Gov't Funded Whaling Has Become 'Unprofitable' in Japan

Executive director of Greenpeace Japan says domestic whaling industry has 'collapsed'

2009-01-06

According to reports by environmental activist organization Greenpeace, Japan possesses a surplus of 4,200 tonnes of whale meat which has been frozen in storage. This comes amid claims by Jun Hoshikawa, executive director of Greenpeace Japan, that the Japanese whaling industry has "collapsed and become unprofitable" and furthermore that the "stigma of scandal and corruption" has transcended into the psyche of the general public making the practice unpopular.

Recent polling found that 71 percent of Japanese citizens do not support their country's whaling industry, a concept perhaps verified through the closure of the top whale meat restaurant "Yushin" in Tokyo....

Source: Gov't Funded Whaling Has Become 'Unprofitable' in Japan

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