Japan vessels leave for whaling in Antarctic

Japanese vessels prepare to leave the western Japan city of Shimonoseki on Nov. 18, 2016, to conduct what Tokyo calls "research whaling" in the Antarctic Ocean through March. Japan is planning to hunt 333 Antarctic minke whales in its second whaling expedition since an international court ruled against the practice in 2014. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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