Japan Whale Hunting

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  Japan To Now Hunt Second-Largest Whale Species

  Japan has expanded its commercial whaling to include fin whales, the second-largest animal species on the planet, a decision criticised by Australia's government on Thursday.

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  "Worth Waiting For 31 Years": Japan Whalers Bring Ashore 27 Feet Catch

  It was a catch three decades in the making, and when the Japanese whalers brought ashore one of their first minke after the resumption of commercial hunting, the moment was marked with ceremony.

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  Japan To Resume Commercial Hunting Of Whales, Sparks Criticism

  Japan is withdrawing from the International Whaling Commission and will resume commercial whaling next year, a government spokesman said Wednesday, in a move expected to spark international criticism.

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  Over 120 Pregnant Minke Whales Killed In Japan's Latest Annual Hunt

  More than 120 pregnant minke whales were killed during Japan's latest annual hunt off the coast of Antarctica, a new report said.

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  Japan Whalers Return From Antarctic Hunt After Killing 333 Whales

  Japanese whaling vessels returned to port on Saturday after catching more than 300 of the mammals in the Antarctic Ocean without facing any protests by anti-whaling groups, officials said.

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  Japan Kills 333 Whales In Annual Antarctic Hunt

  A Japanese whaling fleet returned to port on Friday after an annual Antarctic hunt that killed more than 300 of the mammals as Tokyo pursues the programme in defiance of global criticism.

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  Japan Fleet Kills 333 Whales In Antarctic Hunt

  Japanese whalers returned to port today after an Antarctic hunt that killed more than 300 of the mammals, the government said.

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  Australia 'Disappointed' At Japan Whaling: Malcolm Turnbull

  Australia is "very disappointed" at Tokyo's decision to resume whaling in the Antarctic Ocean, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said today as he readied for talks with Japanese premier Shinzo Abe.

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  Japan Fleet Sets Sail for Antarctic Whale Hunt

  A Japanese whaling fleet set sail for the Antarctic today, on a mission to resume the slaughter after a one-year pause, with environmentalists slamming the move as a "crime against nature".

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  Japan Whaling Fleet Set to leave for Antarctic

  Japan's whaling fleet leaves on Tuesday for the Antarctic for a three-month, scaled-down hunt, the government said, despite protests from opponents who say Tokyo has not proven that whales need to be killed for research.

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  Sea Shepherd Warns Japan Against Resuming Whaling

  Environmental activist group Sea Shepherd today warned Japan against resuming "research" whaling in the Antarctic while calling on the Australian government to intervene.

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  Japan Confirms Plans to Resume Whale Hunt

  Japan's chief whaling negotiator confirmed today its ships would return to the Antarctic this year, despite a call by global regulators to provide more evidence that the hunt has a scientific purpose.

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  Japan Says Hopes to Resume Whaling Later This Year, But Hurdles Remain

  Japan hopes to resume whale hunting in the Antarctic later this year, a top official said today, despite a finding by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) that Tokyo had yet to prove the kill was scientifically justified.

• Japan Wraps Up Pacific Whale Hunt

  Japan announced that it had wrapped up a whale hunt in the Pacific, the second campaign since the UN's top court ordered Tokyo to halt a separate slaughter in the Antarctic.

• Japan Kills 30 Whales in First Campaign Post UN Ban

  Japan has slaughtered 30 minke whales off its northeast coast, in the first hunt since the UN's top court ordered Tokyo to stop killing the animals in the Antarctic, the government said.