Officials in Tokyo are to investigate claims that shipping crews stole a tonne of meat from Japan's whale hunt.Documents seen by the BBC confirm that public prosecutors will examine corruption allegations lodged by the environmental group Greenpeace.
It says crew members posted boxes of stolen whale meat to their homes.
Whaling fleet operator Kyodo Senpaku says small amounts of whale meat are routinely given to the crew as a "souvenir" at the end of the hunt.
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