Hi Japan - this is not a disrespectful question ....?

Question

I was just wondering what the Japanese public think about the whaling industry in Japan.

Thanks for your answers

Stelze - this is not a rhetorical question or posed to bring on feelings of guilt - what a weird response???

Menfinbof - no, it is completely disimilar

Mefinbof - I'm not talking about hte consumption of whales - I'm talking about whaling for scientif research purposes........ah crap, why do I bother

Thank you Michinoku - finally a response with some substance

AnSID - no sh!t - but I have a particular interest in the Japanese whaling industry.

Answer 1

OK mothers here is how it is

The Japanese should just put their cards on the table and say nah we lied we have learnt f#ck all scientifically from whaling we just thought we would harvest a few dozen each year and sell their meat off to the highest bidder.

Yes it tastes fricking fantastic and we don't care what all you westerners think, we are bigger than trying to save a dying species we just want to eat it to extinction, because it tastes fricking fantastic.

But of course the Japanese being the culture they are will continue to say it is scientific whaling- so here is my challenge produce some details of what "scientifically" they are trying to learn from the dead whales? More over what they have learnt already.

And for all you @sses who criticised this q, you can go to hell, once you get down off your high horse, I think you will find what lady r, was trying to glean was if the Japanese people themselves supported the "scientific" whaling process or they were more inclined to protecting this wonder of the sea.

Now goodbye and good fricking luck!

after thought: perhaps i used fricking to much- my appologies

Answer 2

I personally seldom eat meat. But I don't think it's bad to eat animal's meat unless it goes extinct.

Nowadays many younger generations don't like eating whale meat because they used not to eat it when they were kids. Therefore, many of them don't think it's a matter.

There were some places that were famous for whale meat. They became desolate towns after it came to be banned to get whales. People living there want the whaling industry to prosper again.

Some elderly people like whale meat. They may be eager to eat it.

Answer 3

I live in Japan, but I'm not Japanese. It's my impression that whale meat used to be "poor people's food" and it used to be very cheap. Now, it's not widely available, and costs a fortune when it is. It's kind of a cause food now -- a person might eat whale meat to show they won't be pushed around by hypocritical foreigners.

I dunno. I had whale meat in Alaska, and thought it was very much like ikka (squid). But not as tasty. I think it's either an acquired taste, or a potent symbol of a food, because I don't think it would turn too many people on in a blind taste-test.

Answer 4

I agree that its part of the culture, actually most people I asked about this don't like it, or it was part of their school dinners when they young and not a great memory, I have heard it is starting to make a bit of a come back, one thing that shocked me recently which isnt as well publicised is the culling of dolphins for food, again it may be cultural, but the way it is carried out is.....well I will let you judge
http://thejapaneseeye.blogspot.com/search/label/Dolphins

Answer 5

Whaling industry has existed in many countries of the world including the west. So everybody will have an opinion about it. Why ask it to japanese in such a manner like it being a cultural thing of theirs only?

Answer 6

A lot of Japanese are resentful of being told how to live by westerners. The more strident the anti-whaling protests get, the more determined they are that whaling proceed. The actual culinary qualities of whale are irrelevant, since most Japanese people can live without it. However a lot of folks notice that Japanese whaling is under a lot more pressure than whaling in other countries, like the US, Canada, Norway or the Faeroe Islands. Some people interpret that as racism.

Actually Japanese research whaling is done under the auspices of the IWC within their assigned quotas. The protesters need to take up that issue with the IWC if they object to research whaling. Canada allows native whaling but does not recognize the IWC, so if anything it's the Japanese that are actually following the rules when it comes to whaling. IMO the MSDF should escort the Japanese whaling fleet and sink any vessel that interferes with it's operations.

Answer 7

woah! I just checked out that dolphin link from ichiban that is sick I cant believe people do that

Answer 8

honey , its a culture stuff. its like asking a french y eat a snail , or a korean y eat a dog.

Answer 9

i was just wondering if you were posting this question to make them feel guilty about it.
how very rhetorical.

Answer 10

but