A Japanese whaling operator has found a new way to cultivate clientele and bolster sales: whale meat vending machines.
had limited its activities to"scientific whaling" — a long-exploited loophole to continue the country's sale of whale meat.
Kurasawa noted the whaling operator is already asking for additional catches and to expand whaling outside of the designated waters. "As a result, many consumers who want to eat it cannot find or buy whale meat. We launched vending machines at unmanned stores for those people," he said. "I don't think it's good to kill whales meaninglessly. But whale meat is part of Japanese food culture and we can respect the lives of whales by appreciating their meat," Kashiwabara said."I would be happy if I can eat it."
In a show of determination to keep the whaling industry alive in the coming decades, Kyodo Senpaku will construct a 6 billion yen new mother ship for launch next year to replace the aging Nisshin Maru.Whaling is losing support in other whaling nations such as Iceland, where only one whaler remains. Conservationists say whale meat is no longer part of the daily diet in Japan, especially for younger generations.
Annual meat supply had fluctuated in a range of 3,000-5,000 tons, including imports from Norway and Iceland. The amount further fell in 2019 to 2,000 tons, or 20 grams of whale meat per person a year, the Fisheries Agency statistics show.
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