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 ...

Built at a cost of US$ 47 million, the 9,300-ton Kangei Maru has a slipway to haul up to 70- ton fin whales, and can store up to 600 tons of meat. Japan has launched a brand new whaling fleet ...

Japan is set to allow fin whale fishing around its coast in addition to three smaller whale species currently permitted under the country's commercial whaling. The proposal comes five years after ...

TOKYO, Japan (CNN)-- Greenpeace filed a criminal complaint with Japanese prosecutors Thursday, accusing whaling-ship crew members of stealing whale meat from a hunting trip. The environmental ...

This sentiment is clearly expressed on the Japan Whaling Association’s website, which seeks to justify the country’s whaling practices on its question and answer page: “Asking Japan to abandon [its ...

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.

TOKYO, Japan (CNN)-- Anti-whaling protesters hurled containers of butyric acid at a Japanese whaling ship in Antarctic waters, injuring four crew members, a Japanese official said Monday.

Five Japanese whaling vessels have set sail for the country's first commercial hunt in decades, in defiance of international criticism. The whaling ships have a permit to catch 227 minkes ...

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 ...

Activist Paul Watson has revealed a plan to take action against Iceland's whaling activities in June, while continuing to monitor wh ...

COPENHAGEN--A court in Greenland on Wednesday again extended the time in custody for a prominent anti-whaling activist as Denmark considers an extradition request from Japan. The court ruled that ...