The government rebuts an editorial in The New York Times urging Japan to halt its whaling practices, saying the country is committed to the conservation of whales.
其實過去30年，日本也一直利用《全球禁止捕鯨公約》中的漏洞，以科研為理由捕鯨
Financial Times
Japan has supported a moratorium on commercial whaling since 1986, although it circumvents the ban by conducting whale hunts for scientific research.
FT.COM
Japan is considering quitting the International Whaling Commission
Demand for whale meat in Japan has plummeted but it has become a big issue for the ruling Liberal Democratic party, whose MPs represent key fishing villages
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