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Against the backdrop of a complete ban on fishing by the international community, Japan still insists on preserving its own traditional culture, is this trampling on international rules?
And as an international power, why does Japan choose to ignore international prohibitions and insist on its own ideas?
The whaling justification.
In 1911, cetacean sanctuaries were established internationally to ensure that the world's cetacean resources were not overexploited, which also gave Japan a strong desire to compete for cetacean resources.
After the war, Japan faced a lack of resources and did not have the extra funds to buy replacements, which led Japan to start whaling to make up for its needs.
However, as a result, the world's cetacean resources began to gradually decrease, which also led to the beginning of strict international regulation of whaling, and Japan, as an international power, has always implemented the view that "the mainland is a whaling tradition".
Therefore, Japan has been hunting whaling since ancient times, and in order to commemorate this tradition, Japan has also set up a whaling curriculum in elementary education, so that children can understand the importance of whaling from an early age.
Similarly, the Japanese government is protecting whaling laws, and if Japanese whaling companies want to hunt whaling, they must bypass these regulations in order to complete the whaling mission.
Against this backdrop, Japan has developed a "whaling tradition," which they say is the only way to ensure the livelihood of the Japanese people.
Similarly, due to Japan's fetish, even meat, the Japanese people say that only by eating this sacred animal can they prosper.
Therefore, some people say that this is just a show by the Japanese government, and they are just using the people's will to stimulate the passion for whaling, but the Japanese people can hunt whaling uncontrollably.
The purpose of tying these two things together is to make people suspicious of the government's actions in this war, but the Japanese are blinded by this lie and believe each other's lies.
At the same time, the Japanese also made some fancy arguments about whaling, saying that since ancient times, whaling has been a leisure time for the Japanese, especially when winter comes, which is a good time for whaling, and they will also distribute the cetaceans they catch to make up for the lack of food.
In addition, many whaling tools from ancient times are preserved in museums in Tokyo, which also shows that the Japanese had a tradition of whaling in ancient times.
At the same time, the Japanese government also said that the world's cetacean resources have begun to gradually decline, in order to protect this species, the international restrictions on whaling have begun, which has directly led to some developed countries in the world have improved the habit of eating whales, but this has seriously hurt the Japanese.
Therefore, Japan also insists on fishing in the field of whaling, which also gives Japan a place in this field.
The essence of whaling.
In 2014, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) filed a lawsuit against Japan's whaling practices, which condemned Japan and punished Japan.
However, Japan was not satisfied with the punishment imposed by the International Court of Justice, and directly said that it would not be hindered in any way and would continue to insist on whaling.
At this time, Japan has also been condemned by the international community, and they have expressed disdain for Japan's behavior, and some people have even humiliated their behavior on the Internet, but what is the use of this for Japan?
Japan has also been using these radical words to stir up the hearts of the people, but also because since ancient times, Japan has never participated in any battles, so they have always considered themselves a weak person and oppressed by the international community.
Therefore, under the influence of such psychology, Japan is very firm in its own views, which is why they insist on whaling.
However, even so, the Japanese did not stop whaling, until 2019, Japan resolutely withdrew from the international whaling organization, which also made international relations extremely tense.
Subsequently, Japan announced that it would no longer abide by the rules of international whaling from the beginning of 2020, which also made the international community angry at Japan's behavior.
However, Japan regards this whaling war as a huge international trade war, and the international community has expressed great disdain for their sophistry, saying that Japan's actions are undermining the foundation of the global economy.
However, Japan said that the international ban on whaling actually has little impact on Japan, because Japan's whaling industry has basically stagnated, and even fallen into trouble and no longer attracts attention, so they will "fight back".
In the same way, Japan also reacted to international condemnation, saying that they had been working for international peace, and at the same time promised not to further aggravate international relations, which also changed the international perception of Japan, and finally Japan was accepted by the international community, but Japan did not budge and continued to insist on its own views.