Japan plans to expand whale hunting to the largest species yet
https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/japan/japan-commercial-whaling-fin-whales-b2542735.html
Whale meat was an affordable source of protein for poor Japanese in years after WWII
However, reading between the lines, increasingly Japanese are not wanting to eat whale meat. This is an industry that is slowly dying, and changes to the species hunted isn't going to save the industry. Rather than being propped up, it should be left to go bankrupt...
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