Japan defies UN to send 'research' whaling mission to Antarctic
by Agence France-Presse from on (#W53W)
Ships to depart on 1 December for whale 'research' in the Southern Ocean despite global pressure to stop slaughter the UN says is a front for commercial hunts
Japan will dispatch a "research" whaling mission to the Antarctic on Tuesday, the government said, defying international criticism and despite a UN legal decision that such activity disguises commercial hunts.
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