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The resumption of whaling has been controversial outside Japan, drawing criticism from activists and anti-whaling countries, and whaling communities are sensitive to the optics of the hunt. (Photo: AFP video screengrab)

Watch: Whalers bring ashore 27 feet catch, fishermen say worth waiting...

The whale arrived on Monday in the northern Japanese town of Kushiro, where hours earlier five ships had set out on the...

2 July 2019 4:51 PM IST

Commercial whaling, in Japanese waters, was unlikely to have much of a future given dwindling subsidies and the shrinking market for whale meat. (Photo: AFP)

Japan's first commercial whale hunt ships set off after more than 3...

This move has aroused global condemnation and fears for the fate of whales.

1 July 2019 4:11 PM IST