a relic of Japan’s whaling tradition, has finally retired after playing a central role in research and commercial operations for more than 30 years. It will be replaced by a modern vessel next ...

Five Japanese whaling vessels have set sail for the country's first commercial hunt in decades, in defiance of international criticism. The whaling ships have ... it says was research purposes.

In this image provided by the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service, an adult and sub-adult Fin whale are dragged aboard the Nisshin Maru, a Japanese whaling vessel, Feb. 6, 2008.

Despite Denmark's recent rejection of Japan’s extradition request for anti-whaling activist Paul Watson, who was apprehended in July based on a 2012 Interpol arrest warrant issued by Tokyo, and ...

launched the 7.5 billion-yen ($49-million) Kangei Maru — a 9,300-ton new ship ... anti-whaling protests have largely subsided after Japan switched from much-criticized Antarctic “research ...

over an encounter with a Japanese whaling research ship in 2010. Watson was accused of obstructing the crew’s official duties by ordering the captain of his own vessel to throw explosives at the ...

launched the 7.5 billion-yen ($49-million) Kangei Maru — a 9,300-ton new ship ... anti-whaling protests have largely subsided after Japan switched from much-criticized Antarctic “research ...