Japan kills 333 more whales in annual 'research', faces flak
Despite an international ban on whale hunting, Japan killed another 333 Antarctic minke whales last summer under the loophole of "scientific research". The killings, of which 122 were pregnant, were termed as "biological sampling", aiming to investigate "the dynamics of the Antarctic marine ecosystem." Japan has killed 333 whales in seasons ending in 2016 and 2017 also, drawing criticism globally.