Japan quit the International Whaling Commission in December 2018, returning to commercial hunting of minke, Bryde's and sei whales soon afterwards.Last year's quota of 379 whales, set by the ...

Japan briefly stopped whaling after an International Court of Justice ruling in March 2014 ordered them to stop, but recently started again. Japan justifies hunting whales by claiming that they ...

In response, Japan embarked on a “research whaling ... The Fisheries Agency permits the hunting of three large whale species: minke, Bryde’s and sei whales. But minke whales have become ...

TOKYO, Japan (CNN)-- Anti-whaling groups have claimed partial victory in their attempts to disrupt Japan's annual whale hunt in Antarctic waters. Dogged by Greenpeace and Sea Shepherd Conservation ...

SHIMONOSEKI, Yamaguchi Prefecture—Japan’s new whaling mothership ... Some large individuals weigh up to 80 tons. The hunting of fin whales requires a fleet of vessels led by the whaling ...

TOKYO, Japan (CNN) -- Japan has "temporarily halted" its much-criticized plan for a humpback whale hunt in the seas near Antarctica, said the chief Japanese government spokesman on Friday.

Activist Paul Watson has revealed a plan to take action against Iceland's whaling activities in June, while continuing to monitor whether Japanese ships return to the Southern Ocean to hunt the marine ...

The vessel will replace Japan's only existing mother ship ... refers to the process where smaller and more agile craft hunt the whales, then bring the carcasses to the bigger ship for freezing.

Built at a cost of US$ 47 million, the 9,300-ton Kangei Maru has a slipway to haul up to 70- ton fin whales, and can store up to 600 tons of meat. Japan has launched a brand new whaling fleet ...

Japan ended its annual whale hunt in Antarctica early following clashes between its fleet and protesters, Agriculture Minister Michihiko Kano said. The government made the decision “to secure ...