Japan's whaling ships leave for northwestern Pacific

Japan's whaling ships leave for northwestern Pacific

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - The Yushin Maru (front) and Yushin Maru No. 2 (back), a pair of Japanese whaling vessels, are anchored at Shimonoseki port in Yamaguchi Prefecture on the morning of May 18, 2012, before leaving later in the day with the aim of hunting whales for scientific research in the northwestern Pacific Ocean through early August.

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