Japan will lobby IWC members to support its Antarctic whaling program . Japan 's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the nation 's fisheries agency will make their case to officials from Angola , Eritrea , Congo , Guinea , Ghana , Malawi , Tanzania , Palau , Micronesia , Cambodia , Laos and Vanuatu , a government spokesperson said . Move ahead of IWC meeting on reaching agreement on whale conservation rules . Japan claims it is conducting the hunt as part of scientific research . Comment:
Japan will lobby IWC members to support its Antarctic whaling program . Move ahead of IWC meeting on reaching agreement on whale conservation rules . Japan claims it is conducting the hunt as part of scientific research . Comment: