Discover Wonderful Whale Traditions: Stamina Soup and Salted Whale Skin
2025-10-01
Join a journey to Niigata to explore local whale cuisine and culture, including seasonal, stamina-building dishes like whale soup and salted skin.
Whale-Themed Festivals Make a Special Summer Splash Across Japan
2025-07-03
[Sponsored] Discover the deeper connection of Japanese culture to the sea in this summer’s whale-themed festivals from Yamaguchi to Mie and Miyagi.
[Food Trek] Kochi Celebrates its Whale Cuisine and 400 Years of Whaling
2023-02-23
Visit Cape Muroto in Kochi and learn more about living with whales at the museum, then sample delicious local whale cuisine at friendly local restaurants.
[Food Trek] Hakodate, Where Whale Soup is a New Year’s Dish and Every Household has its Own Recipe
2023-02-07
“It is important not to lose our food culture” says Professor Takashi Matsuishi, adding that whale should be used “sustainably based on scientific evidence.”
IWC68: ‘Sustainable Use’ is the Next Challenge (Part 4 of 4)
2023-01-23
After IWC68, the institution must adapt to include member countries deeply divided in their views toward living marine resources and values of sustainable use.
IWC68: New Contested Issues Emerging from the South (Part 3 of 4)
2023-01-22
Overall, in IWC68 the process intended to produce fairness under Western standards was incapable of meeting the needs of developing countries.
IWC68: An International Whaling Commission in Crisis (Part 2 of 4)
2023-01-18
The IWC68 financial crisis highlights the IWC’s reduced priority for scientific decision making and raises concerns among pro-sustainable use nations.
IWC68: Reflections on the Future of the International Whaling Commission (Part 1 of 4)
2023-01-13
The resumption of commercial whaling was not Japan’s only policy goal at IWC68. Another policy goal was to uphold and promote the principle of sustainable use.
Revisiting the Roots of the Whaling Issue: The Relationship Between Humans and Nature
2022-09-21
In practice the IWC has already abandoned the management of whale resources and whaling, and the Western worldview caused this situation.
Revisiting the Roots of the Whaling Issue: Sustainable Use, Environmental Protection
2022-09-21
Not the whaling moratorium, but the defense and promotion of the general principle of sustainable use is the important policy issue for many countries.