Is the debate about whaling really a conflict of interests between Japan and Western countries?
Every year when the IWC meeting comes to a close, we are bombarded with news articles about whaling in Japan. Media reports come mainly from the government controlled “industry of information,” so in this season we have no choice but to deal with those one-sided or highly biased reports. Generally the controversy on whaling is accepted as a conflict of interests between Japan and Western countries. Advocates of whaling argue that the conflict is between Japanese, who are trying to maintain (what they claim to be) a cultural tradition, and Westerners, who not only lack understanding of other cultures but also impose their cultural values on others. On the other side, there are arguments that the Japanese are “environmental predators,” behaving like a “gang of thugs,” who continue environmental degradation for the sake of optimal use, and bully domestic environmental and conservation groups into “keeping silent” on the issue. There are also arguments on whether the habit of eating whale
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