(2)IWC opens meeting, pro-whaling group holds march

(2)IWC opens meeting, pro-whaling group holds march

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Some 150 people take to the streets of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on May 20 to call for the resumption of commercial whaling. The International Whaling Commission (IWC) started a five-day annual plenary meeting in the city the same day.

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