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Alaskan’s Lose Quota Due To USA's Hypocrisy
Thursday, 23 May 2002, 6:55 pm | Government Of Japan
The United States’ hypocritical stance on whaling saw the International Whaling Commission vote today to refuse aboriginal subsistence quota for the Alaskan Inupiat. More >>
False Vote Buying Allegations
Wednesday, 22 May 2002, 4:37 pm | Government Of Japan
Allegations that Japan has “bought votes” at the International Whaling Commission are false and not borne out by the facts,” Japan’s alternate commissioner to the IWC, Masayuki Komatsu, said today. “Just try and find a developing country that doesn’t ... More >>
Lee, Mclay – Whaling Mimics For Greenpeace
Wednesday, 22 May 2002, 9:44 am | Government Of Japan
Conservation Minister Sandra Lee and New Zealand whaling commissioner Jim McLay are merely government mimics for Greenpeace as they continue to give wrong information to the public of New Zealand over their sanctuary proposal. More >>
IWC Ignores Rule Of Law … Again
Tuesday, 21 May 2002, 8:40 am | Government Of Japan
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) has once again ignored the rule of law as anti-whaling members voted to prevent Iceland from the right to vote. More >>
"Axis Of Intolerance" Threatens IWC
Monday, 20 May 2002, 3:01 pm | Government Of Japan
Shimonoseki, Japan, 20 May 2002 An "axis of intolerance" led by the USA, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand is undermining the functioning of the International Whaling Commission (IWC), a group of small island nations and developing countries ... More >>
Minoru Morimoto Commissioner For Japan Opening
Monday, 20 May 2002, 1:48 pm | Government Of Japan
The Government of Japan welcomes IWC participants to Shimonoseki. Organizing Committees, their staffs and many volunteers have worked hard to make your stay here a pleasant one. More >>
The Government of Japan position 54th IWC Meeting
Monday, 20 May 2002, 8:05 am | Government Of Japan
Japan’s primary interest is to bring the work of the International Whaling Commission back to the task mandated by its parent treaty, the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (ICRW). The ICRW defines its purpose as “a convention to ... More >>
Rhetoric On Whale Sanctuary Leaving NZ Isolated
Tuesday, 2 April 2002, 6:02 pm | Government Of Japan
Australia’s plan to re-introduce the twice-failed proposal for a so-called “whale sanctuary” in the South Pacific is outrageous, Japan’s Fisheries Agency said today. More >>
How Can NZ Be Opposed And Not Opposed?
Monday, 5 November 2001, 5:03 pm | Government Of Japan
New Zealand should leave the International Whaling Commission following public statements from its Commissioner, Jim McLay, that New Zealand is “adamantly opposed to commercial whaling, anywhere and at any time[1]”. More >>
“Only science will save the IWC,” says Japan
Saturday, 28 July 2001, 12:07 am | Government Of Japan
Japan today called once again on the IWC to base their work on science and appealed to delegates to leave emotion and personal political agendas at home. Minoru Morimoto, Japan’s Commissioner to the IWC, urged the United Kingdom Fisheries Minister Elliot ... More >>
IWC on interaction between whales and fish
Friday, 27 July 2001, 10:08 am | Government Of Japan
The Commissioners of the International Whaling Commission today unanimously agreed to investigate as a high priority the interaction between whales and fish stocks. This agreement was based on a joint resolution proposed by Japan and the United States. More >>
IWC Calls For More Research To Confirm Minke Nos.
Friday, 27 July 2001, 10:07 am | Government Of Japan
The Chairman of the International Whaling Commission’s Scientific Committee today called for more research to be conducted urgently to confirm the abundance of minke whales in the Southern Ocean. More >>
Opening Statement Of Japans Minoru Morimoto To IWC
Tuesday, 24 July 2001, 9:54 am | Government Of Japan
At the outset, I would like to thank the Government of the United Kingdom for hosting this 53rd Annual Meeting of the International Whaling Commission. More >>
Japan Fisheries Head Not On ABC Radio In Australia
Thursday, 19 July 2001, 8:18 am | Government Of Japan
Masayuki Komatsu of the Government of Japan’s Fisheries Agency and alternate Commissioner to the International Whaling Commission today dismissed accusations of bribery and vote buying on the whaling issue. More >>
NZ Should Leave Whale Sanctuary Proposal At Home
Thursday, 12 July 2001, 8:40 am | Government Of Japan
“The positions of the Governments of Australia and New Zealand are threatening the continued existence of the International Whaling Commission and they will attend the meeting of the Commission’s annual meeting for all the wrong reasons,” says Japan. More >>
Japan's Proposals For Fisheries Meeting Rejected
Monday, 23 April 2001, 2:11 pm | Government Of Japan
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Government of Japan, said today it will not attend the Preparatory Conference for the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific ... More >>
