IWC69 Report: What the Results Show Us
2025-02-17
[SPONSORED] The International Whaling Commission strayed further from its original purpose at IWC69. Should it evolve into an NGO instead of an IGO?
IWC69 Report: Nonbinding Resolutions Highlight New and Old Trends
2025-02-17
[SPONSORED] Members submitted nonbinding resolutions at IWC69, revealing a wide divide between anti-whaling nations and the ones supporting sustainable whaling.
IWC69 Report: Catch Quotas and Sanctuary
2025-02-17
[SPONSORED] IWC69 applied the automatic renewal of Indigenous whaling strike limits for the first time. With this option, is there a need for the commission?
IWC69 Report: Main IWC Agenda Items of the Session
2025-02-17
[SPONSORED] From the choice of location to language and the lack of travel support, why did the IWC69 create hurdles for developing country members?
IWC69 Report: Has the International Whaling Commission become a Zombie?
2025-02-17
[SPONSORED] Dr Joji Morishita, Japan’s non-member observer to the IWC, discusses IWC69 and prospects for the whaling commission’s future in a 5-part series.
Whales in the Japanese Landscape: A Test of Character, Past and Present
2022-06-16
Practiced in Japan as far back as 4000 BC, and humans are still chasing whales 6,000 years later, largely for a spiritual reward not measured by economics.
Whales in the Japanese Landscape: The Power of the Warrior Spirit
2022-05-25
The whaling economy was preceded by a battle to overcome a giant creature which, more than profits and losses, required a spiritual vitality.
In Chiba Prefecture’s Minamiboso, Fighting to Save Coastal Whaling Traditions
2022-02-17
There was a time when whale meat was so common in Japan that we almost expected it to be a part of every meal. But this changed from the late 1980s, when the International Whaling Commission (IWC) placed a moratorium on commercial whaling. Since then the overall whale market hasContinue Reading
Whale Research Drone ‘Asuka’ Debuts at Japan Drone Exhibition
2021-12-14
The use of the Asuka drone allows researchers to identify whales even in the midst of ice floes, where research vessels are unable to go.
Audience Choice: New Accolades for Bon Ishikawa’s Indigenous Whaling Film ‘Lamafa’
2021-11-30
Lamafa, an independent documentary about traditional life in a distant Indonesian whaling village, has continued to impress modern audiences around the globe, and was selected by viewers as the best film at the Guam International Film Festival (GIFF). The festival announced Monday, November 29, that the documentary, produced, written, andContinue Reading