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Japan says won't end research whaling
TOKYO (AFP) - Japan said Tuesday that it will not accept any proposal at upcoming international whaling talks forcing it to end its lethal research programme.
Nations:Japan Australia Portugal Source:(AFP)
2009-02-04
Japanese whalers disrupted by high seas pursuit: activists
SYDNEY (AFP) - Militant environmental campaigners said Monday they had prevented Japanese whalers harpooning any of the giant sea mammals for nine days by engaging them in a 1,000 nautical mile high seas pursuit.
Nations:Japan Source:(AFP)
2008-12-29
Japan says to spare humpback whales again
TOKYO (AFP) - Japan will again spare humpback whales from its annual Antarctic hunt in the face of strong protests by Australia and environmentalists, an official said Thursday.
Nations:Australia Japan Source:(AFP)
2008-11-13
Whaling commission meets with own future at stake
SANTIAGO - The 80-nation International Whaling Commission gathered here at its annual meeting Monday with its very existence at stake amid tension over Japan's perennial bid to resume commercial whale hunting.
Nations:Japan Chile Guatemala Iceland Uruguay Panama Source:(AFP)
2008-06-23
Whaling commission meet to debate hunting resumption
SANTIAGO (AFP) - The International Whaling Commission, a treaty organization grouping 80 countries, was to meet on Monday in Chile to debate a possible resumption of commercial whale-hunting.
Nations:Japan Chile Iceland Norway Guatemala Uruguay Source:(AFP)
2008-06-23
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