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[Breaking News]Whales beached on eastern Japan coast

TATEYAMA, Japan, July 31 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 30, 2025, shows four whales that became beached in Tateyama in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan. (Kyodo)

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Whales beached on eastern Japan coast

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 30, 2025, shows four whales that became beached in Tateyama in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan.

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Oceanografic De Valencia Presents The Union Of The Beluga Whales Of Ukraine And Valencia

The beluga whales during the presentation of the union of the four beluga whales, at l'Oceanogràfic de Valencia, on January 21, 2025, in Valencia, Valencian Community (Spain). L'Oceanogràfic de Valencia invites the media to the official presentation of the union of the four beluga whales (the two rescued from the NEMO aquarium in Kharkov and the two from Valencia) that, after months of specialized attention and a rigorous adaptation process, have been successfully integrated into the facilities and will soon be visible to the public. Photo by Rober Solsona/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Oceanografic De Valencia Presents The Union Of The Beluga Whales Of Ukraine And Valencia

The beluga whales during the presentation of the union of the four beluga whales, at l'Oceanogràfic de Valencia, on January 21, 2025, in Valencia, Valencian Community (Spain). L'Oceanogràfic de Valencia invites the media to the official presentation of the union of the four beluga whales (the two rescued from the NEMO aquarium in Kharkov and the two from Valencia) that, after months of specialized attention and a rigorous adaptation process, have been successfully integrated into the facilities and will soon be visible to the public. Photo by Rober Solsona/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Oceanografic De Valencia Presents The Union Of The Beluga Whales Of Ukraine And Valencia

The beluga whales during the presentation of the union of the four beluga whales, at l'Oceanogràfic de Valencia, on January 21, 2025, in Valencia, Valencian Community (Spain). L'Oceanogràfic de Valencia invites the media to the official presentation of the union of the four beluga whales (the two rescued from the NEMO aquarium in Kharkov and the two from Valencia) that, after months of specialized attention and a rigorous adaptation process, have been successfully integrated into the facilities and will soon be visible to the public. Photo by Rober Solsona/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Oceanografic De Valencia Presents The Union Of The Beluga Whales Of Ukraine And Valencia

The beluga whales during the presentation of the union of the four beluga whales, at l'Oceanogràfic de Valencia, on January 21, 2025, in Valencia, Valencian Community (Spain). L'Oceanogràfic de Valencia invites the media to the official presentation of the union of the four beluga whales (the two rescued from the NEMO aquarium in Kharkov and the two from Valencia) that, after months of specialized attention and a rigorous adaptation process, have been successfully integrated into the facilities and will soon be visible to the public. Photo by Rober Solsona/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Oceanografic De Valencia Presents The Union Of The Beluga Whales Of Ukraine And Valencia

The beluga whales during the presentation of the union of the four beluga whales, at l'Oceanogràfic de Valencia, on January 21, 2025, in Valencia, Valencian Community (Spain). L'Oceanogràfic de Valencia invites the media to the official presentation of the union of the four beluga whales (the two rescued from the NEMO aquarium in Kharkov and the two from Valencia) that, after months of specialized attention and a rigorous adaptation process, have been successfully integrated into the facilities and will soon be visible to the public. Photo by Rober Solsona/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Oceanografic De Valencia Presents The Union Of The Beluga Whales Of Ukraine And Valencia

The beluga whales during the presentation of the union of the four beluga whales, at l'Oceanogràfic de Valencia, on January 21, 2025, in Valencia, Valencian Community (Spain). L'Oceanogràfic de Valencia invites the media to the official presentation of the union of the four beluga whales (the two rescued from the NEMO aquarium in Kharkov and the two from Valencia) that, after months of specialized attention and a rigorous adaptation process, have been successfully integrated into the facilities and will soon be visible to the public. Photo by Rober Solsona/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Oceanografic De Valencia Presents The Union Of The Beluga Whales Of Ukraine And Valencia

The beluga whales during the presentation of the union of the four beluga whales, at l'Oceanogràfic de Valencia, on January 21, 2025, in Valencia, Valencian Community (Spain). L'Oceanogràfic de Valencia invites the media to the official presentation of the union of the four beluga whales (the two rescued from the NEMO aquarium in Kharkov and the two from Valencia) that, after months of specialized attention and a rigorous adaptation process, have been successfully integrated into the facilities and will soon be visible to the public. Photo by Rober Solsona/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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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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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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Anti-whaling groups march against pro-whaling countries

ANCHORAGE, United States - More than 250 people marched through downtown Anchorage on May 27 to call for the protection of whales and protest against Japan and other pro-whaling nations, ahead of the start May 28 of this year's four-day International Whaling Commission meeting being held in the city.

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Yokohama left-hander Nomura retires

YOKOHANA, Japan - Yokohama BayStars left-hander Hiroki Nomura tells a news conference Sept. 19 that he will retire at the end of the season after struggling with a lingering elbow injury for four years. Nomura, 33, joined the Taiyo Whales, Yokohama's predecessor, from PL Gakuen high school in 1988 as a third-round draft pick. He led the Central League with 17 wins in 1993 and helped Yokohama win the league title in 1998 with 13 wins.

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IWC rejects Japan local whaling bid, Iceland walks out

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Heated debate continues on the second day of the five-day annual plenary meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on May 21. The IWC voted down Japan's proposal that its four local whaling communities be allowed to catch 50 minke whales, and Iceland walked out of the meeting after a majority of IWC members on Monday voted down the country's bid to rejoin the body because of its reservation against the 1982 moratorium on commercial whaling.

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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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Anti-whaling groups march against pro-whaling countries

ANCHORAGE, United States - More than 250 people marched through downtown Anchorage on May 27 to call for the protection of whales and protest against Japan and other pro-whaling nations, ahead of the start May 28 of this year's four-day International Whaling Commission meeting being held in the city. (Kyodo)

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Anti-whaling groups march against pro-whaling countries

ANCHORAGE, United States - More than 250 people marched through downtown Anchorage on May 27 to call for the protection of whales and protest against Japan and other pro-whaling nations, ahead of the start May 28 of this year's four-day International Whaling Commission meeting being held in the city. (Kyodo)

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Yokohama left-hander Nomura retires

YOKOHANA, Japan - Yokohama BayStars left-hander Hiroki Nomura tells a news conference Sept. 19 that he will retire at the end of the season after struggling with a lingering elbow injury for four years. Nomura, 33, joined the Taiyo Whales, Yokohama's predecessor, from PL Gakuen high school in 1988 as a third-round draft pick. He led the Central League with 17 wins in 1993 and helped Yokohama win the league title in 1998 with 13 wins. (Kyodo)

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IWC rejects Japan local whaling bid, Iceland walks out

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Heated debate continues on the second day of the five-day annual plenary meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on May 21. The IWC voted down Japan's proposal that its four local whaling communities be allowed to catch 50 minke whales, and Iceland walked out of the meeting after a majority of IWC members on Monday voted down the country's bid to rejoin the body because of its reservation against the 1982 moratorium on commercial whaling.