Japanese whalers could eventually hunt “even more whales”, despite the ban on its Antarctic activities which has been imposed by the UN’s highest court. Authorities in Japan say they are going to abide by the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which said the country had failed to justify its decades-old whaling programme on the grounds of scientific research. Yet according to Japan’s former chief whaling negotiator, one of the most likely courses of action available to the country now is actually to increase its activities while…

Japan could ‘hunt even more whales’ despite UN ban on Antarctic whaling
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