YUZAWA, Japan -- At least once a day, Tsutomu Abe steps outside the traditional inn he runs in the hills of northern Japan.

Japan has said it intends to allow the hunting of endangered fin whales, some of the largest whales in the ocean. This decision comes as the country opens more and more vending machines selling whale ...

STORY: Japan is to start hunting fin whales, in a move certain to face strong opposition from environmentalists. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi on Thursday said the species would be added ...

Hong Kong/Tokyo (CNN) — Wearing a toy whale hat, whale tie and a whale motif shirt, Hideki Tokoro spends much of his days thinking about the world’s largest mammals. But he doesn’t want to protect ...

TOKYO, Nov 17 (Reuters) - The main ship in the whaling fleet of Japan, the world's biggest whaling nation, set out for the Antarctic on Monday for its annual hunt, Greenpeace said, amid criticism from ...

Japan has announced plans to add fin whales — the second-largest animal on Earth — to its list of commercial whaling species, which currently includes Bryde's, sei and minke whales. When you purchase ...