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Post by rocketwolf on Mar 28, 2015 13:23:02 GMT -5
Japan whaling ships return home from Antarctic with no catch Japanese whaling ships returned home from the Antarctic on Saturday for the first time in nearly 30 years with no catch onboard, after a UN court ordered an end to their annual hunt, local media reported. The two ships -- the 724-ton Yushinmaru and the 747-ton Daini (No 2) Yushinmaru -- arrived at a port in western Shimonoseki city, a major whaling base. It was the first return by Japanese whalers without catching any whales since 1987 when the country began the annual "research" hunt in the Antarctic, the Asahi Shimbun said. The non-lethal research came after the International Court of Justice -- the highest court of the United Nations -- ruled in March last year that Tokyo was abusing a scientific exemption set out in the 1986 moratorium on whaling. The UN court concluded Tokyo was carrying out a commercial hunt under a veneer of science. After the ruling, Japan said it would not hunt during this winter's Antarctic mission, but has since expressed its intention to resume "research whaling" in 2015-16.news.yahoo.com/japan-whaling-ships-return-home-antarctic-no-catch-003638929.html "research whaling" what a crock of crap
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Post by Evil Yoda on Mar 29, 2015 12:08:29 GMT -5
There are a good number of wealthy diners in Japan, and wealthy people often regard the law as something others should obey. They'll be back at it soon enough.
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Post by rocketwolf on Mar 30, 2015 18:49:32 GMT -5
yeah using the lie "research whaling"
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