MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency

Japanese whaling industry on the brink of collapse: less demand, less subsidies for whale meat

The whaling industry in Japan is on the brink of collapse as young generations tastes have rapidly changed and government subsidies are beginning to shrink. The industry employed thousands of people in the decades immediately after World War II, and sustained entire communities during those difficult economic times, is today losing the government subsidies that has kept it afloat. Read full article