Coastal town teaches children about whaling , serving up fried whale meat . An international court has banned Japan 's scientific whale hunting in the Antarctic . Japan 's supporters of eating whale meat say that it is a tradition that dates back hundreds of years , and accuses western critics of cultural imperialism . Japan is eager to revise and resume the mission . Despite the ban , small - scale coastal hunts and fishing in northwest Pacific continue .
Coastal town teaches children about whaling , serving up fried whale meat . An international court has banned Japan 's scientific whale hunting in the Antarctic . Japan is eager to revise and resume the mission . Despite the ban , small - scale coastal hunts and fishing in northwest Pacific continue .