The Aporia · Iceland’s whaling ban plan threatens to leave Japan alone in defending industry

Julian Ryall

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Iceland Icelandic Japan Reykjavik Tokyo

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Japan GPE · 4× Tokyo GPE · 2× Iceland ORG · 1× Icelandic NORP · 1× Norway GPE · 1× Oslo GPE · 1× Reykjavik GPE · 1×

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Iceland’s whaling ban plan threatens to leave Japan alone in defending industry Reykjavik’s move to end hunts increases international pressure on Tokyo as low consumption of whale meat and high subsidies fuel debate The Icelandic government has announced plans to submit a bill early next year to end whaling – a step that would leave Japan and Norway as the world’s only two nations still carrying out commercial hunts.

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🔮 Iceland’s whaling ban plan threatens to leave Japan alone in defending industry Reykjavik’s move to end hunts increases international pressure on Tokyo as low consumption of whale meat and high subsidies fuel debate The Icelandic government has announced plans to submit a bill early next year to end whaling – a step that would leave Japan and Norway as the world’s only two nations still carrying out commercial hunts.

2026-09-15 · South China Morning Post

Iceland’s whaling ban plan threatens to leave Japan alone in defending industry · mixed framing

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that → threaten → hunts

For environmental campaigners, the move has renewed hopes that Japan will no longer be able to justify the annual killing of up to 412 whales. asserted

Japan → renew → whales

Public opinion in Japan has shifted away from support for whaling in recent years, according to surveys. uncertain

opinion → shift → surveys

Animal rights groups say negative publicity and a sense of isolation would intensify if Tokyo and Oslo were left standing alone. asserted

Tokyo → say → isolation

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