BBC, March 3, 2008
By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News website
Protestors said Japan was buying the votes of countries attendingJapan is looking for new supporters of its pro-whaling stance ahead of a major meeting on the future of the International Whaling Commission (IWC).
A one-day seminar on Monday brought delegates from 12 developing countries, most of them not IWC members, to Tokyo to discuss "sustainable use" of whales. An official told the BBC that Japan hoped these nations would join the IWC. Read more...
Protestors said Japan was buying the votes of countries attendingJapan is looking for new supporters of its pro-whaling stance ahead of a major meeting on the future of the International Whaling Commission (IWC).
A one-day seminar on Monday brought delegates from 12 developing countries, most of them not IWC members, to Tokyo to discuss "sustainable use" of whales. An official told the BBC that Japan hoped these nations would join the IWC. Read more...
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