It’s not clear whether the orca is a true albino or its white coloring was caused by another medical condition.

Japan’s Fisheries Agency has proposed expanding commercial whaling along the country’s coast to fin whales, a larger species than the three currently permitted. The proposal comes five years ...

This is the third year since Japan resumed commercial whaling in 2019, for the first time in 31 years. Japan’s whaling expeditions in the past two years have been “commercial” in name only.

TOKYO (AP) — Meat from fin whales caught for the first time in nearly 50 years off Japan’s northern coast fetched up to more than $1,300 per kilogram (2.2 lbs) at auction Thursday, as ...

Japan's whaling fleet is operated by Kyodo Senpaku Co, the sole offshore whaling company in Japan. It has an annual quota of 52 minke whales, 150 Bryde's and 25 sei whales within the nation's ...

Undeterred by declining appetites for whale meat, and unfazed by global opposition to commercial hunts, Japan's whaling industry is doubling down. Earlier this month, a company unveiled a new ...

Commercial whaling is back on in Japan after a more than three-decade hiatus. The controversial move comes after the country withdrew from the International Whaling Commission on June 30th.

I was delighted to report the victory in this very column when the United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled that the Japanese government should immediately stop the slaughter of ...

Japan's government voiced dismay on Wednesday over the release of anti-whaling activist Paul Watson after Danish authorities refused Tokyo's extradition request. Greenland arrested the Sea ...

The little coastal town of Mendocino, California, has long been a hotbed of progressive activism. In 1976, the cause was ...

Panelist Sally Welty remembered that the first whale festival consisted of education and an auction to raise money for more ...