Japan's Fisheries Agency proposed adding fin whales to its commercial whaling plan alongside three smaller species. The proposal comes five years after Japan resumed commercial whaling within its ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Fisheries Agency on Thursday proposed a plan to allow catching fin whales in addition to three smaller whale species currently permitted under the country’s commercial whaling ...

TOKYO — Japan's Fisheries Agency has proposed expanding commercial whaling along the country’s coast to fin whales, a larger species than the three currently permitted. The proposal comes five years ...

TOKYO, May 9 (Reuters) - Japan will add large fin whales to its list of commercial whaling species, government spokesperson Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Thursday, five years after leaving an ...

Japan argues that whaling is part of its history and culture. A rigid insistence on maritime sovereignty offers a more convincing explanation for Tokyo’s stance. In this image provided by the ...

A selection of various types of fast food, including chicken nuggets, tenders, burgers, french fries, drinks, and dips - Rimma Bondarenko/Shutterstock Japan may be a small island nation, but the East ...