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Japanese whalers bring home 1st commercial catch in 31 years

The Fisheries Agency said the hunts will stay within the country's exclusive economic zone

Japan to resume commercial whaling next year after pulling out of IWC

Leaving the IWC means Japanese whalers will be able to resume hunting in Japanese coastal waters of minke and other whales

Japanese whaling programme slaughtered 122 pregnant minke whales on “barbaric & illegal” hunt

“These are the most gentle of whales and people go to the Great Barrier Reef just to rub noses with these creatures”