Japan starts research whaling off Hokkaido

Japan starts research whaling off Hokkaido

A minke whale is hauled ashore at Kushiro port in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Sept. 5, 2016, as Japan began its seasonal hunting of minke whales off Kushiro the same day for research purposes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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