Japan-bashing

Why Boris Johnson and the New York Times Criticize Japanese Whaling

On: 2019-Dec-12

After the announcement of Japan’s withdrawal from the IWC, the media in Europe, the United States, and Oceania all criticized Japan with emotion-based arguments presented in the editorials of internationally-renowned newspapers.

Whaling is Barbaric? Criticisms of Japan Are Without Scientific Basis

On: 2019-Dec-12

Major media outlets in anti-whaling countries in the West and Oceania have been sweepingly critical, branding Japan’s actions as “barbarism” and “foolish.” Calls for an outright ban on whaling, akin to those made by anti-whaling nations at the IWC’s annual meeting, are being put forth.