This article outlines the whaling issue by specifically focusing on the Japanese perspective. The author explains how Japan’s whaling policy was formed based around both the country’s need for whales as a resource and their need to remain a responsible member of the international community. The author writes to an audience that is against Japan’s whaling policy in an attempt to prove that Japan is not purely motivated to whale hunt based on its commercial value. The article begins by outlining the history of whaling in general and then narrows it down to show how Japan’s policy has changed over time. It explains Japan’s use of whales as an irreplaceable resource and how anti-whalers misinform and manipulate the public. The article also explains how international pressures, especially from the United States, have affected Japan’s policy as well and why those pressures are the reason that Japan’s policy is likely to change again. This article is useful to me because it outlines the Japanese perspective from all angles and shows how those who support whaling view anti-whaling groups. Although ultimately I support the anti-whaling groups, this article is a very good outline of the opposing side.
Ackerman, Reuben B. "Japanese Whaling in the Pacific Ocean: Defiance of International Whaling Norms in the Name of Scientific Research, Culture, and Tradition."HeinOnline.org. Web. 31 Oct. 2011. <http://heinonline.org/HOL/Page?handle=hein.journals/bcic25>.
The author of this article takes the position against Japan’s whaling policy based on the policy’s violation of international and environmental laws and regulations. It also defines the United States’ position and how the country is pushing for reform of Japan’s policy. Not only does the author point out all of the violations in Japan’s policy, but it provides possible solutions for reforming it as well. The author believes that the International Whaling Committee has failed in its efforts to enforce any punishment for Japan’s violations and urges the United States to impose trade sanctions until Japan changes its practices. I will use this article to show how Japan has violated whaling regulations as well a resource to base my possible solutions off of. This article further explains the whaling controversy but from the side of anti-whalers. It can also be used to help definite the United States’ involvement in the controversy.
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