5 ships sail from Yamaguchi for 'research whaling'

5 ships sail from Yamaguchi for 'research whaling'

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - The 7,575-ton mother-ship Nissin Maru leaves Shimonoseki port in Yamaguchi Prefecture on Nov. 8 for ''research whaling'' in the Antarctic Ocean, with family members of its crew seeing them off. The Nissin Maru, with four other ships, will conduct the mission for six months.

Whaling ships on display at Nagasaki port

Whaling ships on display at Nagasaki port

NAGASAKI, Japan - Visitors view an ice block from the Antarctic Ocean displayed on the 7,575-ton Nissin Maru, a Japanese ''whale researching'' ship at Nagasaki port April 20. Two of five ships, which returned April 4 from a ''research whaling'' voyage in the Antarctic Ocean, have been made public prior to a meeting of the International Whaling Commission due to start April 25 in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture.

2 ships return to Nagasaki after 'research whaling'

2 ships return to Nagasaki after 'research whaling'

NAGASAKI, Japan - The 7,575-ton Nisshin Maru, along with the 368-ton No. 2 Kyoshin Maru, returns to Shin Nagasaki port in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on April 4 after completing what the government calls ''research whaling'' in the Antarctic Ocean in an operation that started last November.

2 ships return to Nagasaki after 'research whaling'

2 ships return to Nagasaki after 'research whaling'

NAGASAKI, Japan - The 7,575-ton Nisshin Maru, along with the 368-ton No. 2 Kyoshin Maru, returns to Shin Nagasaki port in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on April 4 after completing what the government calls ''research whaling'' in the Antarctic Ocean in an operation that started last November.

5 ships sail from Yamaguchi for 'research whaling'

5 ships sail from Yamaguchi for 'research whaling'

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - The 7,575-ton mother-ship Nissin Maru leaves Shimonoseki port in Yamaguchi Prefecture on Nov. 8 for ''research whaling'' in the Antarctic Ocean, with family members of its crew seeing them off. The Nissin Maru, with four other ships, will conduct the mission for six months. (Kyodo)

Whaling ships on display at Nagasaki port

Whaling ships on display at Nagasaki port

NAGASAKI, Japan - Visitors view an ice block from the Antarctic Ocean displayed on the 7,575-ton Nissin Maru, a Japanese ''whale researching'' ship at Nagasaki port April 20. Two of five ships, which returned April 4 from a ''research whaling'' voyage in the Antarctic Ocean, have been made public prior to a meeting of the International Whaling Commission due to start April 25 in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture.