Commercial whaling in Japan

Commercial whaling in Japan

A minke whale is unloaded from a vessel at a port in Kushiro, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Sept. 2, 2019. Japan resumed commercial whaling on July 1 after a 31-year hiatus, following the country's withdrawal from the International Whaling Commission at the end of June. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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