Whaling has been an aspect of Japanese culture since the 16th century (Takahashi et al. 1989). Japanese have had a hard time dealing with the International Whaling Commission‚ which has banned commercial whale hunting since 1986. Japanese use the whales they hunt for numerous purposes in their culture. Japanese have used whales to make food‚ oil‚ handicrafts‚ and meats. The teeth of whales and their baleen are used to make crafts and traditional bunraku puppets. Whale jaw bones are used to make shamisen
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the Japanese and Norwegian governments. That said‚ the whaling ban does violate national sovereignty. Internationally imposing the ban on whaling prevents nations‚ such as these‚ from taking part in one of their historical cultural practices. It also restricts some towns from their normal source of industry‚ taking with it employment opportunities and sources of tax revenue that could improve the communities. In these cases‚ despite whaling not being ethical nor a responsible practice according to
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The whaling ship Peqoud was a great Whaling ship in its day‚ but that all changed when they encountered the great White Whale. The crew of the Peqoud were mostly experienced seamen but that didn’t help there fate. On that stormy day that the Peqoud and its crew met its fate they were on the hunt...for Moby dick. Captan Ahab was in charge of the Peqoud at this time and he was the man who made the decision to hunt Moby dick. Although the Peqoud was a whaling ship they went after Moby dick purely for
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I believe that whaling is a serious issue in many areas of the world. Some countries believe that it is okay to kill whales for sport‚ but I think that it is wrong‚ because the way they are hunted is cruel‚ we don’t even really use the materials that come from killing them‚ and many of the whales being hunted nowadays are becoming endangered‚ or are close to extinction. Although some people whale hunt as part of a tradition in their beliefs or religion‚ but I think we should still put and end to
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killed; 103 males and 230 females- most of which pregnant. It was claimed they were killed for scientific purposes (Price). This is a big deal because the Japanese do not see any harm in what they are doing. Japan’s whaling
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Exemption for whaling For the exemption for whaling issue‚ you will answer the following: Questions for Discussion: Do you agree with the Norwegian and Japanese position on permitting the hunting of non-endangered species of whales as a cultural exemption? I disagree. To explain why it is enough to recall a lot of traditions that existed for many centuries and were considered very necessary for the existence of some peoples from which they nevertheless had to abandon our time. For example‚ human
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Stop Whale Hunting Stop Whale Hunting IWC (International Whaling Commission) banned the commercial whaling in 1986. The main reason is with the increase of human and hunting technology‚ the speed of catching these whale exceed the sustainable stock of whales. Although IWC had already come out such a clear policy‚ some pro-whaling countries are still doing the whale hunting----for scientific research. Since 1930‚ with the increase of human demand and technology‚ human beings are putting more
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Whale hunting‚ or whaling‚ has been a famed Japanese tradition for numerous years. The industrial whaling the country is known for nowadays was set up just after the Second World War. The Japanese economy ad collapsed and food and resources were scarce. It was no other than General Douglas MacArthur who came up with the idea of commercializing the wale hunt. The method used by the Japanese until that time were out-dated‚ the fishermen still used nets and small harpoons. With two military tankers
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whales‚ 103 males and 230 female. Most females were pregnant‚ and it was claimed for scientific purposes (Price). This is such a large problem because the Japanese are not seeing any harm in what they are doing. Many have fought to say that Japan’s whaling is not for scientific purposes because it is only harming their population.
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should be allowed cultural exemptions it must first be established if the exemption they are seeking are a current necessity or an obsolete practice. In order to come to a conclusion on this‚ I believe it is important to look at the history of the whaling industry in order to understand the reasons why whales were once considered a necessary resource. Whales in the past were primarily harvested for the following resources: · Whale bones and baleen used in tangible goods (e.g. toys‚ buggy
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