SHIMONOSEKI, Yamaguchi Prefecture--Raw whale meat fetched 500,000 yen ($3,560) per kilogram at an auction here on Nov. 14, double the previous record of 250,000 yen set in Osaka in October.

WWF, the conservation organization, today warned that an initial toxic analysis on Norwegian Minke whale meat and blubber samples destined for human consumption has shown that these contain some of ...

MINAMI-BOSO, Chiba Prefecture--A soft-serve milk ice cream topped with generous slices of raw whale meat. Anyone? Hanamaru Ichiba, a farmers’ market at roadside rest facility Rosemary Park here ...

Undeterred by declining appetites for whale meat, and unfazed by global opposition to commercial hunts, Japan's whaling industry is doubling down. Earlier this month, a company unveiled a new ...