Japan to continue Antarctic whaling
TOKYO (Kyodo) — The Japanese fisheries ministry indicated Wednesday that the country’s whaling for “research purposes” in the Antarctic Ocean will be continued, following a proposal by the International Whaling Commission.
The ministry is also aiming to resume full-fledged whaling along coastal regions of Japan.
Presenting the new IWC proposal on Monday, Cristian Maquieira, chairman of the commission, laid out plans that would enable Japan to continue to hunt whales in Antarctic waters and Japanese coastal waters if it agreed to suspend what it calls its scientific research whaling for 10 years.
How do you feel about whaling? I think human are just selfish creatures as a whole. Are the life of smaller animals not worth as much?








