Target: Japanese Minister of the Environment Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi
Goal: Ban commercial whaling in Japan.
Japan announced on December 26, 2018, that it was pulling out of the International Whaling Commission (IWC). Cabinet Chief Secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters at the time that the Japanese Government decided to withdraw from the IWC in order to resume commercial whaling by July of 2019. Commercial whaling has been illegal since 1986, although Japan has ignored this ban several times. The country officially left the IWC on June 30th, and then one day after leaving the commission sent out a fleet of whaling ships. During the year of 2021, Japan intended to hunt 171 minke whales, 187 Bryde’s whales, and 25 sei whales, including several whales found to be pregnant.
This continual, explicitly commercial whaling is repugnant, and aside from international opposition and waning interest, harms these majestic, endangered animals. While Japan hunted whales before leaving the IWC, and whaling has been decreasing in the long term, this is a vile practice that should be eliminated immediately.
Please, sign the petition below to stop harmful whaling.
PETITION LETTER:
Dear Minister Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi,
The continuous commercial whaling committed by Japanese whalers and fishermen is both harmful and repugnant. While it goes against the laws of both the UN’s International Court of Justice and the International Whaling Commission, that is beside the larger point. The most important aim here is to cease the death of these endangered and vital animals. Whales are an important part of the ecosystem, and the act of whaling is no longer commercially viable.
Please, stop this repugnant act and ban whaling in Japan.
Sincerely,
[Your Name Here]
Photo Credit: Erik Christensen
This is such a horrifying act of violence against st these sentient beings.
Lease stop the abhorrent cruelty
Stop animal torture . Factory farming it is.
It is time for government’s around the world to stand up and do something about this. We boycott other countries for far less than this violence against sentient beings. It is disgusting and Japanese people who do not protest this are as much to blame.
I totally agree!!! these evil being’s are murdering our oceans of precious marine life !!!
Agree!!
Boycott!!
Do this to human babies… too many humans on this world
STOP THE TORTURING AND MURDERING OF PRECIOUS MARINE LIFE IN OUR OCEANS !!! THEY ARE HEARTLESS BEING’S !!!!
Japanese Minister of the Environment Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi
STOP YOUR NEED TO KILL GOD’S CREATURE FOR THE SAKE OF GREED. BEYOND GRUESOME AND YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED!!!! HOPE YOU GET YOURS SOON!!!!!!
JAPAN SHOULD BE BOYCOTTED IMMEDIATELY!!!!!!!
Please, stop this repugnant act and ban whaling in Japan.
Disgusting murdering bastards.
Ban whale hunting! With Japan being the impressive nation that it is I am surpised this has been allowed to continue. Don’t let this shameful practice destroy all your nation has built to distinguish itself in today’s world.
ALL Japanese sporting events MUST be banned until this vile murder of these beautiful sentient beings is stopped, forever! This is disgraceful Japan and shows you lot as nothing more than savages!
STOP KILLING WHALES IMMEDIATELY!!! START KILLINGBSTUPID PEOPLE INSTEAD!!!
Enough of the continuous killing of marine life.
Yep time these Far East countries got civilised?
What with dog meat farms and their horrendous cruelty,
Eating animals alive in Japan and Korea, they just can’t think of enough ways to brutalise those who can’t fight back!
Join the civilised world!
Just barbaric. Unnecessary. How is this even legal. How is it legal to do anything to the beautiful creatures of this earth. Human beings are just terrible.
The interest in whale meat in Japan is decreasing constantly as the population is aging! The time has come to stop this unnecessary horrific killing of whales, which are so much needed for our threatened environment. Listen up Japan!
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOUR GUTS SPILLED OUT.!!!!!!!!!
SOMEONE WITH A HEART STOP THIS EVIL!!!!!!!!!
Japanese Minister of the Environment Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi should be replaced with someone who understands the environment and can put an end to whaling.
Boycott all Japanese items.These vile whale killing scumbags definately require extermination!!!!