To those who complain about whales. Japanese whaling is a culture that has been around for about 5000 years. We have a long history with whales and we have not been whaling them to extinction for a long time. And not only the meat, but almost all of it has been used. And in many places in Japan, there are thanksgiving and memorial services for whales. The reason there are fewer whales nowadays is, frankly speaking, the fault of the Western nations. By the 1830s, 60% of the world's whaling was in the US. Oil whale oil, except for the beard, was usually discarded. They continued to catch them until oil was found in Pennsylvania in 1859. It is wrong to forget that past, act as if we did nothing wrong, and complain about countries such as Japan and Norway who have continued constant whaling for a long time.
@vincenttheweeb40204 ай бұрын
They don't have the concept of culture so just let them be.
@carolynallisee24634 ай бұрын
It might be wrong to forget the past, but it is also equally wrong to try to revive a custom that has been dead for some time just because someone wants to make money from it. And that is what is happening in Japan right now. Most young Japanese have never tried whale, so those who want to resume whaling as a viable concern are trying to market it as a delicacy... when there are other sources of protein available. And whilst you lay the blame for the decline in whale populations on the West, doesn't it strike you as strange that the steepest declines occurred long after many nations gave up whaling?
@aoiharu4 ай бұрын
@@carolynallisee2463 I used to and still do eat it. There are areas in Japan that eat whales and areas that do not eat whales, and it is a lie to say that Japan eats very few whales. Those who say they don't eat whales are probably from regions that don't eat whales. Also, there are many species of whales. Japan catches sei whales and minke whales, which are not endangered. On the other hand, don't you know that there are now too many of them (except blue whales) and they are causing problems with damage from sharks and parasites? 70% of the land in Japan is mountainous and not suitable for livestock farming. Instead, we are surrounded by the sea and have marine resources. Japan does not want whales to perish. That is why we set rules and catch them. When we belonged to the IWC, we submitted primary data, but it was the IWC that blamed us without scrutiny. Japan withdrew from the IWC because there was no point in belonging to it. If you want to see the primary documents, you can find them on the website of the Japanese Fisheries Agency.
That's crazy , the marbling and whole appearance made me think it was beef or something
@takaakiyamada54514 ай бұрын
Many Westerners claim that whales are on the brink of extinction. However, they are ignorant about whales and confuse endangered species with abundant whale species. Japan only hunts abundant whale species, and does so within the range of reproduction. It is complete nonsense to say that intelligent whales should not be hunted. For example, the intelligence of cows is almost the same as that of whales. Cows dance happily when they hear music, and can recognize human faces. Only those who have renounced all animal eating have the right to criticize whaling. Westerners who eat beef steaks and claim that Japanese people who eat whales have no morals are some kind of mentally ill.
Soooooo… what’s the closest tasting thing to whale?
@SáreOfAlaska6 ай бұрын
@@Yourtwistedtranssis seriously? ...take a fatty, thick cut of bison, or grass fed beef, and inject it with salmon oil. Then briefly smoke the steak before finishing it as usual. It's not exact, but it's in the wheelhouse of the flavor enough to scratch the itch.
@Yourtwistedtranssis6 ай бұрын
@@SáreOfAlaska thank you! You are the first person to give me a real answer
@hawktalon78902 ай бұрын
@@SáreOfAlaskaSeems quite interesting. Most people don't live close enough to the ocean to eat whale.