A Japanese whaling firm unveiled vending machines offering whale sashimi, whale steak, and whale bacon in Yokohama on Tuesday in hopes of reviving sales of a food long in decline and shunned by many supermarkets. READ:
A CUSTOMER buys whale meat on the opening day of the shop by a Japanese whale-hunting company with vending machines, in Yokohama, Japan, Jan. 24. — REUTERS/ANDRONIKI CHRISTODOULOU
The firm has recently set up two similar outlets in Tokyo, plans to open a fourth in the western city of Osaka next month, and hopes to grow to 100 locations over the next five years. The products on sale mainly contain whale caught in Japan, a company spokesperson said, with prices ranging from 1,000 yen to 3,000 yen .
“Most Japanese people have never ever tried it. So how can it be something you call a nationwide culture if nobody’s really participating in it,” said Katrin Matthes, head of Japan policy for Whale and Dolphin Conservation , a global charity.
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