The Pros And Cons Of Japan's Hunting Whales

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It appears like Japan does not really care about the global ban on whales. It has been reported that Japan will continue their hunting of whales after a 365 day drought. Japan seems convinced about the idea that whales don't deserve to live. It has been announced that Japan will only do it, however, on a limited level and it will not be a full on whale killing spree.

SO MANY DISAGREE WITH JAPAN KILLING WHALES

There are many environmental groups and various governments that completely disagree with what Japan is doing. The UK and Australian governments spoke out about what Japan is doing and discussed their feelings about what Japan is doing and they were not very good. Many people do not see the need of killing these whales, but it just does not seem like Japan cares that much.
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It is said that they will be back in the oceans in a week or two. Japan has went on record and explained how their killing of whales is merely scientific, but does that explain why they are reportedly getting eaten? This seems fishy, no pun intended, and it does not seem Japan is giving the full insight.

WHY IS JAPAN ALLOWED TO KILL WHALES?

The big question that needs to be asked is why on earth Japan can hunt whales? It is said that there is a global ban on whales, so how is Japan getting around this? It is possible that the ban has a statement for this, but it seems odd that Japan can be allowed to do this. They had a huge drought as it was announced that they had not hunted whales for a whole year, but that must not have meant much because they are instantly back at it again. This all seems wrong, but obviously nobody is stopping Japan because they have announced their killing whales again and nothing has happened to stop

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