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Japan starts coastal research whaling in Pacific

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Researchers examine a minke whale at Ayukawa port in the northeastern Japanese city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 26, 2014, after four Japanese research whaling ships returned from a day hunt for minke whales off the prefecture. The ships will operate until June 11 to take up to 51 minke whales from coastal waters.

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'Research whaling' begins off coast of Miyagi Pref.

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - A "research whaling" ship leaves Ayukawa port in the northeastern Japanese city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 26, 2014. It is one of the first Japanese whaling vessels departing after the International Court of Justice ruled Japan's Antarctic whaling program to be illegal in March.

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Japan starts whaling in coastal waters

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Photo taken April 18, 2013, shows part of a fleet of four whaling ships that left Ayukawa port in the city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, to start their seasonal hunting of minke whales for research purposes in coastal waters in northeastern Japan. The whalers plan to catch up to 60 minke whales in waters off the Sanriku region through early June, fishery industry officials said.

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Japan starts whaling in coastal waters

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Photo taken April 18, 2013, shows part of a fleet of four whaling ships that left Ayukawa port in the city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, to start their seasonal hunting of minke whales for research purposes in coastal waters in northeastern Japan. The whalers plan to catch up to 60 minke whales in waters off the Sanriku region through early June, fishery industry officials said.

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Whale festival at Ayukawa port in Miyagi Pref.

SENDAI, Japan - People look at a Baird's beaked whale, around 10 meters long and weighing about 10 tons, during a whale festival at Ayukawa port in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 8, 2010. Free grilled whale meat was served later at the festival.

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(1)Japanese expedition leaves for Antarctica

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's 11,600-ton icebreaker Shirase sets sail from Tokyo port for the Antarctica on Nov. 14, carrying a research expedition led by Masaru Ayukawa of the National Institute of Polar Research. The team consists of 60 members, including 40 who will winter in the Antarctica.

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Japan's expedition team leaves for Antarctica by icebreaker

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese government-backed 41st Antarctic expedition team departs Tokyo port's Harumi pier for the Showa Base in the Antarctic aboard the 11,600-ton icebreaker Shirase on Nov. 14. Some 3,000 people came to the pier to see off the team led by Masaru Ayukawa.

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(1)Japanese expedition leaves for Antarctica

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's 11,600-ton icebreaker Shirase sets sail from Tokyo port for the Antarctica on Nov. 14, carrying a research expedition led by Masaru Ayukawa of the National Institute of Polar Research. The team consists of 60 members, including 40 who will winter in the Antarctica. (Kyodo)

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Minke whale hunt begins off northeastern Japan coast

A fleet of whaling ships leaves Ayukawa port in the northeastern Japanese city of Ishinomaki on April 9, 2016, to hunt up to 51 minke whales in coastal waters through late May, as part of the government's "scientific research" whaling program in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Minke whale hunt starts off northeastern Japan coast

Crew members on a whaling ship prepare for departure from Ayukawa port in the northeastern Japanese city of Ishinomaki on April 10, 2015. A fleet of four whaling ships plans to hunt a maximum 51 minke whales in coastal waters in the period up to May 26 as part of the government's scientific research whaling program in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Minke whale hunt starts off northeastern Japan coast

Whaling ships leave Ayukawa port in the northeastern Japanese city of Ishinomaki on April 10, 2015, to hunt a maximum 51 minke whales in coastal waters in the period up to May 26 as part of the government's scientific research whaling program in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Japan's "research" whaling has been a target of international criticism as meat from the hunted animals is placed on the market after scientific examinations are completed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Whale festival at Ayukawa port in Miyagi Pref.

SENDAI, Japan - People look at a Baird's beaked whale, around 10 meters long and weighing about 10 tons, during a whale festival at Ayukawa port in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 8, 2010. Free grilled whale meat was served later at the festival. (Kyodo)

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Whaling in Japan

Photo taken Aug. 30, 2019, shows a whaling monument at a port in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan. Ishinomaki's Ayukawa district once thrived as a whaling base. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo