Tokyo, December 26: On Wednesday, Japan announced that it would leave the International Whaling Commission, so it could resume commercial hunting in their territorial waters. For many years, Japan has hunted whales for what they call 슬롯사이트˜scientific research슬롯사이트� and to sell and eat whale meat which is considered a part of the country슬롯사이트™s culture. This move has sparked criticism from activists and anti-whaling countries including Australia. The announcement also comes after Japan failed earlier this year to convince the IWC to allow it to resume commercial whaling, as reported by CBS.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Japanese Hunters Kill 120 Pregnant Whales, 114 Babies For 'Scientific Research'.

Yoshihide Suga, Japan슬롯사이트™s chief cabinet secretary, said in a statement that the commercial hunts would be limited to Japan슬롯사이트™s territorial waters and will resume from July 2019. Mr Suga added saying, 슬롯사이트œin its long history, Japan has used whales not only as a source of protein but also for a variety of other purposes. Engagement in whaling has been supporting local communities and thereby developed the life and culture of using whales.슬롯사이트� Whaling has always been despised by the conservationists trying to protect the majestic mammals.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Dead Baby Blue Whale Washes Ashore on Kamakura Beach in Japan.

Australia슬롯사이트™s government said it was 슬롯사이트˜extremely disappointed슬롯사이트� by the decision and urged Japan to reconsider, according to a joint statement by Marise Payne, the minister of foreign affairs and Melissa Price, the minister for the environment. The ministers said, 슬롯사이트œAustralia remains resolutely opposed to all forms of commercial and so-called 슬롯사이트˜scientific슬롯사이트� whaling. We will continue to work within the commission to uphold the global moratorium on commercial whaling.슬롯사이트� But they did welcome Japan슬롯사이트™s exit from the Antarctic and the Australian Whale Sanctuary.

Paul Watson, founder of Sea Shepherd, an environmentalist group also considered it as good news. From 2005 Sea Shepherd has been using its own ships to try to interfere with Japan슬롯사이트™s whaling in the Antarctic. He said, 슬롯사이트œThis means that Japan is now openly declaring their illegal whaling activities. No more pretence of research whaling. With this announcement, Japan has declared themselves as a pirate whaling nation.슬롯사이트�

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