Whale Meat on the Gills of Pleth / Toru Yamakawa

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Japanese Essays and Essays : A Group of Men Who Continue to Hunt Whales Even at the Height of Their Lives The Japanese whaling industry has faced many obstacles. Anti-whaling groups have been harassing and harassing the international community. In the late 2000 s, when the Sea Shepherd overstepped the obstruction, the author accompanied a research whaling ship and witnessed the passion and conflict of young sailors. However, the data that the Japanese government accumulated through research whaling was not recognized by the international community. In 2019, the Japanese government withdrew from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and switched to commercial whaling within 200 nautical miles. At the same time, it meant that whaling in the Antarctic Ocean and the Northwest Pacific Ocean, where sailors had struggled in the past, was ended. Dr. Kujira, who died in 2019, lamented the end of whaling in the Antarctic Ocean more than anyone else, and said, "It is exactly' Keigei no Aanyamo'." Keigei means male whales and female whales, and Agei means gills (gills, jaws). They were almost swallowed by whales, but they were saved because they were caught by jaws. How did Japanese whaling continue in such an extreme situation? After about 15 years, the author interviewed again on a whaling ship. Through the younger and middle-ranking whalers and the history of Dr. Kujira, we trace the "path of a comeback" of the whaling industry.