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How Japan May Have Convinced the IRS to Punish American 'Eco-Terrorists'
When Sea Shepherd learned the IRS was investigating it due to a tip from "confidential sources," the anti-whaling group set out to discover whether the Japanese government was responsible.
Japan Is Going to Kill Thousands of Whales No Matter What Other Nations Say
Despite its plan being rejected by the International Whaling Commission, Japan seems likely to go ahead with a plan to kill nearly four thousand whales over the next 12 years.
Japan's New Whaling Limit Is Still More Than It Kills in a Year
The new quota is an attempt to appease a UN high court ruling ordering Japan to stop its annual cull.
There's Nothing More Depressing than Eating Whale Meat in a Municipal Airport
You know what would make a meal at a sterile, joyless municipal airport even more depressing? Eating the flesh of a sentient, endangered animal that was probably slaughtered by a profit-hungry poacher.
Japan Will Resume Antarctic Whaling, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Vows
Abe also acknowledged that Japan's killing of whales for scientific research is just a means to supporting the commercial whaling market.
Japan Was Ordered to Stop Hunting Whales, But No One Is Eating Them Anyway
Whale meat has been literally piling up and a 2012 poll found that most Japanese hadn’t bought a single whale fillet in the previous year.
UN Court: Japan's Whale Killing Must Stop Immediately
The International Court of Justice ruled that Japan's Antarctic whaling program is not rooted in science.
Question Of The Day: What Does Whale Taste Like?
With all of the trouble people go to for it, whale meat must taste amazing.
Interview with a Fugitive: Captain Paul Watson
For 15 months, the internationally-known environmentalist and star of the Animal Planet reality show Whale Wars has been on the run. But after encrypted emails, phone calls from unknown numbers, and last minute travel plans changed, I eventually...
Australia Is Taking Japan to Court to Stop Whaling
It's Australia versus Japan in an upcoming hearing at the United Nations to cease whaling in the Southern Ocean.
The Chancers Getting Rich from Natural Disasters
And hey, what's so bad about exploiting tragedy anyway?