For the interests of maintaining Japan " aristocracy " of the Kasumigaseki bureaucracy to " disguised commercial whaling " survival

For the interests of maintaining Japan " aristocracy " of the Kasumigaseki bureaucracy to " disguised commercial whaling " survival

For research whaling carried out in the northwest Pacific Ocean and autumn every year in spring , the 18th , the government has a policy of firm carried out in the 26th did on reducing the planning of this season . Subject to (ICJ) ruling the International Court of Justice in March ordered the research whaling stop in the Southern Ocean , found survey in northwest Pacific Ocean to the direction in which to reduce nearly half from a total of 380 horses that had planned to capture head count .

According to the officials, and reduced to a total of 100 animals from a total of 120 horses and initial Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture coast of June , the catch quotas of research in Kushiro, Hokkaido coast of September-October from the end of April . Offshore survey of May to July are discussed in the direction reduced to 110 head 260 head of original .

Based on the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling , Japan in the Southern Ocean since 1987 , and has continued to research whaling to examine the ecology of whales and northwest Pacific Ocean be added in 1994 . Investigation of the Antarctic Ocean , ICJ ruling of March instructions to stop as not being " scientific " . Study of northwest Pacific Ocean 's beyond the scope of judgment , but there is described as " taking into account the conclusions and reasoning contained in the judgment is expected " and , needs to be reviewed along the decision to investigate all plans within the government opinion that there was out .
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The 18th , the government has a firm policy which is carried out by continued fiscal 2014 did on reducing the population of whales to capture , the research whaling by Japan in the northwest Pacific Ocean do . We have been studying it in response to the fact that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is determined to International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling violation research whaling in the Antarctic Ocean , Japan in March , but it is determined that it is appropriate to be scaled down . Sugayoshihide Chief Cabinet Secretary will announce in the afternoon on the 18th .
There was a cautious opinion within the government and as such as "consisting violation of international law " for the continuation of research whaling , but also because it is not closed the way to the resumption of commercial whaling that Japan is aiming , and scientific data on an ongoing basis I was inclined to suspend judgment of scientific whaling to collect is of not a good idea .
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