Lead ship of whaling fleet returns to Japan

Lead ship of whaling fleet returns to Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Tomoyuki Ogawa (R), captain of the Nisshin Maru, the lead ship of Japan's whaling fleet, and Hajime Ishikawa (C), leader of Japan's whaling expedition for so-called scientific research purposes, attend a news conference in Tokyo on April 15. The ship returned home earlier in the day after completing a five-month expedition in the Antarctic Ocean that was hampered by violent protests by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, an anti-whaling group. (Kyodo)

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