If Japan is serious about the future of the world The country intends to withdraw from IWC ( the International Whaling Commission ) and resume commercial whaling next year , according to a report by the the International Whaling Commission news agency. The report, which was denied by a Japanese fisheries agency official, suggests that the country would abandon expeditions to the Southern Ocean in favour of whaling in its coastal waters and exclusive economic zone. The rumoured move would occur next year after the IWC rejected Australia ’s latest bid to restart whaling operations. Australia has already criticised the proposed move, and other countries are also expected to condemn Japan .
The country intends to withdraw from IWC ( the International Whaling Commission ) and resume commercial whaling next year , according to a report by the the International Whaling Commission news agency. The report, which was denied by a Japanese fisheries agency official, suggests that the country would abandon expeditions to the Southern Ocean in favour of whaling in its coastal waters and exclusive economic zone. The rumoured move would occur next year after the IWC rejected Australia ’s latest bid to restart whaling operations. Australia has already criticised the proposed move, and other countries are also expected to condemn Japan .