2024

2024.10.07 Completion of the 2024 IWC/Japan Joint Cetacean Sighting Survey Cruise in the North Pacific - IWC-POWER

2024.08.01 2024 IWC/Japan Joint Cetacean Sighting Survey Cruise in the North Pacific - Departure of the IWC-POWER research vessel

2024.03.15 Completion of Japanese Abundance and Stock-structure Surveys in the Antarctic (JASS-A) 2023/2024 Research Cruise

2024.03.06 Chiba cetacean stranding event - Field research conducted on February 15, 2024 (Y23-010) (in Japanese)

2023

2023.12.08 2023/2024 Japanese Abundance and Stock-structure Surveys in the Antarctic (JASS-A) - Departure of Research Vessels

2023.10.24 Hokkaido cetacean stranding event - Field research conducted on October 13, 2023 (Y23-004) (in Japanese)

2023.10.03 Completion of the 2023 IWC/Japan Joint Cetacean Sighting Survey Cruise in the North Pacific - IWC-POWER

2023.07.26 2023 IWC/Japan Joint Cetacean Sighting Survey Cruise in the North Pacific - Departure of the IWC-POWER research vessel

2023.06.29 Hokkaido cetacean stranding event - Field research conducted on June 12, 2023 (Y23-003) (in Japanese)

2023.06.22 Hokkaido cetacean stranding event - Field research conducted on May 24, 2023 (Y23-002) (in Japanese)

2023.06.20 Development of a small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for aerial cetacean research using innovative technology - ICR's participating in Japan Drone 2023 Expo

2023.05.12 Chiba cetacean stranding event - Field research conducted on April 14, 2023 (Y23-001) (in Japanese)

2023.03.13 Completion of Japanese Abundance and Stock-structure Surveys in the Antarctic (JASS-A) 2022/2023 Research Cruise

2023.01.12 Ibaraki cetacean stranding event - Field research conducted on December 15, 2022 (Y22-009) (in Japanese)

2022

2022.12.05 2022/2023 Japanese Abundance and Stock-structure Surveys in the Antarctic (JASS-A) - Departure of Research Vessels

2022.11.01 Oita cetacean stranding event - Field research conducted on October 10, 2022 (Y22-008) (in Japanese)

2022.10.18 Hokkaido cetacean stranding event - Field research conducted on September 23, 2022 (Y22-007) (in Japanese)

2022.09.30 Completion of the 2022 IWC/Japan Joint Cetacean Sighting Survey Cruise in the North Pacific - IWC POWER

2022.08.17 Hokkaido cetacean stranding event - Field research conducted on July 6, 2022 (Y22-006) (in Japanese)

2022.07.29 2022 IWC/Japan Joint Cetacean Sighting Survey Cruise in the North Pacific - Departure of the IWC-POWER research vessel

2022.07.14 Ehime cetacean stranding event - Field research conducted on July 1, 2022 (Y22-005) (in Japanese)

2022.06.23 Hokkaido cetacean stranding event - Field research conducted on June 17, 2022 (Y22-004) (in Japanese)

2022.06.23 Yamaguchi cetacean stranding event - Field research conducted on June 14, 2022 (Y22-003) (in Japanese)

2022.05.02 Nagasaki cetacean stranding event - Field research conducted on April 28, 2022 (Y22-002) (in Japanese)

2022.04.22 Shizuoka cetacean stranding event - Field research conducted on April 14, 2022 (Y22-001) (in Japanese)

2022.04.05 Kochi cetacean stranding event - Field research conducted on March 8, 2022 (Y21-012) (in Japanese)

2022.03.28 Achievement of 104 km long-range autonomous flight over the ocean by the small unmanned aerial vehicle (VTOL-UAV) ASUKA

2022.03.21 Completion of Japanese Abundance and Stock-structure Surveys in the Antarctic (JASS-A) 2021/2022 Research Cruise

2022.01.27 Fukui cetacean stranding event - Field research conducted on January 19, 2022 (Y21-011) (in Japanese)

2022.01.13 Aichi cetacean stranding event - Field research conducted on December 22, 2021 (Y21-010) (in Japanese)

2021

2021.12.03 2021/2022 Japanese Abundance and Stock-structure Surveys in the Antarctic (JASS-A) - Departure of Research Vessel

2021.11.26 Hokkaido cetacean stranding event - Field research conducted on November 6, 2021 (Y21-009) (in Japanese)

2021.10.20 Aomori cetacean stranding event - Field research conducted on October 5, 2021 (Y21-008) (in Japanese)

2021.10.08 Hokkaido cetacean stranding event - Field research conducted on September 17, 2021 (Y21-007) (in Japanese)

2021.10.08 Kanagawa cetacean stranding event - Field research conducted on September 14, 2021 (Y21-006) (in Japanese)

2021.09.30 Completion of the 2021 IWC/Japan Joint Cetacean Sighting Survey Cruise in the North Pacific - IWC POWER

2021.09.15 Wakayama cetacean stranding event - Field research conducted on August 28, 2021 (Y21-005) (in Japanese)

2021.09.09 Chiba cetacean stranding event - Field research conducted on August 17, 2021 (Y21-004) (in Japanese)

2021.08.27 Hokkaido cetacean stranding event - Field research conducted on August 3, 2021 (Y21-003) (in Japanese)

2021.08.27 Wakayama Prefecture cetacean stranding event - Field research conducted on July 19, 2021 (Y21-002) (in Japanese)

2021.08.27 Osaka Prefecture cetacean stranding event - Field research conducted on July 17, 2021 (Y21-001) (in Japanese)

2021.07.29 2021 IWC/Japan Joint Cetacean Sighting Survey Cruise in the North Pacific - Departure of the IWC-POWER research vessel

2021.06.04 Efforts to develop new whale research methods using small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) - ICR's participating in Japan Drone 2021 Expo

2021.03.22 Completion of Japanese Abundance and Stock-structure Surveys in the Antarctic (JASS-A) 2020/2021 Research Cruise

2020

2020.12.04 2020/2021 Japanese Abundance and Stock-structure Surveys in the Antarctic (JASS-A) - Departure of Research Vessel

2020.09.24 Completion of the 2020 IWC/Japan Joint Cetacean Sighting Survey Cruise in the North Pacific - IWC POWER

2020.09.24 2020 Dedicated Cetacean Sighting Survey in the western North Pacific - Research vessels return to port

2020.07.31 2020 Whale Resources Survey in the western North Pacific - Departure of research vessels

2020.07.10 2020 IWC/Japan Joint Cetacean Sighting Survey Cruise in the North Pacific - Departure of the IWC-POWER research vessel

2020.03.19 Completion of the 2019/2020 JASS-A Japanese Abundance and Stock-structure Surveys in the Antarctic (in Japanese)

2019

2019.12.02 2019/2020 JASS-A Japanese Abundance and Stock-structure Surveys in the Antarctic (in Japanese)

2019.09.27 Completion of the 2019 IWC/Japan Joint Cetacean Sighting Survey Cruise in the North Pacific - IWC-POWER (in Japanese)

2019.07.05 2019 IWC/Japan Joint Cetacean Sighting Survey Cruise in the North Pacific - IWC-POWER (in Japanese)

2019.06.26 2019 NEWREP-NP Offshore Sighting Survey Cruise vessels return to port (in Japanese)

2019.05.10 2019 NEWREP-NP Offshore Sighting Survey Cruise vessels depart (in Japanese)

2019.03.31 2018/2019 NEWREP-A whale research vessels return to port (in Japanese)

2019.01.25 New consignment of research by-products (in Japanese)

2018

2018.11.12 2018/2019 NEWREP-A whale research vessels depart (in Japanese)

2018.09.25 Completion of the 2018 IWC/Japan Joint Cetacean Sighting Survey Cruise in the North Pacific - IWC-POWER (in Japanese)

2018.09.11 Results of the inspection of radioactive materials in research byproducts obtained during the 2018 offshore component of NEWREP-NP research (in Japanese)

2018.08.22 2018 NEWREP-NP Offshore Cruise research vessels return to port (in Japanese)

2018.07.03 2018 IWC/Japan Joint Cetacean Sighting Survey Cruise in the North Pacific - IWC-POWER (in Japanese)

2018.05.17 2018 NEWREP-NP Offshore Cruise research vessels depart (in Japanese)

2018.03.31 2017/2018 NEWREP-A whale research vessels return to port (in Japanese)

2017

2017.11.09 2017/2018 NEWREP-A whale research vessels depart (in Japanese)

2017.10.17 Results of the inspection of radioactive materials in research byproducts obtained during the 2017 offshore component of NEWREP-NP research (in Japanese)

2017.09.26 2017 NEWREP-NP Offshore Cruise research vessels return to port (in Japanese)

2017.09.25 Completion of the 2017 IWC/Japan Joint Cetacean Sighting Survey Cruise in the North Pacific - IWC-POWER

2017.07.03 2017 IWC/Japan Joint Cetacean Sighting Survey Cruise in the North Pacific - IWC-POWER

2017.06.14 2017 NEWREP-NP Offshore Cruise research vessels depart (in Japanese)

2017.03.31 NEWREP-A whale research vessels return to port (in Japanese)

2016

2016.11.18 2016/2017 NEWREP-A whale research vessels depart (in Japanese)

2016.09.01 Results of the inspection of radioactive materials in research byproducts obtained during the 2016 offshore component of JARPN II research (in Japanese)

2016.08.30 Completion of the 2016 IWC/Japan Joint Cetacean Sighting Survey Cruise in the North Pacific - IWC-POWER

2016.08.23 Settlement Agreed in Legal Action Against Sea Shepherd

2016.07.25 2016 JARPN II Offshore Cruise research vessels return to port (in Japanese)

2016.07.01 2016 IWC/Japan Joint Cetacean Sighting Survey Cruise in the North Pacific - IWC-POWER

2016.05.12 2016 JARPN II Offshore Cruise research vessels depart (in Japanese)

2016.03.24 NEWREP-A whale research vessels return to port (in Japanese)

2015

2015.08.31 Completion of the 2015 IWC/Japan Joint Cetacean Sighting Survey Cruise in the North Pacific - IWC-POWER

2015.08.28 Results of the inspection of radioactive materials in research byproducts obtained during the 2015 offshore component of JARPN II research (in Japanese)

2015.08.24 2015 JARPN II Offshore Cruise research vessels return to port (in Japanese)

2015.07.02 2015 IWC/Japan Joint Cetacean Sighting Survey Cruise in the North Pacific - IWC-POWER

2015.06.09 Institute of Cetacean Research and Kyodo Senpaku to Receive $2.55 Million from Sea Shepherd for Unlawful Attack

2015.06.09 2015 JARPN II Offshore Cruise research vessels depart (in Japanese)

2015.03.27 2014/2015 non-lethal Antarctic whale research vessels return to port (in Japanese)

2015.01.09 Non-Lethal Research in the Antarctic Ocean (Japan's effort for the sustainable use of whales is lawful and consistent with the ICJ Judgment)

2015.01.06 Japan undertakes Non-lethal Antarctic Whale Research

2014

2014.12.22 Ninth Circuit Decision on Contempt Welcomed

2014.09.01 Completion of the 2014 IWC/Japan Joint Cetacean Sighting Survey Cruise in the North Pacific - IWC-POWER

2014.08.12 About some content of the "Koori no umi - Yureru Chosa Hogei" documentary televised recently (in Japanese)

2014.08.08 Results of the inspection of radioactive materials in research byproducts obtained during the 2014 offshore component of JARPN II research (in Japanese)

2014.07.29 2014 JARPN II Offshore Cruise research vessels return to port (in Japanese)

2014.07.02 2014 IWC/Japan Joint Cetacean Sighting Survey Cruise in the North Pacific- IWC-POWER

2014.05.16 2014 JARPN II Offshore Cruise research vessels depart (in Japanese)

2014.04.08 Harassment to the 2013/2014 JARPA II research vessels by the Sea Shepherd antiwhaling group (in Japanese)

2014.04.08 2013/2014 JARPAII whale research vessels return to port (in Japanese)

2014.03.03 Harassment/Sabotage by Sea Shepherd vessel Bob Barker

2014.02.24 Harassment/Sabotage by Sea Shepherd vessel Bob Barker

2014.02.02 Harassment/Sabotage by Sea Shepherd vessels Steve Irwin and Bob Barker

2013

2013.11.14 Results of the inspection of radioactive materials in research byproducts obtained during the 2013 offshore component of JARPN II research (in Japanese)

2013.10.15 2013 JARPN II Offshore Cruise research vessels return to port (in Japanese)

2013.09.12 Completion of the 2013 IWC/Japan Joint Cetacean Sighting Survey Cruise in the North Pacific - IWC-POWER

2013.07.25 2013 JARPN II Offshore Cruise research vessels depart (in Japanese)

2013.07.12 2013 IWC/Japan Joint Cetacean Sighting Survey Cruise in the North Pacific- IWC-POWER

2013.04.05 Harassment to the 2012/2013 JARPA II research vessels by the Sea Shepherd antiwhaling group (in Japanese)

2013.04.05 2012/2013 JARPAII whale research vessels return to port (in Japanese)

2013.02.27 The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals finds in favor of Japanese researchers, affirms Sea Shepherd "PIRATES"

2013.02.26 Sea Shepherd new attempt to sabotage research vessels

2013.02.25 Sea Shepherd vessels sabotage Nisshin Maru refueling again provoking collisions

2013.02.20 Sea Shepherd vessels sabotage Nisshin Maru refueling and provoke collisions

2013.02.15 Sea Shepherd Bob Barker attempts to sabotage Japanese research vessel Nisshin Maru and Yushin Maru No.2

2013.02.12 Institute of Cetacean Research and Kyodo Senpaku File Motion for Contempt in Lawsuit with Sea Shepherd

2012

2012.12.18 The U.S. Appeals Court Order enjoins the Sea Shepherd from physical attacks

2012.10.26 Results of the inspection of radioactive materials in research byproducts obtained during the 2012 offshore component of JARPN II research (in Japanese)

2012.09.10 Completion of the 2012 IWC/Japan Joint Cetacean Sighting Survey Cruise in the North Pacific - IWC-POWER

2012.08.10 2012 JARPN II Offshore Cruise research vessels return to port (in Japanese)

2012.07.13 2012 IWC/Japan Joint Cetacean Sighting Survey Cruise in the North Pacific - IWC-POWER (in Japanese)

2012.07.06 Whale Research Body Welcomes New Abundance Estimate for Antarctic Minke Whales

2012.05.15 2012 JARPN II Offshore Cruise research vessels depart (in Japanese)

2012.04.11 Appeal Filed in Legal Action against Sea Shepherd

2012.03.31 Harassment to the 2011/2012 JARPA II research vessels by the Sea Shepherd antiwhaling group (in Japanese)

2012.03.31 2011/2012 JARPAII whale research vessels return to port (in Japanese)

2012.03.06 Bob Barker activists attack Japanese research vessels Yushin Maru No. 2 and Yushin Maru No. 3

2012.02.22 Steve Irwin activists attack Japanese research vessel Yushin Maru No. 3

2012.02.17 Joint Statement on Court ruling by the U.S. District Court

2012.02.15 Steve Irwin activists attack Japanese research vessel Yushin Maru No. 3

2012.02.12 Steve Irwin activists attack Japanese research vessel Yushin Maru No. 2

2012.02.11 Steve Irwin activists attack Japanese research vessel Yushin Maru No. 2

2012.01.21 Steve Irwin activists attack Japanese research vessel Yushin Maru No. 2

2012.01.18 Steve Irwin activists attempt to sabotage Japanese research vessel Yushin Maru No. 2

2012.01.11 Steve Irwin activists attempt to sabotage Japanese research vessel Yushin Maru No. 2

2012.01.06 Bob Barker activists attempt to sabotage Japanese research vessel Yushin Maru No. 3

2012.01.05 Bob Barker activists attempt to sabotage Japanese research vessel Yushin Maru No. 3

2011

2011.12.09 Safety at Sea lawsuit against SSCS and Paul Watson

2011.10.27 2011 JARPN II whale research byproducts on sale (in Japanese)

2011.10.14 Completion of the 2011 IWC/Japan Joint Cetacean Sighting Survey Cruise in the North Pacific - IWC-POWER

2011.10.12 2011 JARPN II whale research byproduct samples presentation event (by invitation) (in Japanese)

2011.09.22 Results of the inspection of radioactive materials in research byproducts obtained during the 2011 offshore component of JARPN II research (in Japanese)

2011.09.15 2011 JARPN II Offshore Cruise research vessels return to port (in Japanese)

2011.07.24 Live relay webcast of the 53th IWC meeting (in Japanese)

2011.07.08 IWC/Japan Joint Cetacean Sighting Survey Cruise in the North Pacific - IWC-POWER

2011.06.10 2011 JARPN II Offshore Cruise research vessels depart (in Japanese)

2011.05.17 Preliminary report on the damage to ICR cetacean specimens and samples resulting from the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami (in Japanese)

2011.04.15 Byproducts of 2010/2011 Antarctic whale research on sale (in Japanese)

2011.03.21 2010/2011 JARPAII whale research vessels return to port (in Japanese)

2011.03.21 Harassment to the 2010/2011 JARPA II research vessels by the Sea Shepherd antiwhaling group (in Japanese)

2011.02.18 JARPA II research vessels to return home

2011.02.09 Gojira attempts to sabotage the Nisshin Maru

2011.02.04 Bob Barker, Gojira activists sabotage Japanese research vessel Yushin Maru No. 3 even after sending a mayday signal

2011.02.03 Bob Barker and Gojira activists attack Japanese research vessel Yushin Maru No. 3

2011.01.30 Bob Barker activists attack Japanese research vessel Yushin Maru No. 3

2011.01.09 Bob Barker activists attack Japanese research vessel Yushin Maru No. 2

2011.01.06 Steve Irwin attacks Japanese ship Yushin Maru No. 2

2011.01.05 Japanese ship Yushin Maru No. 2 attacked by antiwhaling trimaran

2011.01.01 Antiwhaling activists attack Japanese ship Yushin Maru No. 3

2010

2010.10.07 2010 JARPN II whale research byproducts on sale (in Japanese)

2010.08.20 2010 JARPN II Offshore Cruise research vessels return to port (in Japanese)

2010.07.07 Joint Statement on conviction of Peter Bethune

2010.06.21 62th IWC Annual Meeting live internet webcast

2010.06.08 2010 JARPN II Offshore Cruise research vessels depart (in Japanese)

2010.05.14 Harassment to the 2009/2010 JARPA II research vessels by the Sea Shepherd antiwhaling group (in Japanese)

2010.04.14 Byproducts of 2009/2010 Antarctic whale research on sale (in Japanese)

2010.04.12 2009/2010 JARPAII whale research vessels return to port (in Japanese)

2010.02.25 Flagless ship attacks Yushin Maru No. 3

2010.02.21 Flagless ship attacking with illegal weapon

2010.02.18 Japanese ship attacked third time in 24 hours

2010.02.17 Dutch ship engages in desperado attack

2010.02.17 Dutch ship repeats foolhardy actions

2010.02.16 Netherlands ship attacking one more time

2010.02.15 NZ activist in custody aboard Shonan Maru No. 2

2010.02.15 Activist illegally boards Shonan Maru No. 2

2010.02.14 Animal Planet compels whale saving delusion

2010.02.13 Dutch ship pirates still short of Animal Planet reel quota

2010.02.12 Three Japanese sailors injured by Dutch ship piracy

2010.02.09 Dutch and Togolese ship harassing the Nisshin Maru

2010.02.08 Netherlands ship harassing the Nisshin Maru

2010.02.06 Antiwhaling ship Bob Barker rams the Yushin Maru No. 3

2010.02.06 Antiwhaling ship Bob Barker attacks the Nisshin Maru

2010.01.15 Sixty-year-old Bob Barker attacks Japanese ship Shonan Maru No. 2

2010.01.08 New Zealand watercraft left drifting in Antarctic

2010.01.06 New Zealand watercraft collides with the Shonan Maru No. 2

2010.01.06 New Zealand watercraft attacks the Nisshin Maru

2009

2009.12.23 New Zealand watercraft attacks Japanese ship Shonan Maru No. 2

2009.12.22 Dutch vessel attacks again Japanese ship Shonan Maru No. 2

2009.12.17 Dutch vessel attacks Japanese ship Shonan Maru No. 2

2009.11.02 2009 JARPN II Offshore Cruise whale research byproducts on sale (in Japanese)

2009.07.28 2009 JARPN II Offshore Cruise research vessels return to port (in Japanese)

2009.07.01 Byproducts of 2008/2009 Antarctic whale research on sale (in Japanese)

2009.06.12 61a Reunión de la Comisión Ballenera Internacional: Transmisión en vivo por internet (En español)

2009.06.12 61ème Réunion annuelle de la Commission baleinière internationale : Difussion en direct sur l'internet (En français)

2009.06.12 61th IWC Annual Meeting live internet webcast

2009.05.09 2009 JARPN II Offshore Cruise research vessels depart (in Japanese)

2009.04.14 Harassment to the 2008/2009 JARPA II research vessels by the Sea Shepherd antiwhaling group (in Japanese)

2009.04.13 2008/2009 JARPA II whale research vessels return to port (in Japanese)

2009.02.06 Video shows violence of Dutch vessel

2009.02.06 Dutch vessel rams Japanese research ship

2009.02.06 Sea Shepherd commits further criminal acts at sea

2009.01.07 Sea Shepherd disrupts vessels engaged in missing sailor search

2009.01.05 Sailor overboard accident

2008

2008.12.26 Sea Shepherd attacks whale research vessel

2008.11.06 Animal Planet deceives its audience with Whale Wars

2008.10.29 Animal Planet collaborated with ecoterrorists

2008.10.28 2008 JARPN II Offshore Cruise whale research byproducts on sale (in Japanese)

2008.09.05 Media Briefing Note: Decline in energy storage in the Antarctic minke whale

2008.08.22 2008 JARPN II Offshore Cruise research vessels return to port (in Japanese)

2008.07.18 Submission of whale meat issue report (in Japanese)

2008.06.26 Acciones decisivas requeridas para proteger marinos (En español)

2008.06.26 Decisive action required to protect seafarers

2008.06.24 Byproducts of 2007/2008 Antarctic whale research on sale (in Japanese)

2008.06.13 60th IWC Annual Meeting live internet webcast

2008.06.06 2008 JARPN II Offshore Cruise research vessels depart (in Japanese)

2008.05.22 Outcome of the 2008 JARPN II Coastal cruise off Sanriku (in Japanese)

2008.04.14 2007/2008 JARPA II whale research vessels return to port (in Japanese)

2008.04.14 Harassment to the 2007/2008 JARPA II research vessels by the Sea Shepherd antiwhaling group (in Japanese)

2008.03.09 Sea Shepherd criticized by Whaling Commission

2008.03.07 Sea Shepherd escalating violent attacks

2008.03.03 Sea Shepherd attacks Japan's research vessels

2008.02.07 Australian Customs photos mislead the public

2008.01.31 Japan pursuing original research plan in Southern Ocean

2008.01.22 Greenpeace once again risks lives with its publicity stunts

2008.01.18 Sea Shepherd intruders transferred to Oceanic Viking

2008.01.17 Release of Sea Shepherd intruders

2008.01.15 Sea Shepherd activists in custody

2007

2007.11.28 Journalists and editors misinforming the public − Again

2007.11.17 2007 JARPA II whale research vessels depart (in Japanese)

2007.11.14 Australian scientists miss the point − Again

2007.10.18 2007 JARPN II Offshore Cruise whale research byproducts on sale (in Japanese)

2007.08.17 2007 JARPN II Offshore Cruise research vessels return to port (in Japanese)

2007.08.10 Nisshin Maru resumes research (in Japanese)

2007.08.06 Nisshin Maru crew suffers fatal accident (in Japanese)

2007.07.25 Humane Society demonstrates ignorance

2007.06.01 Outcome of the 2007 JARPN II Coastal cruise off Sanriku (in Japanese)

2007.05.31 Byproducts of 2006/2007 Antarctic whale research on sale (in Japanese)

2007.05.14 Live Relay Webcast of the 59th International Whaling Commission Annual Meeting

2007.05.11 2007 JARPN II Offshore Cruise research vessels depart (in Japanese)

2007.03.23 2006/2007 JARPA II whale research vessels return to port (in Japanese)

2007.02.28 Decision made on Nisshin Maru

2007.02.24 Japanese whale research vessel Nisshin Maru in working order

2007.02.17 Update 4: Nisshin Maru fire

2007.02.16 Nisshin Maru facts and photographs

2007.02.16 Update 3: Nisshin Maru fire

2007.02.15 Update 2: Nisshin Maru fire

2007.02.15 Update: Nisshin Maru fire

2007.02.14 Video shows truth about who rammed who

2007.02.12 Research vessel damaged in Sea Shepherd attack

2007.02.10 Sea Shepherd tells Greenpeace where to find Japanese fleet

2007.01.25 Greenpeace misleads with wrong survey data

2007.01.10 Yahoo poll shows more support for whaling in Japan

2006

2006.11.22 Australia's anti-science stance to whaling on show again

2006.11.14 2006/2007 JARPA II whale research vessels depart (in Japanese)

2006.11.13 2006 JARPN II whale research byproducts on sale (in Japanese)

2006.11.08 "Efficacy of balenine-containing whale meat extract on fatigue recovery", an article appearing on Shokuhin to Kaihatsu, Vol. 41 (in Japanese)

2006.08.23 Whales are abundant

2006.08.21 2006 JARPN II Offshore Cruise research vessels return to port (in Japanese)

2006.07.29 Adult female minkes nearly all pregnant

2006.06.08 Byproducts of 2005/2006 Antarctic whale research on sale (in Japanese)

2006.06.06 Internet relay broadcast of the 58th IWC Annual Meeting

2006.05.22 2006 JARPN II Offshore Cruise research vessels depart (in Japanese)

2006.05.11 Dr. Seiji Ohsumi receives the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit (in Japanese)

2006.04.15 Antarctic research program a success

2006.04.15 Australia's whale research

2006.04.13 2005/2006 JARPA II whale research vessels return to port (in Japanese)

2006.03.30 The 5th Summit of Japanese Traditional Whaling Communities (in Japanese)

2006.02.16 Whale meat

2006.01.19 New video shows Greenpeace wrong

2006.01.16 The legality of Japan's Antarctic research

2006.01.15 Greenpeace takes more risks

2006.01.12 Activists try to stop non-lethal research

2006.01.11 Video puts Antarctic collision in new light

2006.01.08 Greenpeace rams Japanese vessel

2006.01.07 New warnings issued to activists

2006.01.05 Japan resumes whale research

2005

2005.12.28 New Zealand's Minister of Conservation misleading the public

2005.11.25 2005 JARPN II whale research byproducts on sale (in Japanese)

2005.11.07 2005/2006 JARPA II whale research vessels depart

2005.08.19 2005 JARPN II Offshore Cruise research vessels return to port (in Japanese)

2005.06.13 Byproducts of 2004/2005 Antarctic whale research on sale (in Japanese)

2005.05.13 2005 JARPN II Offshore Cruise research vessels depart (in Japanese)

2005.03.31 2004/2005 JARPA II whale research vessels return to port

2005.03.31 The 4th Summit of Japanese Traditional Whaling Communities (in Japanese)

2005.01 Fourth Summit of Japanese Traditional Whaling Communities to be held (in Japanese)

2004

2004.11.19 2004 JARPN II whale research byproducts on sale (in Japanese)

2004.11.12 2004/2005 JARPA whale research vessels depart (in Japanese)

2004.07.20 Byproducts of 2003/2004 Antarctic whale research on sale (in Japanese)

2004.06.10 2004 JARPN II Offshore Cruise research vessels depart (in Japanese)

2004.05.20 The 3rd Summit of Japanese Traditional Whaling Communities (in Japanese)

2004.03.29 2003/2004 JARPA whale research vessels return to port (in Japanese)

2003

2003.12 Third Summit of Japanese Traditional Whaling Communities to be held (in Japanese)

2003.11.27 2003 JARPN II whale research byproducts on sale (in Japanese)

2003.11.07 2003/2004 JARPA whale research vessels depart (in Japanese)

2003.10.03 Antenna shop offering processed whale byproducts (in Japanese)

2003.08.13 2003 JARPN II Offshore Cruise research vessels return to port (in Japanese)

2003.07.15 Byproducts of 2002/2003 Antarctic whale research on sale (in Japanese)

2003.05.13 2003 JARPN II Offshore Cruise research vessels depart (in Japanese)

2003.04.03 2002/2003 JARPA whale research vessels return to port (in Japanese)

2003.03.03 Japan welcomes outcome of meeting in world fisheries organization

2003.02.27 Japan tells world fisheries organization that consumption of fish by marine mammals threatens to undermine conservation efforts

2002

2002.12.06 2002 JARPN II whale research byproducts on sale

2002.12.02 Japan responds to Sea Shepherd accusations

2002.11.08 2002/2003 JARPA whale research vessels depart (in Japanese)

2002.09.24 2002 JARPN II Offshore Cruise research vessels return to port (in Japanese)

2002.07.26 Byproducts of 2001/2002 Antarctic whale research on sale

2002.06.29 2002 JARPN II Offshore Cruise research vessels depart (in Japanese)

2002.05.20 Japan's senior whale scientist responds to New York Times advertisement

2002.05.15 Internet relay broadcast of the 54th IWC Annual Meeting

2002.04.04 2001/2002 JARPA whale research vessels return to port (in Japanese)

2002.03.16 Strong support for whaling

2002.03.01 Japan not catching endangered whales

2002.02.28 Criticism of research program is anti-science

2002.02.08 Senior Japanese scientist responds to claims that new techniques make killing whales unnecessary

2002.01.16 Greenpeace Antarctic campaign a failure

2002.01.09 Australian Parliamentary Secretary "misinformed"

2001

2001.12.18 Dr. Ray Gambell, former IWC Secretary pays courtesy call to ICR

2001.12.13 Greenpeace labeled "ecoterrorists"

2001.12.07 Japan's Whale Research Program in the Antarctic

2001.11.19 Antarctic krill resource stable at high level (in Japanese)

2001.11.06 2001/2002 JARPA whale research vessels depart (in Japanese)

2001.09.24 2004 JARPN II Offshore Cruise research vessels return to port (in Japanese)

2001.08.07 2001 JARPN II Offshore Cruise research vessels return to port (in Japanese)

2001.07.27 Members question International Whaling Commission's future and credibility

2001.07.26 "Only science will save the IWC" says Japan

2001.07.26 IWC calls for more research to confirm minke numbers

2001.07.26 IWC investigates interaction between whales and fish

2001.07.25 New Zealand proposes more additions to the Revised Management Scheme - Where's the good faith?

2001.07.24 New Zealand's stance on aid not squeaky clean

2001.07.24 Sanctuary proposals rejected at IWC

2001.04.11 2000/2001 JARPA whale research vessels return to port (in Japanese)

2000

2000.11.17 Japan's Whale Research Program in the Antarctic

2000.11 DNA analysis survey to examine whale meat market (in Japanese)

2000.08.03 Japan responds to criticism of its whale research program

2000.07.29 2000 JARPN II whale research vessels depart (in Japanese)

2000.05.12 Mercury in whale research byproducts (in Japanese)

2000.01.14 Ecoterrorism in the Antarctic (in Japanese)

Estimates of food consumption by whales (in Japanese)

CITES downlisting proposals for whale species (in Japanese)

Dioxin in whale research byproducts (in Japanese)