“Hook, ‘em, Danno-san!”
Japan plans to hunt almost 1,000 minke and fin whales for research over the Antarctic summer, but has abandoned the cull of 50 humpback whales after international condemnation and a formal diplomatic protest by 31 nations.
Research? What kind of research requires that you kill over 1000 of them? What products are they harvesting that can't be obtained or manufactured using other means? Is this just high-dollar sushi?