Whaling Affairs
Statement by Chief Cabinet Secretary (Resumption of commercial whaling)(December 26, 2018)
2023
2022
- Initial allocations of TAC for 2022(PDF : 74KB)
- Revised Allocation of TAC of minke whale for 2022(PDF : 96KB)
- Revision of catch limit and allocation of TAC for minke whale(PDF : 107KB)
- Appendix 1 : Revision of the catch limit for western North Pacific common minke whales calculated in line with the Revised Management Procedure (RMP)(PDF : 2,118KB)
- Appendix 2 : Report of a panel appointed to review a proposed revision of the catch limit for western North Pacific common minke whales(PDF : 298KB)
2021
2020
2019
Resumption of Commercial Whaling- Setting Catch Quotas of large whales for Commercial Whaling(PDF : 170KB)
- Appendix 1 : Catch limits for western North Pacific sei, Bryde’s and common minke whales calculated in line with the IWC’s Revised Management Procedure (RMP)(PDF : 4,042KB)
- Appendix 2 : Report from the group of independent scientists requested to review the proposal from Japanese scientists for catch limits for Japanese commercial whaling(PDF : 234KB)
- Appendix 3 : Comments on the 'Report from the group of independent scientists requested to review the proposal from JRT for catch limits for Japanese commercial whaling'(PDF : 146KB)
- Appendix 1 : Catch limits for western North Pacific sei, Bryde’s and common minke whales calculated in line with the IWC’s Revised Management Procedure (RMP)(PDF : 4,042KB)
Frequently Asked Questions(PDF : 137KB)
The Way Forward of the IWC – “IWC Reform Proposal”(PDF : 3,146KB)
Scientific Progress Reports on Cetacean Research
Large Cetaceans
| Fiscal Year | 2019 (PDF : 217KB) | 2020 (PDF : 240KB) | 2021(PDF : 241KB) |
| 2022 (PDF : 269KB) |
Small Cetaceans
| Fiscal Year | 2000 (PDF : 151KB) | 2001 (PDF : 205KB) | 2002 (PDF : 137KB) |
| 2003 (PDF : 139KB) | 2004 (PDF : 196KB) | 2005 (PDF : 177KB) | |
| 2006 (PDF : 149KB) | 2007 (PDF : 90KB) | 2008 (PDF : 106KB) | |
| 2009 (PDF : 82KB) | 2010 (PDF : 117KB) | 2011 (PDF : 204KB) | |
| 2012 (PDF : 294KB) | 2013 (PDF : 282KB) | 2014 (PDF : 317KB) | |
| 2015 (PDF : 163KB) | 2016 (PDF : 300KB) | 2017 (PDF : 249KB) | |
| 2018 (PDF : 273KB) | 2019 (PDF : 296KB) | 2020(PDF : 262KB) | |
| 2021 (PDF : 270KB) |
Japanese Abundance and Stock-structure Surveys in the Antarctic(JASS-A)
New Scientific Whale Research Program in the western North Pacific(NEWREP-NP)
New Scientific Whale Research Program in the Antarctic Ocean (NEWREP-A)
- Research Plan for New Scientific Whale Research Program in the Antarctic Ocean (NEWREP-A))
- Summary statement regarding outcome of the further work for NEWREP-A agreed at SC 66a
- Implementation of the New Scientific Whale Research Program in the Antarctic Ocean (NEWREP-A)
- Response to the Report of the Expert Panel of the International Whaling Commission’s Scientific Committee (IWC SC) to review the proposal for a New Scientific Whale Research Program in the Antarctic Ocean (NEWREP-A)
- Proposed Research Plan for New Scientific Whale Research Program in the Antarctic Ocean：NEWREP-A
- Outline of the Proposed Plan for the New Scientific Whale Research Program in the Antarctic Ocean.：Provisional Translation
Whale Related Links
Institute of Cetacean ResearchJapan Whaling Association
Others
- "Whales and Whaling" English(PDF : 4,962KB)/French(PDF : 5,182KB)/Spanish(PDF : 4,836KB)
- PRESS RELEASES Related to Whale Issues(In Japanese)
- Policy towards the Future Whale Research Programs Statement by Minister for Agriculture,Forestry and Fisheries,the Government of Japan(PDF : 19KB)
- Sabotage activities by Sea Shepherd against Japan’s scientific whale research vessels
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