Joji Morishita Browse All Authors Top 7 quotes by Joji Morishita Whale eating in a sense is ideal - it's different, it's well-known, and for better or worse, it's very famous, taking advantage of this IWC withdrawal, I think there are business chances that are viable. Joji Morishita environment The alternative ... is to just limit the supply of whale meat to some of the major places in Japan that have a good tradition of whale eating. Joji Morishita environment The solution is that we have to agree to disagree, however, this does not mean that we will take all whales - exactly because we'd like to have sustainable whaling, we'd like to have a healthy whale population. Joji Morishita environment We did our best to try to meet the criteria established by the International Court of Justice and we have decided to implement our research plan, because we are confident that we completed the scientific homework as well as ... meeting the ICJ judgment requirement. Joji Morishita environment There's no change in our stance on resuming whaling. Joji Morishita environment The whaling issue is seen as a symbol of a larger issue sometimes in Japan... You might have heard the word 'eco-imperialism', when you go out and ask ordinary Japanese about the whaling issue, they're going to say 'I don't eat whale meat, however I don't like the idea of beef-eating people or pork-eating people saying to Japanese, stop eating whales. Joji Morishita environment Now elephants are seen as a charismatic animal so just killing it is seen as wrong in many parts of the world, charismatic animals cover not just elephants but (also) whales. Joji Morishita environment
