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: 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.
NAMMCO At 30: Marine Mammals in Cultural Traditions and Identity (Part 2 of 3)
2022-12-01
“Eating marine mammals is our national identity,” said the participants from Greenland. Their unity of viewpoint impressed this first-time participant.
INTERVIEW | Hidehiro Kato: Battle for Science, Sustainability over Politics in the IWC
2022-09-04
Part 2 of 2 Read Part 1: INTERVIEW | Hidehiro Kato on Optimism for the Future of Whales In October 2022, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) will hold a meeting in Slovenia. This is the second of two articles based on a conversation with Dr Hidehiro Kato, one of Japan’sContinue Reading
INTERVIEW | Hidehiro Kato on Whale Research and Optimism for the Future
2022-09-03
Dr Kato naturally hoped that the IWC would act based on the scientific results of the research. But whales had become a totem of the environmental movement.
Oshika Whale Land: Tribute to Whales and Whaling, Rebuilt after the Tsunami
2020-11-06
Tomiji Saito is the Representative Director of the Ayukawa Town Planning Association, which operates Whale Town Oshika. He was born in Ayukawahama, where he still lives and works today. In July 2020, two momentous events converged to highlight the whaling history of the tiny coastal community of Ayukawa that sitsContinue Reading
Kamogawa Sea World at 50: Building on the past, a new commitment to animal welfare
2020-10-06
Hiroshi Katsumata was born in 1962 in Kamogawa City in Chiba Prefecture. He began working at Kamogawa Sea World in 1987, and became Director of Zoological Operations in 2016. He is a former rugby player. Kamogawa Sea World is now celebrating its 50th anniversary. The venue located in Kamogawa inContinue Reading
Storms and Protests During the First Month of Taiji’s Dolphin Hunts, Minus the Foreigners
2020-09-30
Jay Alabaster is a Ph.D. student at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism in Arizona State University. He currently lives in Taiji, Japan, where he is working on a book and his dissertation. You can find him on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/alabasterjay. His email is jay.alabaster(at)asu.edu. It’s September again! Perched onContinue Reading
History of Japanese Whaling: Transition to a Modern Whaling Nation
2020-09-18
This is the second of a two-part series on the history of Japanese whaling. Part 1: The Birth of Traditional Whaling in Japan Shigeo Nakazono is a scholar and author engaged in the research of cultural assets and sociology, and curator of the Ikitsuki Island Museum (Shima no Yakata) inContinue Reading
History of Japanese Whaling: The Birth of Traditional Whaling in Japan
2020-09-07
This is the first of a two-part series on the history of Japanese whaling. Part 2: Transition to a Modern Whaling Nation Shigeo Nakazono is a scholar and author engaged in the research of cultural assets and sociology, and curator of the Ikitsuki Island Museum (Shima no Yakata) in Hirado,Continue Reading