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CNN
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Japan's top whaling ship returned to port Tuesday, leading a fleet that killed just 55 percent of its season target of 1,000 whales amid violent protests in the Antarctic. The Nisshin Maru made a special stop in Tokyo so the coast guard could inspect it f..
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Al Jazeera
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There is a real possibility we will review at a fundamental level our role in the IWC and this would include withdrawing, setting up a new organization," said Akira Nakamae, Japan's top delegate after the meeting ended.
He said Tokyo would also consid..
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BBC News
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Japan's whaling fleet has failed to catch its quota, after being disrupted by clashes with anti-hunting activists.
The fisheries agency said the fleet caught 60% of the minke whales they had planned - 551 from a target of 850.
The ships, which were..
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BBC News
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Australia says it will send a ship to collect two activists from a Japanese whaling vessel, in a bid to end a two-day Antarctic stand-off.
Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said a ship monitoring the whalers would retrieve the men as soon as possible...
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BBC News
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Japan will consider walking away from the International Whaling Commission and setting up a rival organisation.
It was especially irked by the refusal of anti-whaling countries to discuss a small amount of commercial whaling by four Japanese coastal co..
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BBC News
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The International Whaling Commission's annual meeting has passed a resolution condemning Japan's scientific hunting programme in the Antarctic.
Japan catches nearly 1,000 whales there each year in the name of research.
After an acrimonious debate, a..
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BBC News
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The International Whaling Commission annual meeting has seen deadlock on its second day over Greenland's plans to expand its whale hunt.
But proposals from indigenous groups in the US, Caribbean and Russia passed.
Subsistence whaling rights are give..
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