TOKYO -- Japan is set to propose resuming commercial whaling at a general meeting of the International Whaling Commission in September, with the condition that the hunt is limited to species with large enough populations, Nikkei has learned.
At the IWC's general meeting in Brazil scheduled for Sept. 10-14, the government intends to make a case for the sustainable use of marine resources, citing scientific evidence that the numbers of humpback and other whale species have increased, according to a draft of the proposal. But whether any antiwhaling nations will support the proposal is unclear.