Iceland, determined to become a full member again of the International Whaling Commission (IWC), said on the weekend it would refuse to agree to a commercial whaling ban even if it rejoined the group. Full Story: http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsst

A rush of new members may shift the balance of power towards whaling at the International Whaling Commission’s (IWC) annual meeting starting in Japan on Monday, anti-whaling activists said. Full Story: http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/new

Pro-whaling Japanese lawmakers gathered yesterday to dine on whale, but the event was strictly for domestic consumption. Full Story: http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/15899/story.htm

Crowds of Japanese keen to see the resumption of commercial whaling marched through Tokyo yesterday as lawmakers munched on whale meat to tout Japan’s view that eating the delicacy is a cherished cultural tradition. Full Story: http://www.planetark.

A group of member countries of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) yesterday urged Japan not to expand its whaling programme, underscoring the stiff opposition to Japanese attempts to end the whaling ban. Full Story: http://www.planetark.org/

The International Whaling Commission is to discuss Japan’s alleged manipulation of whale catches. The closed-door science committee has received a report on Japan’s suspected underreporting of its coastal whale catches in the 1960s and 1970s. Full St

New Zealand yesterday outlined a new push for a whale sanctuary in the vast South Pacific Ocean, only two days ahead of the visit of the leader of Japan, its biggest pro-whaling opponent. Full Story: http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsi

First came the hamburger. Now, from Japan, the whaleburger. Full Story: http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/15679/story.htm

An international whaling meeting kicked off yesterday in a gritty fishing port in southern Japan, with the hosts hoping to win backing in their controversial quest for a resumption of commercial whaling. Full Story: http://www.planetark.org/dailynews

Yoshinori Shoji is a whaler, as his father and grandfather were before him, but his boat is now one of just a handful still working in Japan. Full Story: http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/15639/story.htm