IWC like it did from the League of Nations
back in 1933?
Enjoy reading and learning why Japan still continues whaling despite
all these criticism and pressure.
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