Minke whale unloaded at port in Hokkaido

Minke whale unloaded at port in Hokkaido

One of eight minke whales caught in Japan's whaling "for scientific research" off Kushiro in Hokkaido Prefecture, northern Japan, is unloaded at a local port on Sept. 5, 2015, on the first day of the controversial cetacean hunting. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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