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On December 26, 2018 AFP televised a brief vox pop giving the views of two Japanese men interviewed in the street on whether Japan should have resumed commercial whaling.
On December 26, 2018, Sky News televised a report on Japan's decision to leave the International Whaling Commission and to resume commercial whaling.
On June 5, 2015 Now This World televised a segment explaining why Japan continues to hunt whales.
On December 27, 2018, the South China Morning Post televised a report on Japan's decision to leave the International Whaling Commission and to resume commercial whaling.
On December 25, 2018, euronews televised a report on Japan's decision to leave the International Whaling Commission and to resume commercial whaling.
On October 18, 2018, abc nightline televised a segment treating commercial whaling in Iceland. Prior to Japan's resumption of commercial whaling, Iceland was one of only two countries in the world to conduct such hunts.
On September 14, 2018, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society televised a report on the International Whaling Commission's rejection of Japan's proposal that the ban on commercial whaling be lifted.
On November 17, 2016, Asian Boss televised a number of vox pops giving the views of Japanese passersby interviewed in the street on eating whale meat and on whether Japan should continue whaling.
In 2006 the ABC's Four Corners televised an examination of Japan's use of aid and commercial fishing contracts to influence the votes of some members of the International Whaling Commission.
On November 28, 2017 Sea Shepherd televised footage taken by the Australian government of illegal Japanese whale hunting in the Antarctic in 2008.
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Should Japan resume commercial whaling?
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On January 3, 2018, The Economist published a comment by Banyan titled 'Japan withdraws from the treaty that bans hunting whales' which backgrounds the issue essentially from the Japanese perspective. (Please note: The Economist's columnists are published under pseudonyms.)
The full text can be accessed 
On December 31, 2018, ABC News published a comment by Peter Bridgewater, Chair of the IWC from 1995-1998 and adjunct professor at the University of Canberra, titled 'Japan leaving the International Whaling Commission is a disaster, but not for the reasons you think'
The opinion piece outlines some of the adverse consequences of Japan withdrawing from the IWC.
The full text can be accessed at
On December 28, 2018, Radio CBC Canada published a report titled 'Why this conservationist is lauding Japan's return to commercial whaling'. The report gives the views of Paul Watson, the founder and head of the whale conservation organisation, Sea Shepherd.
The full text can be accessed at
On December 27, 2018, Forbes Magazine published an analysis titled 'As Japan Prepares To Restart Commercial Whaling, How Are Whale Populations Holding Up?' The article considers the impact of Japan's decision of whale stocks in its own and in international waters.
The full text can be accessed at
On December 26, 2018, The Guardian published a report titled ' Japan confirms it will quit IWC to resume commercial whaling'. The report details Japan's decision to leave the International Whaling Commission and resume commercial whaling. It gives the Japanese justification and the reactions of a number of other nations and conservation groups.
The full text can be accessed at
On December 26, 2018, BBC News published a report titled ' Japan whale hunting: Commercial whaling to restart in July' The report details Japan's decision to leave the International Whaling Commission and resume commercial whaling. It gives the Japanese justification and the reactions of a number of other nations and conservation groups.
The full text can be accessed at
On December 26, 2018, The Sydney Morning Herald published a report titled '"Extremely disappointed": Australia lashes Japan's decision to restart commercial whaling'. The report details Japan's decision to leave the International Whaling Commission and resume commercial whaling. It gives the Japanese justification and the reactions of a number of other nations and conservation groups.
The full text can be accessed at
On December 26, 2016, The Coffs Coast Advocate published a report titled ' Japan to start whaling again' The report details Japan's decision to leave the International Whaling Commission and resume commercial whaling. It gives the Japanese justification and the reactions of a number of other nations and conservation groups.
The full text can be accessed at
On December 26, 2018, the Conservation organisation Sea Shepherd issued a media release titled 'Sea Shepherd Welcomes the End of Whaling in the Southern Ocean' which indicated the group's intention to continue 'to oppose the three remaining pirate whaling nations of Norway, Japan and Iceland'.
The full text can be accessed at
In September, 2018, the Environmental Investigative Agency (EIA) released a report titled 'Commercial whaling: Unsustainable, inhumane, unnecessary'. The report gives detailed arguments against whaling, examining pressure on whale numbers, the inevitable cruelty of the practice and the lack of demand for whale meat as a food source.
The full text can be accessed at
On June 22, 2016, Frontiers in Marine Science published a comment by Andrew Butterworth, Reader in Animal Science and Policy at the University of Bristol titled ' What Drives Japanese Whaling Policy?' which presents some of the factors contributing to the continuation of whaling by Japan.
The full text can be accessed at
On March 25, 2016, BBC News published an analysis titled 'Japanese whaling: why the hunts go on' which presents some of the factors contributing to the continuation of whaling by Japan.
The full text can be accessed at
On January 27, 2016, National Geographic published an analysis and comment titled 'Why Whaling Persists in Japan, Despite International Pressure' which examines the cultural and other factors which have contributed to the continuation of whaling in Japan.
The full text can be accessed at
On December 9, 2015, The Conversation published a comment by Justin Rose, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Law, University of the South Pacific and Adjunct Fellow, Australian Centre for Agriculture and Law, University of New England, titled 'A necessary harvest: it's time to allow Japan to kill whales'. The opinion piece argues that those countries using the International Whaling Commission to effectively place a permanent moratorium on whaling are subverting the purpose for which the Commission was established.
The full text can be accessed at
On January 7, 2014, ABC News televised a comment and analysis by Donald Rothwell, Professor of International Law at the ANU College of Law, Australian National University. titled 'A lot more is at stake than just whaling' which considers the diplomatic consequences of the Japanese-Australian dispute within the IWC.
The full text can be accessed at
On February 19, 2012, The Conversation published an opinion piece by Stephen Wearing, Associate Professor, Management, University of Technology Sydney, titled 'Watching whales makes more economic sense than hunting them' which argues the economic advantages of whale watching.
The full text can be accessed at
In June, 2011, the University of Tasmania published a doctoral thesis under taken at the School of Geography and Environmental Studies by Tanya Julia Bowett. The thesis is titled 'Culture, Politics & Japanese Whaling' It gives a very detailed account of the cultural and political factors determining Japan's policy regarding whaling.
The 294-page text can be accessed at
In September, 2000, Japan Australia News published a comment by Shigeko Misaki, Adviser to Japan Whaling Association, titled 'Media Wars on Whales and Whaling' which strongly argues the Japanese case in favour of whaling and argues that the Japanese position is not fairly treated in the media.
An edited version of the text can be accessed at
In 1993 the Japanese Institute of Cetacean Research, the body which overseas whaling in Japan, published a comment by Shigeko Misaki, Adviser to Japan Whaling Association, titled ' Japanese World-View on Whales and Whaling' which is an attempt to explain the Japanese perspective on whales and the manner in which they should be used as a food source.
The full text can be accessed at
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