Japan confirms it will quit IWC to resume commercial whaling

Japan will restart whaling in its waters in July after increasing frustration with International Whaling Commission

Japan is withdrawing from the International Whaling Commission and will resume commercial whaling next year, a government spokesman said Wednesday, in a move expected to spark international criticism.

“We have decided to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission in order to resume commercial whaling in July next year,” top government spokesman Yoshihide Suga told reporters.

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