article_snippet.sent: the dolphin rescue operation is in stark contract with Japan's stereotypical attitude towards whales, which are hunted .
article_snippet.sent: The dolphin rescue that took place on Friday was a stark contract to JapanJapan's reputation towards its sealife, as the country continues to hunt minke and pilot whales despite international criticism.
article_snippet.sent: Japan also defies international opinion with the annual slaughter of hundreds of dolphins in a bay near the southern whaling town of Taiji.